It’s rough. It’s a great solution on its face, but people don’t like to discuss its weaknesses. It’s an issue that seems particularly bad in the United States since they only have two functional political parties. It’s constantly “us vs them” for them, so anything that is seen as threatening their team results in backlash, even if it’s constructive criticism. They’re very much a “if you’re not with us, you’re against us” people. It’s pretty sad.
I think you’re being a Realistic Rhonda.
I’m 99% certain you’re from the United States if you think MSNBC is anything beyond center to center left.
While I’m disappointed by all this because we’ve had some good conversations here in the past, a quick view of your post history shows me those were the exception, not the rule. You frequently deflect, project, fabricate, and ultimately insult to attack opposing viewpoints, all the while wrapping yourself in a banner of legitimacy by claiming the other is illegitimate, simply for being the other. You determine they’re the other by pulling frequent “no true Scotsmans” based on the flimsiest proof. All of this just like the MAGA fascists did to Kyle Rittenhouse as described in the linked article. For what it’s worth, we’re on the same side on Rittenhouse, though I now know you’ll use that as evidence I’m a MAGA plant, a fake leftist, or something similar.
You’re so afraid of facing someone on an equal playing field that you burn and salt the field as a matter of course. Or maybe you just believe what you think of right is the ultimate truth so strongly that you feel justified in bludgeoning people that disagree. Or maybe you’re just a bully that enjoys what you do. Who knows.
To be fair, they’re not the hard left. Hang with enough actual socialists and communists and you’ll hear a lot of comments to the extent of a “well armed proletariat”. These tend to be United States neoliberal centrists, who believe they’re hard left because their Overton window has been yanked hard to the right.
Aaaand I just lost all respect for you.
Big oof here. I see a lot of your comments and am surprised you’re pulling the same us vs them behavior as the MAGA crowd.
Nice collection of straw men you made there. Real nice.
I can’t believe there’s someone else on here stupider than I am! Thank you for this gift.
That’s legit, I see your point and agree.
I think the big difference for some countries is their atrocities are in the past while the United States is committing them right now and has been doing so consistently for the last few decades.
But yeah, totally the same.
Sure, but what about the Republicans?!
-All the American libs in this thread
Ummm, ackshally, he’s an ephebophile, being attracted to young women, not children…
Just kidding, he’s a fucking paedo.
I’m guessing rational people and then idiots who scream “jet fuel can’t melt steel beams!”. I get the skepticism and I wouldn’t be surprised if United States politicians allowed 9/11 to happen for political purposes. After all, they have killed and will kill more people for less. Still, I doubt 9/11 was an inside job.
So if they instead said “known ephebophile Matt Gaetz will continue to do children and get away with it”, you’d just be like “well done, carry on”?
Add this comment to the huge list of shit I would never expect to ever say or type.
Edit: linked up definition of children highlighting that teenagers are generally considered to be children.
Dammit, I missed it! Nice response time by the mods, though.
Edit: I’m wrong, they’re still ephebo’ing strong below.
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Fucking block me already, you’re already intolerable.
Ooof.