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Have we just decided that there's no such thing as a path to redemption now? While people on the left spend their energy taking down people who are most likely

Have we just decided that there's no such thing as a path to redemption now? While people on the left spend their energy taking down people who are most likely their allies for the smallest missteps instead of trying to work with them to correct things, people on the right can offer "apologies" and continue on because their base doesn't care about such transgression [0]. Who do you think comes out on top at the end if we continue down this path? [0] https://www.cnn.com/videos/entertainment/2021/02/04/morgan-wallen-racial-slur-backlash-mxp-vpx.hln https://www.cnn.com/videos/entertainment/2021/02/04/morgan-w...

true_religion 6y ago
Governor Northam of Virginia was recently criticized for having an old year book photo where he either was in blackface or wearing a KKK hood. The photo was from the first year his medical school desegregated and many white students were protesting the inclusion of a single black student. Northam was 28 at the time but refers to it as a youthful indiscretion. He has given no details as to how the photo came to be, or how he has grown past his youth as a racist activist. He is a Democrat. Not everyone on the left is taken down because of small “missteps”. For the most part people give a quick non-apology, mutter that their actions were “in a different time”, and completely fail to correct anything. Three more high ranking VA democrats at this time are embroiled in similar scandals. Having to live in a society where some people can get away with the worst things, creates an frustration that builds and builds. This leads to a backlash against anyone who isn’t politically connected even if their “crime” is a minor one. It’s a way to draw a line in the sand when you can, after living for decades in utter helplessness. If we were a fair society, Northam would be forced to give a true accounting of his life, and step down. This reporter on the other hand, would not be fired.
underseacables 6y ago
I’m not sure if this is a disagreement, but I don’t think redemption has anything to do with it. It’s about power and persecution. A lot of cancel culture, in fact I would say all of it, it’s about exerting power and making someone else do something. So long as a group is rewarded for their behavior (outrage, condemnation, demands for cancellation) it will continue.

true_religion 6y ago

Governor Northam of Virginia was recently criticized for having an old year book photo where he either was in blackface or wearing a KKK hood. The photo was from the first year his medical school desegregated and many white students were protesting the inclusion of a single black student. Northam was 28 at the time but refers to it as a youthful indiscretion. He has given no details as to how the photo came to be, or how he has grown past his youth as a racist activist. He is a Democrat. Not everyone on the left is taken down because of small “missteps”. For the most part people give a quick non-apology, mutter that their actions were “in a different time”, and completely fail to correct anything. Three more high ranking VA democrats at this time are embroiled in similar scandals. Having to live in a society where some people can get away with the worst things, creates an frustration that builds and builds. This leads to a backlash against anyone who isn’t politically connected even if their “crime” is a minor one. It’s a way to draw a line in the sand when you can, after living for decades in utter helplessness. If we were a fair society, Northam would be forced to give a true accounting of his life, and step down. This reporter on the other hand, would not be fired.

underseacables 6y ago

I’m not sure if this is a disagreement, but I don’t think redemption has anything to do with it. It’s about power and persecution. A lot of cancel culture, in fact I would say all of it, it’s about exerting power and making someone else do something. So long as a group is rewarded for their behavior (outrage, condemnation, demands for cancellation) it will continue.