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The author of this article really likes using the word “liberalism” as often as possible. We mustn’t have a moment while reading this review of a couple of TV s
by braingenious 4y ago
The author of this article really likes using the word “liberalism” as often as possible. We mustn’t have a moment while reading this review of a couple of TV shows wherein we’re not freshly reminded of the raw intellect that went into talking about how one Star Trek show differs from another Star Trek show that was made decades before.
- anonymousiam 4y agoI thought the author's use of "liberalism" was exactly correct. Maybe the issue for you is that "liberalism" has evolved into something more akin to communism over the past few decades. Freedom of speech is dead. Racism is back. Civil rights are under threat by some perceived "right to not be offended", and the US Government is becoming the very thing that the founders were trying to prevent.
- braingenious 4y agoI have no idea where you could possibly infer that I conflate liberalism with communism. That’s kind of a weird and unfounded statement about my internal state. I’ll clarify: I think the author intentionally uses language to communicate how clever their opinions about Star Trek are (and how they should be received.) That was the whole post.
- NylaTheWolf 4y agoRacism is back? Are you seriously implying that racism went away in the first place?
- braingenious 4y agoRight?! When did it go away? When exactly did it come back? I have met real people in real life that think racism ended around the ‘08 election and stayed away until a speech by a candidate in June of ‘15. I would not presume to know what the GP’s experience is though.
- anonymousiam 4y agoRacisim went away when governments passed laws (and began enforcing existing laws) to prevent discrimination based upon race (and lots of other protected classes). The racisim that remains is illegal behavior by a minority of individuals, except for the institutionalized racisim now being taught in public schools under the guise of Critical Race Theory, Equity (not Equality), etc.
- braingenious 4y agoThis makes sense as long as you also believe that laws made the concepts of (for example) drug abuse, school shootings, and theft go away.
- anonymousiam 4y agoWhat method do you propose to eliminate these problems other than passing laws?
- braingenious 4y agoThose problems were obviously eliminated according to you. Drug use and school shootings are illegal, therefore they don’t happen.
- anonymousiam 4y agoYou seem to be trolling me. Please read my posts above and tell me where I said they don't happen. Illegal behavior is a problem in every society and is not limited to racism. What is your solution?
- braingenious 4y agoIf I’m trolling, why engage with me? You said racism went away because of laws. Why was that eradicated by laws and not other criminal behavior? I’ll give you my solution once you extrapolate on when and how (with specifics) laws solved racism! To clarify my question, what was the last day that racism was a problem before the hiatus? What day did it return as an issue?