The White privilege to terrorize

cannabineer

cannabineer

Ursus marijanus
JamieThePainter said:
I'm not incorrect at all. How can my opinion be wrong? My opinion is what I posted above and I stand by it. In a democracy we cannot afford to view our political opponents as the enemy because that's when it starts to get physical. That's when we start to demonise others for their political opinion which leads to some horrid shit. (eta: like that storming of the Capitol)


My "dog in this hunt" is that I see the polarisation of our society as a very bad and dangerous thing and not what democracy is supposed to be about. We cannot have a successful democracy without compromise.
Click to expand...
Again, tell that to the one party obstructing progress (and actively rolling it back: gerrymandering, voter restriction laws, assaults on reproductive and secual freedoms) due to having adopted wholesale a “platform” built on lies and intending to undo a Republic by, of and for the people.

Your argument about opinion is deluded. If I present an opinion based on bad premises such as Fox “reporting”, my opinion will necessarily be wrong.

There is a whiff of libertarianism about this argument, and libertarians have believed obvious moo plop for decades. The libertarian label is the still-hot sheep’s pelt on the familiar wolf of authoritarian politics.

I agree that the polarization of our society is a very bad thing. It is important to know that almost every bit of polarizing disinformation is coming from one political party: the Treason Party.
 
JamieThePainter

JamieThePainter

Well-Known Member
cannabineer said:
I agree that the polarization of our society is a very bad thing. It is important to know that almost every bit of polarizing disinformation is coming from one political party: the Treason Party.
Click to expand...
As an outsider looking in (as deluded as you think I may be) it looks as though both sides of the American politics are just as guilty for polarising. Look at your own posts to me in this thread for my evidence of such.

But sure, feel free to call (what, around 50%?) of your country as the enemy. It's them doing the polarising though, aye?

:lol:
 
cannabineer

cannabineer

Ursus marijanus
JamieThePainter said:
As an outsider looking in (as deluded as you think I may be) it looks as though both sides of the American politics are just as guilty for polarising. Look at your own posts to me in this thread for my evidence of such.

But sure, feel free to call (what, around 50%?) of your country as the enemy. It's them doing the polarising though, aye?

:lol:
Click to expand...
Look harder and use better sources. You are carrying authoritarian water and propagating engineered lies.
 
nuskool89

nuskool89

Well-Known Member
DIY-HP-LED said:
I'm just talking about catching lunatics, not restricting their speech. Can you get an internet account without showing ID? How about a drivers license to drive a car? or even registering a car and getting plates? This just make it harder to utter threats to people, not just public officials. People are resigning from important public offices because of it, the right wing nuts who replace them don't get told, they will come to their house and cut their children's throat in front of them, if they are for masks at the school board meeting.

The SCOTUS decides what's is constitutional and this is, even calling the losers for voice samples.
Click to expand...
but what vehicle or institutions would you task with enforcement? Are you suggesting new laws? Everything you’ve described is either legal or illegal at a certain point. Where is the fix while also adhering to things like the 1st and 4 amendments? Catching lunatics is extremely vague and would flow with the wind between whatever administration is in power.
 
Fogdog

Fogdog

Well-Known Member
JamieThePainter said:
So you're saying about 40% (give or take) of your country are an enemy?

Putin is rubbing his hands with glee to that one, I reckon.
Click to expand...
How else should I take it when a minority is trying to disenfranchise the majority of voters in this country?

It's a large minority. I'll grant you that. The US is a flawed democracy and I think Putin played a role in radicalizing that large minority. I don't understand what you think I should do. Should I just ignore what they just tried to do?

I vote. I show up at political rallies to oppose police brutality in my city and to support political movements that I believe are right. I don't understand your point. Are you saying I should be docile when a right wing radicalize minority tries to overthrow US democracy? Putin would rub his hands with glee if I did.

Biden did the US a favor when he froze Putin's wealth, BTW. Where do you think Republicans were getting their campaign money? Surely not from his base of welfare recipients.

www.politico.com

Russian-linked campaign cash raises new questions

As the war in Ukraine rages on, lawmakers are beginning to face questions about campaign donations.
www.politico.com www.politico.com

Russian-linked campaign cash raises new questions
 
DIY-HP-LED

DIY-HP-LED

Well-Known Member
JamieThePainter said:
All Republicans tried to overthrow democracy? If that were the case, the coup would have yielded very different results.
Click to expand...
Did I say all republicans? However, those who want to illegally overthrow the government are all republicans though. They are the ones passing the anti democratic voting restriction laws in response to the big lie, or trying to. They are also the ones engaging in election fraud, making most of the death threats and committing over 90% of the terrorism. Why should they be treated any differently than the Black Panthers?
 
cannabineer

cannabineer

Ursus marijanus
JamieThePainter said:
I'm a Brit, mate. You're all fucking traitors :lol:


eta: and BTW, I'm not pimping for anyone and I'm certainly no fan of the Trumptard. I'm only saying it's not healthy to view half your country as traitors just because they vote differently from you.
Click to expand...
And yet you post and praise the lies of the hard right, currently the both sides troll and the left troll, along with the nonsensical “they’re not traitors, they just vote differently”. Where do you go to stock up on alt-fact? What are your go-to news organs?
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top