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Could say the same thing about a former President publicly admitting to committing crimes, and half of the country not caring. Never before in history have so m

Could say the same thing about a former President publicly admitting to committing crimes, and half of the country not caring. Never before in history have so many people been so openly evil. Maybe the takeaway is that they've actually been that evil this whole time, they just weren't doing it so visibly. I personally would also clearly perceive a difference between being disrespectful and being evil; to whatever degree both could be considered immoral, I'd sure rather the former than the latter.

david38 3y ago
You don’t know history if you really believe that “never before in history have so many people been so openly evil”. This is so off as to be beyond laughable.
- imustbeevil 3y ago
  You misunderstood. People historically viewed themselves to be good, and justified their actions that way. People are now giving up the ability to justify their actions as good, and openly admitting to doing bad things on purpose. Go ahead and check your history books for that ever happening before. You can laugh, but normal people aren't particularly enthused by this turn of events.
Simulacra 3y ago
Could say the same thing about a former president admitting to having oral sex in the oval office, or pardoning a corrupt multi millionaire on his last days in office. Making this political does not take away from OPs argument.
- imustbeevil 3y ago
  Not sure how you think I "made this political" if you read the first post. I was just balancing the perspective. I'd rather have a president get sucked off than openly commit acts of treason, if that's the equivalency you would like to draw. If by "OP's argument" you mean the incorrect idea that the topless trans person was "celebrated": (1) the white house literally denounced their actions, (2) I already acknowledged that I believe it to be disrespectful and not particularly immoral, and (3) I consider those to be two different things.
brightlancer 3y ago
> Could say the same thing about a former President publicly admitting to committing crimes, and half of the country not caring. Bill Clinton, who admitted to giving misleading testimony under oath? > Never before in history have so many people been so openly evil. "History merely repeats itself. It has all been done before. Nothing under the sun is truly new. Sometimes people say, “Here is something new!” But actually it is old; nothing is ever truly new." - Ecclesiastes 1:9-10 (New Living Translation) Some people always think they're living through the worst times ever -- it may be the worst times for them _individually_, but it's certainly been worse for others in history.

david38 3y ago

You don’t know history if you really believe that “never before in history have so many people been so openly evil”. This is so off as to be beyond laughable.

imustbeevil 3y ago
You misunderstood. People historically viewed themselves to be good, and justified their actions that way. People are now giving up the ability to justify their actions as good, and openly admitting to doing bad things on purpose. Go ahead and check your history books for that ever happening before. You can laugh, but normal people aren't particularly enthused by this turn of events.

Simulacra 3y ago

Could say the same thing about a former president admitting to having oral sex in the oval office, or pardoning a corrupt multi millionaire on his last days in office. Making this political does not take away from OPs argument.

imustbeevil 3y ago
Not sure how you think I "made this political" if you read the first post. I was just balancing the perspective. I'd rather have a president get sucked off than openly commit acts of treason, if that's the equivalency you would like to draw. If by "OP's argument" you mean the incorrect idea that the topless trans person was "celebrated": (1) the white house literally denounced their actions, (2) I already acknowledged that I believe it to be disrespectful and not particularly immoral, and (3) I consider those to be two different things.

brightlancer 3y ago

> Could say the same thing about a former President publicly admitting to committing crimes, and half of the country not caring. Bill Clinton, who admitted to giving misleading testimony under oath? > Never before in history have so many people been so openly evil. "History merely repeats itself. It has all been done before. Nothing under the sun is truly new. Sometimes people say, “Here is something new!” But actually it is old; nothing is ever truly new." - Ecclesiastes 1:9-10 (New Living Translation) Some people always think they're living through the worst times ever -- it may be the worst times for them _individually_, but it's certainly been worse for others in history.