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The politics / Re: The Collapse Of America
« on: February 17, 2021, 07:34:43 AM »
I do not care if you are left handed.Trump was allowed to make his case. He failed to prove anything other than he is a liar. Over and over again. Ignoring people who rarely tell anything close to the truth just makes sense.Is it still OK to be left handed or is that a reason to be “ cancelled “ now too?
LeftyLarry is a righty. You should change your login name.
Your politics are clearly from the right and for the first post or two I read it confused me. I am not the only person.
Currently the right is obsessed with "Cancel Culture" Which when it came up in conversation I had to have it explained to me. My first observation of it was when the right used it to attack a country band. If you become famous for say being a musician you get more attention than most people would. If you then use that position to influence fans about politics you should not be surprised when those fans judge you for those politics. If you do not want that response than you should not use the platform to influence people. The my pillow guy went out of his way to support and defend trump. He could have stayed out of it. He undoubtedly gained sales for a time from Trump supporters because of it. Retailers wanted to avoid taking sides so they distanced themselves from him. This was a logical and appropriate response the my pillow guys use of his public position to declare his loyalty. Mostly republicans are upset with "cancel" culture because far more people are offended by many of their views than support them. They do not want to admit that to themselves and others. Next time you want to get upset about "cancel culture" consider that the individual choose to use their power and influence to make a stand about an issue and individual Americans used their much more limited power and influence to make their opinion known.
I remember when your political beliefs weren’t a reason to tell someone you wouldn’t do business with them, or hire them or let them play with your children.Everyone agreed to disagree and asked what was for dinner.
To me, that was a healthier climate , what the cancel culture is about is imposing their will on people through fear and terror when they can’t win the argument, can’t win the debate.
I thought that America was a better one when nobody asked you who you voted for and where the media took only a slightly Leftist position but actually reported both sides of every event and let the reader or viewer decide for themselves.
Of course, that’s not in the Leftist playbook , there are so many of their positions that they can’t justify with common sense or win a debate with that demand to set the topic and don’t allow anyone’s else’s opinion to be heard and when it’s heard, the speaker MUST be punished.
It’s sort of how the Brown Shirts started against the Jews in Germany.
First make up half truths, Content without context as I call it, then demonize, ban and bar and then eventually dehumanize.
yes, I guess when you control thought through fear and manipulation , you can win but I wonder if it’s Something to be really proud about, especially, when in the end, the left has always eaten its own.