What I did or didn't do is irrelevant to the questions I posed to you, which you still haven't answered. Try again: Do you think that's PC gone wild? Do we really need to give people promoting violence the ability to reach thousands of likeminded idiots? — Benkei
Parler refugees — Banno
Until, or unless you can show that there were credible threats emerging from Parler, I don't see any reason to shut it down. I think it unlikely, credible threats would be discussed on an internet notice board, and this is just people - either testing the limits of free speech, or blowing off steam. If there were credible threats, where are the arrests of these potential terrorists? No, this is closing down right wing spaces - in accord with the left wing, politically correct, cancel culture playbook. — counterpunch
What do you think you have argued here - that Amazon and Apple should not respond to their customer's concerns? That there ought be some control on Apple and Amazon, so that folk can have free speech? But I thought there was this "invisible hand" that you said would make things work... after all, presumably Parler can get someone else to host it, if it is a decent player in the free market... — Banno
Except for the violence at the marches, and the rioting, and the arson, etc. — Book273
"truly woke" sounds very squishy and disgusting. — Bitter Crank
You haven't been answering my questions.You seem to be opposed to seeing any problems with the idea of superiority, and my view of seeing people as being of equal worth and value. You do point to the evolutionary importance of superiority. — Jack Cummins
People aren't equal. It's a fact of life.However, I am wondering what system of society you are advocating, in terms of ranking according to certain measures of superiority. Would you be wishing to maintain the status quo or challenge power dynamics?
My point about superiority took place within a discussion about political correctness. However, all discussions gets broken up in this long thread. But, bearing in mind that the conversation took place originally in that context I am wondering what are your views on the importance of equality?
This is not a scientific journal, — synthesis
Obviously you have access to the internet, so you can do your own research and counter arguments. — synthesis
If we follow your notion of correct conduct, then where does one draw the line? — synthesis
BLM used carefully edited cell phone footage to create a social media narrative to suggest that police were murdering black people — counterpunch
Even if this was a scientific journal, any breakthrough requires taking accepted thought and jumping up and down on it until it is no longer recognized as truth. — synthesis
BLM never called for violence. — frank
People aren't equal. It's a fact of life.
Why try to sugarcoat this with politically correct notions that do nothing but set vulnerable people up for failure?
I don't advocate any particular political or social system. I am opposed to the politically correct pretenses of equality which just add insult to injury. — baker
But when all of your "facts" seem to indicate that your side doesn't do anything wrong, isn't capable of oppressing others, and that the other side is the problem, then that should be a red flag that your "facts" are merely propaganda.There can be different interpretation of facts but when people believe lies despite the availability of facts to the contrary there is no subjective nature to discuss. — Benkei
LOL. No, being emotionally invested means that you are afraid to be wrong. But being afraid to be wrong means that you will never make mistakes. If you never make mistakes, you will never learn. Have you ever been wrong in any of your political/ethical views, Benkei?That said, assertions how other people are pawns is being emotionally invested in your own assertions as well. So by pretending you're above it all, you just demonstrate you're completely in the same game as those you tell yourselves it's ok to ignore. — Benkei
You didn't have to. It is implied in what you wrote.That is not what I wrote. — Kenosha Kid
You didn't have to. It is implied in what you wrote. — Harry Hindu
Actually, for me, it would be a little statue of Shiva, in a garden of hemp. That is the epitome of peace and joy for me.A truly woke person realizes their pawnship and navigates within that role to peace, joy, and a fern garden with lots of moss and a little buddha statue at the end of the path that leads from the rock garden in a world where the weather has become the water feature due to el nino.
What were we talking about? — frank
No, it wasn't. Also, you quoted the text and it was perfectly explicit. It didn't require your layer of your bullshit interpretation. — Kenosha Kid
Yes it was. Also, no it wasn't. — Harry Hindu
Forgive me if I don't really care what you think or say about me. When you can actually think for yourself and not just regurgitate everything you read, I'll be happy to have a reasonable discussion with you.Look, it doesn't matter much to me whether you want to come across as a liar or an idiot, so interpreting my statements as contrary ones is your call. Either way, all you're demonstrating is that you're not worth engaging with which you've over-established already. — Kenosha Kid
I'll be happy to have a reasonable discussion with you. — Harry Hindu
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