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The red scare of the 1950s was ridiculous enough, but at least the Soviet Union was an actual threat. We are now at a point where “pro-transgender” is the new t
by cortesoft 18d ago
The red scare of the 1950s was ridiculous enough, but at least the Soviet Union was an actual threat. We are now at a point where “pro-transgender” is the new threat?
- pnt12 18d agoThe administration doesn't like it, therefore it's a threat. Similar to negative news, which are fake, and contrary opinions, which are woke propaganda. Many symptoms of undercover fascism.
- buellerbueller 18d ago[flagged]
- Matl 18d ago> but at least the Soviet Union was an actual threat The 'threat' was also the reason many working class Americans had generally higher standard of living than they do today
- stronglikedan 18d agoSure, if you conveniently drop the qualifying word "radically". But that's not what was said. What was said specifically included the word "radically" for a good reason. Radical anything is a threat.
- vict7 18d agoAre you familiar with the concepts of propaganda and lying?
- whatisthiseven 18d agoThis is the kind of sarcasm on HN that will draw a ton of comments. Good job on really nailing the psyche of the HN community.
- vict7 18d agoI may have issues detecting sarcasm. I hope to god this is sarcasm… because these kinds of takes are rampant on this site.
- Tangurena2 17d ago> Poe's law is an adage of Internet culture which says that, without a clear indicator of the author's intent, any parodic or sarcastic expression of extreme views can be mistaken by some readers for a sincere expression of those views. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe%27s_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe%27s_law
- vict7 17d agoOh yeah. For that reason (I guess an unpopular opinion?) I have always been a fan of the /s.
- cortesoft 18d ago[flagged]