Black Lives Matter were just applauded uncritically by the left wing media for killing around 40 people, causing hundreds of millions of dollars of property damage, for looting shops and burning businesses. ... I'm a philosopher. I seek fairness and impartiality in my reason.
— counterpunch
Fairness and impartiality are good. How about evidence? Can you post a link of any media outlet doing what you claim? — praxis
I could, I guess - but why should I? Because you demand it? — counterpunch
"I suggest that what we are facing in biblical terms is very much a Tower of Babel situation, not apocalypse or judgement day; it's a breakdown of communication. I think it is a psychological defence; communication has become too fast, too universal and ego becomes swamped, and takes refuge from the engulfing mass of others in a fantasy world. — The Opposite
Joking aside we need to engage more with people like Brett @NOS4A2 and especially @counterpunch — The Opposite
Excuse me, I care deeply about the environment. But what if we start doing solar panels and the sun explodes? What if we put up windmills and the winds just stops forever? We'd invest all that money for nothing! — Maw
I can show you evidence of Black Lies Matter riots, but I can't show you evidence of left wing media - not criticizing them, because - as surely, even the least philosophically educated should be aware, one cannot prove a negative. — counterpunch
we don't hear about it [BLM riot destruction] — counterpunch
I have a solution, and I know it's right. I can prove it right down to the philosophical roots. I can explain where we've gone wrong and how to put it right in the same terms. I am a philosopher. My core subject is how to save the world. And I know how. — counterpunch
I have a solution, and I know it's right. I can prove it right down to the philosophical roots. I can explain where we've gone wrong and how to put it right in the same terms. I am a philosopher. My core subject is how to save the world. And I know how.
— counterpunch
So are you going to start a thread about that sometime? — Pfhorrest
Edit: correction, the forum is dominated by leftists. — Brett
Joking aside we need to engage more with people like Brett @NOS4A2 and especially @counterpunch as they are a real deal philosopher! (Joking not completely aside, I guess) — The Opposite
left wing authoritarian government — counterpunch
That was adopted in 1870. Read in relation to the rest of the Constitution, that guarantees legal equality, it's quite difficult to understand how "economic racism" has been effected. Poverty is not proof of racism. But it is very difficult to escape. — counterpunch
I'm in the UK, and I'm Blairite still. It was after the fall of Communism in Russia and China, Blair sought a Third Way - re-rooting socialist values in a compromise with capitalist economics. It was very popular. — counterpunch
we'd need over 6000 windmills, at a cost of £1500bn. They have a working life of 25 years, and after that - same again. — counterpunch
Seems to me that 21st century society is facing 19th century problems while using antiquated 20th century economics as a solution. — Maw
Acceptable by who? You only get to speak for yourself. Look who gets to define what is acceptable and label others actions as racists when they are simply disagreeing with you, and not being racist. Demonizing others and calling them racists just because the don't believe in the "white privilege" myth isn't acceptable either.The difference is that it's acceptable to be black but not acceptable to be a racist, and so therefore it's acceptable to say bad things about racists being racists but not acceptable to say bad things about black people being black. — Michael
I have a solution, and I know it's right. I can prove it right down to the philosophical roots. I can explain where we've gone wrong and how to put it right in the same terms. I am a philosopher. My core subject is how to save the world. And I know how. — counterpunch
Acceptable by who? You only get to speak for yourself. Look who gets to define what is acceptable... — Harry Hindu
You seem to think blacks and homosexuals are free to say what they want without being challenged, because to challenge them means that the challenger is a racist or homophobe. — Harry Hindu
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