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It never ceases to amaze[1] me that whenever the left gets close to getting their voices heard in any broad sense, you start seeing these sort of polemics attac

It never ceases to amaze[1] me that whenever the left gets close to getting their voices heard in any broad sense, you start seeing these sort of polemics attacking them for not practicing absolute tolerance and freedom of speech whenever and wherever they assemble. Yes, there are intolerant assholes on the left, same as with any large group of people, and PC/SJW culture is fucking stupid, no doubt. But compared to our national media in the large, it is small potatoes. Maybe students are sick to death of the status quo eating their future and wrecking their society and poisoning the Earth. They have grown up in a popular culture totally dominated by a right-wing media machine, wholly owned by the ruling class and which has successfully kept the Overton window so damned narrow we can hardly have a conversation anymore. It is completely understandable that they would want journalists to get the fuck out, rather than letting them get away with yet another hit piece attacking them on style rather than substance and completely ignoring their message. Look at the coverage of anything from OWS to Ferguson if you're curious why the left wants to tear the national media limb from rotten limb. [1] depress

newhnuser1 11y ago
> popular culture totally dominated by a right-wing media machine Are you like a crazy delusional person?
- deciplex 11y ago
  No.
- dang 11y ago
  > Are you like a crazy delusional person? Personal attacks are not allowed on Hacker News. We ban accounts that do this, so please don't do this. It's helpful to read the following to find out what this site is looking for in comment threads: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newswelcome.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newswelcome.html
mcphage 11y ago
> whenever the left gets close to getting their voices heard in any broad sense, you start seeing these sort of polemics attacking them for not practicing absolute tolerance and freedom of speech whenever and wherever they assemble. A lot of people want to see what happens when this particular culture group gets power. What will they do, how do they behave? > wholly owned by the ruling class and which has successfully kept the Overton window so damned narrow we can hardly have a conversation anymore. It is completely understandable that they would want journalists to get the fuck out So the right wing is preventing anybody from having a conversation—but it's okay because you don't want one anyway? > if you're curious why the left wants to tear the national media limb from rotten limb And replace it with what, exactly?

newhnuser1 11y ago

> popular culture totally dominated by a right-wing media machine Are you like a crazy delusional person?

deciplex 11y ago
No.
dang 11y ago
> Are you like a crazy delusional person? Personal attacks are not allowed on Hacker News. We ban accounts that do this, so please don't do this. It's helpful to read the following to find out what this site is looking for in comment threads: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newswelcome.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newswelcome.html

mcphage 11y ago

> whenever the left gets close to getting their voices heard in any broad sense, you start seeing these sort of polemics attacking them for not practicing absolute tolerance and freedom of speech whenever and wherever they assemble. A lot of people want to see what happens when this particular culture group gets power. What will they do, how do they behave? > wholly owned by the ruling class and which has successfully kept the Overton window so damned narrow we can hardly have a conversation anymore. It is completely understandable that they would want journalists to get the fuck out So the right wing is preventing anybody from having a conversation—but it's okay because you don't want one anyway? > if you're curious why the left wants to tear the national media limb from rotten limb And replace it with what, exactly?