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My political enemies are wrong, stupid, an evil.

by anoxor 4y ago

ceejayoz 4y ago
Plenty of folks throughout history have been vindicated in that position.
- anoxor 4y ago
  And plenty have been so confident of their political position, that instead of trying to find if there is any truth in their opponents arguments, they instead vilify / demonize them so they don’t need to do the harder internal work of seriously challenging and perhaps refining their otherwise flawless world view.
  - ceejayoz 4y ago
    Your most recent comment outside this thread calls DEI a "religious cult [whose] goal is power and control". Did you come to this conclusion about treating different world views with good faith between that comment and these ones?
hsjqllzlfkf 4y ago
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okamiueru 4y ago
When "the significant population opines differently", it's politics. When 90% percent think the same, it's just common sense, or how things should be. It's no longer politics. Certain opinions about American politics, especially one party, falls squarely within the "common sense" category.
- anoxor 4y ago
  So why do the parties split the vote 51 / 49 over and over and flip every 8 years if 90% think the same as one party?
  - okamiueru 4y ago
    Because common sense is subjective. Murdoch owned media is good at manipulating it. From where I'm from, there is no "left" and "right" politics in the US. One major party is more conservative and more pro-corporation than anything that would be remotely considered in my country, and the other party is the GOP, which seems like a mad joke at this point. That for some reason ~50% of the country votes for a party that wants to make so many bad things worse, is concerning for to me, but, I gave up on US politics after Hilary got nominated, the writing was so clear on the wall even back then. Any time I hear that Trump is still relevant as anything other than which prison he is at, just confirms it.
    - anoxor 4y ago
      Honestly, part of the reason trump is relevant is because the left hates him. He is constantly one the news for seemingly no reason. One way to distract from a recession or bad policy is constantly reminding people of there hatred for the other side. Also, there is absolutely manipulation on both sides. Look at news headlines about a transgender individual shooting at a Christian school that targeted the pastor. Notice if transgender or Christian is in the news title. If it was a white Christian male shooting a black school, would the identity of the shooter or school be important to put in the title. We are a bit of a mess in the US, but it’s messy everywhere. Despite the mess, it’s honestly one of the better places to live if you don’t enrage yourself on the news cycle.
      - okamiueru 4y ago
        > Honestly, part of the reason trump is relevant is because the left hates him. Isn't that a bit reductive? Americans can run their country as they chose, but, it sets a dangerous precedent to not be accountable for crimes bordering on high treason. For my own mental health, I stopped caring. But, the bits and pieces I hear, still paints a troubling picture.

My political enemies are wrong, stupid, an evil.

by anoxor 4y ago

My political enemies are wrong, stupid, an evil.

ceejayoz 4y ago

Plenty of folks throughout history have been vindicated in that position.

anoxor 4y ago
And plenty have been so confident of their political position, that instead of trying to find if there is any truth in their opponents arguments, they instead vilify / demonize them so they don’t need to do the harder internal work of seriously challenging and perhaps refining their otherwise flawless world view.
- ceejayoz 4y ago
  Your most recent comment outside this thread calls DEI a "religious cult [whose] goal is power and control". Did you come to this conclusion about treating different world views with good faith between that comment and these ones?

hsjqllzlfkf 4y ago

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okamiueru 4y ago

When "the significant population opines differently", it's politics. When 90% percent think the same, it's just common sense, or how things should be. It's no longer politics. Certain opinions about American politics, especially one party, falls squarely within the "common sense" category.

anoxor 4y ago
So why do the parties split the vote 51 / 49 over and over and flip every 8 years if 90% think the same as one party?
- okamiueru 4y ago
  Because common sense is subjective. Murdoch owned media is good at manipulating it. From where I'm from, there is no "left" and "right" politics in the US. One major party is more conservative and more pro-corporation than anything that would be remotely considered in my country, and the other party is the GOP, which seems like a mad joke at this point. That for some reason ~50% of the country votes for a party that wants to make so many bad things worse, is concerning for to me, but, I gave up on US politics after Hilary got nominated, the writing was so clear on the wall even back then. Any time I hear that Trump is still relevant as anything other than which prison he is at, just confirms it.
  - anoxor 4y ago
    Honestly, part of the reason trump is relevant is because the left hates him. He is constantly one the news for seemingly no reason. One way to distract from a recession or bad policy is constantly reminding people of there hatred for the other side. Also, there is absolutely manipulation on both sides. Look at news headlines about a transgender individual shooting at a Christian school that targeted the pastor. Notice if transgender or Christian is in the news title. If it was a white Christian male shooting a black school, would the identity of the shooter or school be important to put in the title. We are a bit of a mess in the US, but it’s messy everywhere. Despite the mess, it’s honestly one of the better places to live if you don’t enrage yourself on the news cycle.
    - okamiueru 4y ago
      > Honestly, part of the reason trump is relevant is because the left hates him. Isn't that a bit reductive? Americans can run their country as they chose, but, it sets a dangerous precedent to not be accountable for crimes bordering on high treason. For my own mental health, I stopped caring. But, the bits and pieces I hear, still paints a troubling picture.