Posts by freemindfade

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What does the rise of Donald Trump tell us about the USA?

by fulltimestudent in

i thank one of my former lecturers for drawing my attention to this overview.. after some 100 years, living out its "manifest destiny" dream, as the hegemon of the world, what has this 'dream' done to/for the usa?

the approaching presidential election provides an opportunity to examine this question.. and what of all the appendage organisations (like the wts) that rode across the world on the hegemon's coattails?.

the answer may be here: http://www.vox.com/2016/3/1/11127424/trump-authoritarianism.

freemindfade

Choosing a candidate to vote for (in america) is like picking which gun you want to be shot with.

I think the simplest explanation is trump knows his customers, and is selling them what they want to buy, and there happens to be a lot of them. I honestly in my gut don't feel even he believes half the crap he says. He wants the TV watchers and he is giving them one hell of a TV show.

I don't understand how people stomach reality TV crappola so I don't think I could really understand why people would vote for Trump. Maybe they want a little chaos to mix things up. to "watch the show".

Look at mississippi, the fattest, most uneducated state and they voted for a law to protect themselves from gay people... you can't control what people are willing to buy

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Politically Correct Wasteland

by freemindfade in

this was a comment i made from another post, but i would like to hear some people discuss this.

i know the social justice warriors will scream i'm some sort of trump supporter for what i say even though i don't agree with his ideas and no i am not voting for him... i accept this is a go to for them.. i think we have fallen into a pc vacuum.. criticizing someones religion = racism!.

telling someone to not be so sensitive = misogyny!.

freemindfade

Darkmatter did a great job summarizing it.. much better than I can

Can Jeffery talk God out of being an SJW, or will SJWs themselves make God realize what a carcinogenic ideology they espouse? Perhaps actions will speak louder than words. I understand that I'll probably get a lot of shit for this video, and to those of you who disagree, please try to refrain from a typical unthinking Pavlovian response to my use of the dreaded SJW "buzzword" (or "bellword" as it were). Social justice has been bastardized into the new creationism. In its name, people have been supporting unsubstantiated belief and suspicion over evidence. Concepts that were once clear and valid, like safe spaces, triggers, privilege, racism, and sexism, have had their meanings altered to the point of deception through the repeated abuse and misuse of the terminology until it succumbs to utter triviality at best, downright divisiveness at worst, and ultimately exemplifies the ironic justification of blatant bigotry through collectivist ideals that strive to supplant perceived supremacy with intentional supremacy and authoritarianism. "...but, but, but, DarkMatter, why would you be against equality?!" Yeah right. Beware of those who co-opt virtuous language to suit their nefarious deeds. Such hypocrisy is abhorrent to me, so I reserve the right to speak about it. If you care about equality, as I do, then you'll reject its misuse as a term.
I would also caution against falling into similar tactics through the overuse/misuse of terms like "SJW" and "regressive" which are terms that can certainly be valid, but shouldn't be applied to people who do not manufacture controversy and are sincerely trying to fight actual injustices, like real racism and real sexism, with no thought of using such battles solely to elevate their status. Overusing and misapplying those terms is little different than calling everyone racist and sexist at the drop of a hat.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RM2SuMyYDU

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Politically Correct Wasteland

by freemindfade in

this was a comment i made from another post, but i would like to hear some people discuss this.

i know the social justice warriors will scream i'm some sort of trump supporter for what i say even though i don't agree with his ideas and no i am not voting for him... i accept this is a go to for them.. i think we have fallen into a pc vacuum.. criticizing someones religion = racism!.

telling someone to not be so sensitive = misogyny!.

freemindfade

And that biggest motivation of the movement (especially in these discussion board situations) is Virtue Signalling.

I find that a little nauseating but signal away kids

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JW TV April - more mind control rubbish

by iwasblind in

hi it has been a while since i posted.

sorry this is a rant.. to be honest i have been on a journey - nearly faded but i won't elaborate until i can.. i just watched april's broadcast.

since when do we have "hollywood" style movie previews?

freemindfade

Thank you Fartful Slave - keep bringing the excrement for you show how shallow and "full of it" you are.

Amen to that

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Politically Correct Wasteland

by freemindfade in

this was a comment i made from another post, but i would like to hear some people discuss this.

i know the social justice warriors will scream i'm some sort of trump supporter for what i say even though i don't agree with his ideas and no i am not voting for him... i accept this is a go to for them.. i think we have fallen into a pc vacuum.. criticizing someones religion = racism!.

telling someone to not be so sensitive = misogyny!.

freemindfade

LUHE

Thankfully, this forum is a place of intelligent discussion and robust argument.

it is, as you and i have seen together a few times and that is what I love. A debate that gets intense but every one can still joke and be normal afterwords without taking differences of opinion as offensive. My point with this OP is too many people feel abused in a disagreement type of situation. People can be "mean":

Intentionally to belittle someone
Some aren't really trying to attack the person but the issue
Sometimes people are even trying to attack anything

Still people cry foul. I am not talking about giving people the license to be bullies, but more to the people who feel bullied over EVERYTHING that they need to toughin up, just a bit at least.

If someone is intentionally attacking you, laugh at them, or ignore them, you then have completely disarmed them. If they aren't really attacking you personally but an issue give your opinion but don't say how they are ruining your life because they disagree with you (maybe even sharply).

I used the trump example because in the past I have seen this as an insult thrown at someone. (maybe he will be the new Godwin's nazi/hitler lol).

Having people with different opinions should be celebrated not cried about. no matter what I say on here I know and expect people not to agree, and even if they stoop to calling me names, I am still not going to whine about it, its just the internet after.

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Politically Correct Wasteland

by freemindfade in

this was a comment i made from another post, but i would like to hear some people discuss this.

i know the social justice warriors will scream i'm some sort of trump supporter for what i say even though i don't agree with his ideas and no i am not voting for him... i accept this is a go to for them.. i think we have fallen into a pc vacuum.. criticizing someones religion = racism!.

telling someone to not be so sensitive = misogyny!.

freemindfade

Jehalepeno has spoken, i will make it so..

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Politically Correct Wasteland

by freemindfade in

this was a comment i made from another post, but i would like to hear some people discuss this.

i know the social justice warriors will scream i'm some sort of trump supporter for what i say even though i don't agree with his ideas and no i am not voting for him... i accept this is a go to for them.. i think we have fallen into a pc vacuum.. criticizing someones religion = racism!.

telling someone to not be so sensitive = misogyny!.

freemindfade

lol! exactly!! I am sure before the day is over even I'll be compare to da fuhrer!

Me: Everyone is a little too sensitive...

Everyone else: How dare you!!

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Reminder about language and content

by Simon in

while the vast majority of posts that the majority of posters share are perfectly fine (which we appreciate) i've noticed we have a few cases where bad language, crude innuendo and outright misogyny is creeping in.. this is not acceptable.. we're not certainly not prudish and neither are we going to enforce puritanical rules - sometimes a politically incorrect joke is funny as hell and sometimes strong language is justified.

but often times content is completely out of place and cannot be justified.. so, please don't post crude content or use expletives just to be "shocking".

it's childish and immature and won't be tolerated.. thank you to all the people this has nothing at all to do with..

freemindfade

As the creator of speech Jehovah is appalled by profanity...

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Politically Correct Wasteland

by freemindfade in

this was a comment i made from another post, but i would like to hear some people discuss this.

i know the social justice warriors will scream i'm some sort of trump supporter for what i say even though i don't agree with his ideas and no i am not voting for him... i accept this is a go to for them.. i think we have fallen into a pc vacuum.. criticizing someones religion = racism!.

telling someone to not be so sensitive = misogyny!.

freemindfade

Yea I said that I would be called a Trump supporter regardless and that's what happened. Simply by suggesting that everyone is having knee jerk reactions to every word everyone says.

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Reminder about language and content

by Simon in

while the vast majority of posts that the majority of posters share are perfectly fine (which we appreciate) i've noticed we have a few cases where bad language, crude innuendo and outright misogyny is creeping in.. this is not acceptable.. we're not certainly not prudish and neither are we going to enforce puritanical rules - sometimes a politically incorrect joke is funny as hell and sometimes strong language is justified.

but often times content is completely out of place and cannot be justified.. so, please don't post crude content or use expletives just to be "shocking".

it's childish and immature and won't be tolerated.. thank you to all the people this has nothing at all to do with..

freemindfade

If you used foul language in a court of law,

I haven't tried that yet, but once when I getting questioned by lawyers for jury duty I did say I felt when I was a victim of a theft justice was not served. When asked why, I said "because I believe this is a court of law not justice"... and I was excused from having to do jury duty by the judge. I don't think he appreciated it very much