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Old 06-30-2020, 05:36 PM   #891 (permalink)
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Just for the record, if it wasn't for the activists, it probably wouldn't be that bad.

I think it's the activists I hate more than anything else. You want to talk about ignorant and self-satisfied...
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Old 06-30-2020, 05:40 PM   #892 (permalink)
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Why would you assume they're ignorant and self-satisfied?
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Old 06-30-2020, 05:51 PM   #893 (permalink)
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Why would you assume they're ignorant and self-satisfied?
People beholden to an ideology are always ignorant to an extent, they can't comprehend that other people might not see the world in the same way as they do & have numerous presuppositions about why people might dissent.

Unfortunately, none of those presuppositions are ever along the lines of "maybe people don't like it when I go around telling them how to live their lives".

Activists tend to lack the ability to self-criticize. The current left wing ones are a lot like the annoying Christians of the 80s/90s who wanted to ban Mortal Kombat, Magic: the Gathering, and Marilyn Manson. That's why I stopped identifying with them and offering them financial support: I didn't like the authoritarianism when I was a kid in the 90s & I like it even less now that I'm an adult.

But people are free to set up whatever kind of society they want, provided that I am not required to participate.
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Old 06-30-2020, 06:00 PM   #894 (permalink)
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Are you just talking about goofy tumblr stereotypes, cause while those do exist they are not the force of leftist oppression they're made out to be. And you talk about protesters coming into your neighborhood. Do you really think they're ignorant moral fascists? Do you think they aren't addressing real life issues where responding "don't tell me how to live my life" would be nonsensical?
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Old 06-30-2020, 06:06 PM   #895 (permalink)
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Do you think they aren't addressing real life issues where responding "don't tell me how to live my life" would be nonsensical?
Give me an example of what you mean by this so I can answer, because I think we are talking about different things here.
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Old 06-30-2020, 06:09 PM   #896 (permalink)
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I'm a bit tipsy atm but I interpreted this as referencing the "current troubles".

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Come off it. You're totally deluded. It's part of your charm.
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Come off it. You're totally deluded. It's part of your charm.
When I say I want America wiped off the face of the earth I definitely mean #metoo
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