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I’ve noticed binary thinking everywhere, even among smart people. I think thought leaders know this which is why, for example, the woke cult doesn’t allow any

I’ve noticed binary thinking everywhere, even among smart people. I think thought leaders know this which is why, for example, the woke cult doesn’t allow any disagreement with any piece of the transgender narrative. It’s all or nothing because they’re afraid that allowing any disagreement will cause people’s binary thinking to switch to the other side.

junofan 4y ago
Yeah, you censor only ideas you’re afraid somebody might agree with. A related phenomenon is accepting anything a “thought leader” says as long as that person gives (or implies) a “reason.”
a123b456c 4y ago
Agree-- and T cult too! They vote out any pol who disagrees with dear leader.
pjc50 4y ago
> woke cult doesn’t allow any disagreement with any piece of the transgender narrative. sigh please don't use terms of abuse such as "woke cult" on HN. And yes, people are being incredibly defensive because there are a number of misinformation campaigns circulating trying to get trans healthcare banned for everyone. The war on drugs, for testosterone and estrogen.
- serverholic 4y ago
  I’m not going to stop using accurate language just because it makes you feel bad. They are a cult. It’s a group of people who fervently worship an ideology filled with hatred, falsehoods, manipulation and deception. They even have original sin, and excommunication. All under the guise of protecting oppressed people. However if they actually cared about the causes they claim, then they would try to make their ideas as easy to digest for the average sane person as possible. But it’s not actually about helping people, it’s about moral superiority and pushing people away who aren’t “pure” enough.
  - seizethegdgap 4y ago
    Which ideas are hard for normal people to digest?
    - serverholic 4y ago
      I swear I see a new bit of insanity every day. But for starters how about the idea that a trans-man doesn’t just identify as a man, but is a man. In other words, embracing delusion and denying biology. Or how about girls feeling uncomfortable in their own bathrooms and locker rooms because a biological male is allowed in their safe space? Or how about the stuff that’s just plain silly. Like this recent Men’s Health article where a straight man is told that his preference for a real vagina is actually a vulva fetish and that he’s actually bisexual since “technically” a woman and a trans-man can both have vulvas. https://www.menshealth.com/sex-women/a41018711/sexplain-it-vagina-fetish-sex-bisexual/ https://www.menshealth.com/sex-women/a41018711/sexplain-it-v... I could honestly go on and on and on.

junofan 4y ago

Yeah, you censor only ideas you’re afraid somebody might agree with. A related phenomenon is accepting anything a “thought leader” says as long as that person gives (or implies) a “reason.”

a123b456c 4y ago

Agree-- and T cult too! They vote out any pol who disagrees with dear leader.

pjc50 4y ago

> woke cult doesn’t allow any disagreement with any piece of the transgender narrative. sigh please don't use terms of abuse such as "woke cult" on HN. And yes, people are being incredibly defensive because there are a number of misinformation campaigns circulating trying to get trans healthcare banned for everyone. The war on drugs, for testosterone and estrogen.

serverholic 4y ago
I’m not going to stop using accurate language just because it makes you feel bad. They are a cult. It’s a group of people who fervently worship an ideology filled with hatred, falsehoods, manipulation and deception. They even have original sin, and excommunication. All under the guise of protecting oppressed people. However if they actually cared about the causes they claim, then they would try to make their ideas as easy to digest for the average sane person as possible. But it’s not actually about helping people, it’s about moral superiority and pushing people away who aren’t “pure” enough.
- seizethegdgap 4y ago
  Which ideas are hard for normal people to digest?
  - serverholic 4y ago
    I swear I see a new bit of insanity every day. But for starters how about the idea that a trans-man doesn’t just identify as a man, but is a man. In other words, embracing delusion and denying biology. Or how about girls feeling uncomfortable in their own bathrooms and locker rooms because a biological male is allowed in their safe space? Or how about the stuff that’s just plain silly. Like this recent Men’s Health article where a straight man is told that his preference for a real vagina is actually a vulva fetish and that he’s actually bisexual since “technically” a woman and a trans-man can both have vulvas. https://www.menshealth.com/sex-women/a41018711/sexplain-it-vagina-fetish-sex-bisexual/ https://www.menshealth.com/sex-women/a41018711/sexplain-it-v... I could honestly go on and on and on.