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#161 Re: The Garden » Current Events Thread » 159 weeks ago
mitchejw wrote:polluxlm wrote:For the same reason there is no center or moderates in a war. All you have is two extremes fighting each other. There is no room or need for anything else. You are watching a society in the process of disintegration. The dichotomy will only continue to get more extreme until one side emerges victorious. And that side is looking to be the extreme left. On the political level they have already won.
I'm curious as to why you think the extreme left have already won politically?
Personally, I know that if I have to choose between the extremes, I will pick the left. That's if all I have to choose from are those two options.
I have nothing in common with the far right...they have nothing to offer me. They can't even articulate a point clearly and much of their belief system revolves around the idea that there's a man in the sky watching you. If you can believe that, you can believe anything.
It does seem as though the only way to motivate the extreme right is by feeding in the conspiracies and the false information. Also, I think it's interesting to see who votes for what...Trump, in many ways, could be the last gasp of the far right. When he baby boomers completely die off...who is gonna buy this shit anymore?
The biggest criticisms of the left come from social issues...the trans stuff, the LGBQT stuff...the abortion stuff...the right want to control people with archaic ideologies and that only emboldens them to want to rebel more.
Whether they hold power or not everybody has to play by their rules. What you can say, what you can do is all determined by the leftist intelligentsia. They dominate the school books and the universities and the media. The right is constantly giving ground just to be allowed to play.
If we went back a 100 years an extreme leftist would be a communist. An extreme rightist would be a nazi. That's an example of how much the balance of power has changed. What they call Trumpers today would be considered traitors to the old right because of their adoption of so many leftist ideas. This is clearly a situation where the left will conquer all unless something extraordinary happens. Trump was the first time in years that the right had any reason to celebrate and in the end they achieved nothing for it. If you look at America in 2000 and America today it is clearly a nation dominated by leftist ideas.
I see the LGBT stuff as a way to exercise power. The more craziness they can force you to accept, the more power the people doing it can claim to have.
In a country that allegedly celebrates individualism I do not see how the right is the champion of that when everything they do politically speaking choose who can be at the top and who can be underneath.
Your armchair quarterback opinions about transgender people and under the guise of hiding behind the idea that you’re somehow protecting children is off the mark.
The only reason this type of thing is happening is because a certain very large group of people are always trying to oppress. It is very stupid the way the right is handling the LGBQT community.
#162 Re: The Garden » Current Events Thread » 159 weeks ago
monkeychow wrote:Why is there no centre and why is there no moderate left? That's my 2c anyway.
For the same reason there is no center or moderates in a war. All you have is two extremes fighting each other. There is no room or need for anything else. You are watching a society in the process of disintegration. The dichotomy will only continue to get more extreme until one side emerges victorious. And that side is looking to be the extreme left. On the political level they have already won.
I'm curious as to why you think the extreme left have already won politically?
Personally, I know that if I have to choose between the extremes, I will pick the left. That's if all I have to choose from are those two options.
I have nothing in common with the far right...they have nothing to offer me. They can't even articulate a point clearly and much of their belief system revolves around the idea that there's a man in the sky watching you. If you can believe that, you can believe anything.
It does seem as though the only way to motivate the extreme right is by feeding in the conspiracies and the false information. Also, I think it's interesting to see who votes for what...Trump, in many ways, could be the last gasp of the far right. When he baby boomers completely die off...who is gonna buy this shit anymore?
The biggest criticisms of the left come from social issues...the trans stuff, the LGBQT stuff...the abortion stuff...the right want to control people with archaic ideologies and that only emboldens them to want to rebel more.
#163 Re: The Garden » The Wrestling thread » 159 weeks ago
I believe there is a serious possibility he broke his fiduciary duty. I’m not sure - but i think there are many rules you have to follow when you’re publicly traded…and you have a board of directors….it’s a huge racket…that’s the reason i was so surprised he went public…
While yes….Vince loves his money…he’d also have more oversight and more red tape. Although i have to say it doesn’t seem like he and the board ever disagreed on anything.
Also…some real high ups under Vince are now being accused of insider trading…Kevin Dunn (a 25 year high up exec) and a few others dumped millions of shares of WWE in recent days right before this news dropped.
Vince has been fucking his employees since the early 90s that i know of…curious why this is coming up now.
#164 Re: The Garden » Current Events Thread » 159 weeks ago
It’s declining by degrees. Imaginary racism will find everyone eventually, even you. It’s good to call it out and mock it. If that bothers you, ignore it.
I mean, you immediately jumped to a conclusion and started an argument about immigration when no one brought it up. No one thought monkeypox was racist and no one is blaming immigrants for it.
Oakley‘s iPhone, can you come to self by team does coronavirus the China virus? Give me a ring around the country calling it that is fine change the narrative so that someone else was the blame other than Trump?
This is an age old tactic probably spanning the entire existence of humans. People love to blame minorities and immigrants especially when shit is going bad. History tells us they are willing to get violent about it.
If changing the name of it reduces that risk even just a little, why not?
You just had a small army of fucking retards try to destroy the capital. Over nothing. Over a steadfast dedication to a man who doesn’t give a fuck about anyone or anything but himself.
These idiots can be convinced of anything just at the near suggestion of the all mighty one.
#165 Re: The Garden » Current Events Thread » 159 weeks ago
The WHO is going to rename Monkeypox because they're worried about racism surrounding the virus.
It's unbelievable that the world just keeps sinking lower and lower. Who in the hell thinks about racist shit when they see Monkeypox?
First they were having conniption fits over any potential negativity towards gay men...now it's about racism?
What's next....will the virus identify as non-binary?
I can’t believe this stuff bothers you…who cares? Let these people waste their own time…
There are plenty of people in this country that want to blame immigrants for everything bad that happens. It’s not a far stretch to me that they’ll blame this on them too.
#166 Re: The Garden » Current Events Thread » 159 weeks ago
mitchejw wrote:misterID wrote:Perhaps they want to get fired? Does Wisconsin have added unemployment benefits? TikTok “influencers” are really awful about encouraging shit like this. And it has real world consequences.
I don’t know what to make of it all…it’s hard to explain but i cultivate very specific skill sets….if they think those things are marketable elsewhere they’re insane.
But of a lot of McDonalds (for my field) are opening up in the area…my guess is I’m being poached
Good employees do get poached. Are they offering incentive bonuses? They’re doing that here but it’s not really helping. Fast food places are the hardest hit right now.
I don’t know…I’m not in the fast food industry to be clear…there is a ‘fast food’ type mentality coming to healthcare….
It’ll be one of those situations where it looks greener on the other side of the fence…then all the things they were promised will magically disappear…but by then it’s too late…
I pay my people over industry standard…
#167 Re: The Garden » Current Events Thread » 159 weeks ago
Perhaps they want to get fired? Does Wisconsin have added unemployment benefits? TikTok “influencers” are really awful about encouraging shit like this. And it has real world consequences.
I don’t know what to make of it all…it’s hard to explain but i cultivate very specific skill sets….if they think those things are marketable elsewhere they’re insane.
But of a lot of McDonalds (for my field) are opening up in the area…my guess is I’m being poached
#168 Re: The Garden » Current Events Thread » 159 weeks ago
Another thing…i had to fire/demote 5 people in the past few weeks…they were literally doing nothing…and when called out didn’t care….and gave no fucks about being let go…
Costing me clients, being negligent, sometimes just not showing up…these are people I’ve had for years. Wtf is going on?
#169 Re: The Garden » Current Events Thread » 159 weeks ago
I tried to go to two places today for lunch…both were incomprehensibly closed.
I don’t know what’s going on…but it appears to be happening rapidly.
Where the fuck are the Dems right now?!
#170 Re: The Garden » Current Events Thread » 159 weeks ago
I 100% believe that! I’m sure he would, but so would Joe.
I can understand why SG would like him, but even he would pick DeSantis over Trump. Ron is a politician who likes to throw red meat. I don’t like him. He’s really no different than any other conservative.
I’m still holding out hope for Kobluchar or Dan Crenshaw.
I think we can all agree Mike Pence has zero chance.
It’s unfortunate Pence has no chance…somehow during all this I’ve gained respect for him.
DeSantis would beat Joe…and he should…i can’t believe how far Biden has allowed this all to go…
No one wants to hear about how congress is impeding his agenda…
My guess is a lot will happen in the 3 months leading up to midterms…a lot of stuff that should’ve already happened…some watered down version of build back better…and it’ll be so see through that it won’t move the needle much. Student loans will be addressed half heartedly…a lot of stupid giveaways.
I don’t buy into the dementia shit…never have…and if trump runs again he’ll be older than Biden when he ran in 2020. Being an octogenarian is apparently a prerequisite to winning these days.
He was elected to be a Centrist…except he’s gotten nothing done.
