lippy 918 #676 November 10, 2021 4 hours ago, winsor said: (be advised, I don't necessarily agree with everything I link - sometimes it is for counterpoint). Yet you often don't bother to disclose this about your links until somebody's called BS on them... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,058 #677 November 10, 2021 1 minute ago, lippy said: Yet you often don't bother to disclose this about your links until somebody's called BS on them... Then he wins! He snuck one in! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
winsor 236 #678 November 11, 2021 These data: https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2021/11/09/beyond-red-vs-blue-the-political-typology-2/ show the truly Woke to be a statistical outlier. Their influence is amplified by their toxicity. One doesn't agree with a mob intent upon burning down anything owned by someone who opposes them on the basis of the merits of their position. BSBD, Winsor Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,557 #679 November 11, 2021 42 minutes ago, winsor said: These data: https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2021/11/09/beyond-red-vs-blue-the-political-typology-2/ show the truly Woke to be a statistical outlier. Well done Captain Obvious. You've just demonstrated what everyone else already knew - the stupidity of your incessant rants that equate anyone liberal with the most radical fringes of wokeness. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
winsor 236 #680 November 13, 2021 Peggy Noonan puts it well: https://www.wsj.com/articles/democrats-face-the-woke-elections-socialists-critical-race-theory-schools-aoc-virginia-11636669165?mod=flipboard Woke is a truly detrimental ideology. BSBD, Winsor Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
winsor 236 #681 November 13, 2021 It is said that perversion is anything you won't do. GLAAD and Gay Pride historically distance themselves from NAMBLA, as an example. Having said that, LGBTQRST... no longer seems to be so stuffy: https://summit.news/2021/11/12/non-binary-assistant-professor-calls-for-pedophilia-to-be-delegitimized/ Oscar Wilde would be proud. BSBD, Winsor Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,557 #682 November 14, 2021 9 hours ago, winsor said: Having said that, LGBTQRST... no longer seems to be so stuffy: https://summit.news/2021/11/12/non-binary-assistant-professor-calls-for-pedophilia-to-be-delegitimized/ Because of one person? In that case straight people are cool with it too. Why aren’t you here ranting about how perverted straight people are? Maybe because there’s no logic, no reason, no thought whatsoever behind your position - you’re just a closed minded bigot. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
winsor 236 #683 November 14, 2021 This guy makes a pretty good case: https://michaelshellenberger.substack.com/p/why-wokeism-is-a-religion I know religions are touted as having all kinds of wonderful societal benefits, but their track record throughout the historical record is checkered at best. Typically religions wax psychotic. You have Europeans wearing a symbol of the European means of executing Jews, supposedly following a particular Jew - who they label with a name he couldn't necessarily pronounce - basing their literature largely on the Jewish family history, and continuing to ostracize and kill the family members of the dead individual they claim to idolize. The Jewish family history itself is no better, claiming divine authority for acts of genocide, genital mutilation, slavery, misogamy and general weirdness. The more recently concocted religions are no improvement on their predecessors. Islam, Mormon, Communism and Scientology are as completely off the wall as the earlier isms. Given the track record of Western religions, Woke is every bit as fucked up as any of its predecessors. Well done! BSBD, Winsor Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lippy 918 #684 November 14, 2021 6 minutes ago, winsor said: This guy makes a pretty good case: https://michaelshellenberger.substack.com/p/why-wokeism-is-a-religion I know religions are touted as having all kinds of wonderful societal benefits, but their track record throughout the historical record is checkered at best. Typically religions wax psychotic. You have Europeans wearing a symbol of the European means of executing Jews, supposedly following a particular Jew - who they label with a name he couldn't necessarily pronounce - basing their literature largely on the Jewish family history, and continuing to ostracize and kill the family members of the dead individual they claim to idolize. The Jewish family history itself is no better, claiming divine authority for acts of genocide, genital mutilation, slavery, misogamy and general weirdness. The more recently concocted religions are no improvement on their predecessors. Islam, Mormon, Communism and Scientology are as completely off the wall as the earlier isms. Given the track record of Western religions, Woke is every bit as fucked up as any of its predecessors. Well done! BSBD, Winsor How many people on here have tried to start a conversation with you about the fact that your definition of 'woke' is extreme at best and doesn't fit with the rest of the world? Instead of having any kind of conversation, you just keep trotting out random links to articles that you believe prove your point...it's just getting downright masturbatory at this point! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,557 #685 November 14, 2021 16 minutes ago, winsor said: Given the track record of Western religions, Woke is every bit as fucked up as any of its predecessors. But as you so recently pointed out, almost no one is really woke. If the Jewish religion is just as bad and there are more of them, why don’t you spend all day every day complaining about that instead? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
winsor 236 #686 November 14, 2021 9 minutes ago, lippy said: How many people on here have tried to start a conversation with you about the fact that your definition of 'woke' is extreme at best and doesn't fit with the rest of the world? Instead of having any kind of conversation, you just keep trotting out random links to articles that you believe prove your point...it's just getting downright masturbatory at this point! From this guy's standpoint, Woke is a particularly unfunny joke: I guess he has a point. BSBD, Winsor Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lippy 918 #687 November 14, 2021 1 minute ago, winsor said: From this guy's standpoint, Woke is a particularly unfunny joke: I guess he has a point. BSBD, Winsor Nothing counters my point that your argument is weak like posting a meme! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyDekker 1,465 #688 November 15, 2021 On 11/14/2021 at 4:35 AM, jakee said: If the Jewish religion is just as bad and there are more of them, why don’t you spend all day every day complaining about that instead? Because his version of being Jewish is fine. He can see nuance when it comes to him or what he believes in. He can't see nuance in anything else. The only thing he knows is that he is always right and everybody else is wrong. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,058 #689 November 15, 2021 4 minutes ago, SkyDekker said: Because his version of being Jewish is fine. He can see nuance when it comes to him or what he believes in. He can't see nuance in anything else. The only thing he knows is that he is always right and everybody else is wrong. Exactly. To him, the leaders of Judaism as portrayed in the Bible are lovable scoundrels, foolish in their Levitican ways perhaps - but they meant well. I mean, sure, Moses said to kill all the children and older women of a conquered city, but "save" the youngest virgins for the use of his own officers. But you have to understand this and that and the other thing to really understand where there were coming from. There are nuances! But Islamic leaders? Violent pedophiles, and people who follow them are mentally ill. And if you bring up "nuance" you're a pedophile supporter yourself. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,557 #690 November 15, 2021 23 minutes ago, billvon said: Exactly. To him, the leaders of Judaism as portrayed in the Bible are lovable scoundrels, foolish in their Levitican ways perhaps - but they meant well. I mean, sure, Moses said to kill all the children and older women of a conquered city, but "save" the youngest virgins for the use of his own officers. But you have to understand this and that and the other thing to really understand where there were coming from. There are nuances! That’s not exactly true. Best I can tell he admits that the Torah is fucked up but it’s ok because no one takes it seriously. Not even hardcore Rabbi’s honest! Where’s the Koran is fucked up and that’s an unsolvable problem and anyone who follows any part of it must be just as fucked up. Im not sure if it’s better or worse. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
winsor 236 #691 November 15, 2021 23 minutes ago, billvon said: Exactly. To him, the leaders of Judaism as portrayed in the Bible are lovable scoundrels, foolish in their Levitican ways perhaps - but they meant well. I mean, sure, Moses said to kill all the children and older women of a conquered city, but "save" the youngest virgins for the use of his own officers. But you have to understand this and that and the other thing to really understand where there were coming from. There are nuances! But Islamic leaders? Violent pedophiles, and people who follow them are mentally ill. And if you bring up "nuance" you're a pedophile supporter yourself. Ah, the voice of malevolent ignorance! The patriarchs of the Hebrews were, to a man, Mr. Bad Example. Name one who wasn't a fuck up, I challenge you. However, we're stuck with them because they're family. If we had to pick more honorable types, we could have done better. Also, the bulk of our Bronze Age traditions are scrupulously avoided these days, since we long ago swore off genocide, slavery and the like. Someone who went along with these vile practices would be incarcerated and treated as a pariah. 'Belief' in the religious sense is mental illness pure and simple. Yasir Arafat was rumored to note that religious wars are contests to determine who has the best invisible friend. Most of the current versions of the Cult of the Magic Jewish Zombie have sworn off the evil basics of its origins (when Messianic Judaism was co-opted by the Roman Empire), though still retaining as their symbol the means by which Rome executed Judeans et al.. The Vatican did underwrite Italian Fascists and the Third Reich, and kept war criminals out of trouble thereafter, but that's in keeping with their tradition of shielding pervert priests. The modern traditions of Islam include such charming actions as 'honor killing' one's daughter if she is raped, killing gays (though it's halal to rape nonbelievers of either sex), Far from being a 'Prince of Peace," Muhammad (may he rot in hell) was a certified pervert and heavily documented as a murderous psychopath. Following that sick bastard is OPTIONAL, being of the Children of Israel is a TRIBAL IDENTITY and requires no particular belief system. Whoosh. BSBD, Winsor Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,557 #692 November 15, 2021 5 minutes ago, winsor said: Ah, the voice of malevolent ignorance! The patriarchs of the Hebrews were, to a man, Mr. Bad Example. Name one who wasn't a fuck up, I challenge you. However, we're stuck with them because they're family. If we had to pick more honorable types, we could have done better. I have no idea who my ancestors of 250 years ago were, let alone 2500 and I don’t particularly care. You’re not stuck with anything. 6 minutes ago, winsor said: Following that sick bastard is OPTIONAL, being of the Children of Israel is a TRIBAL IDENTITY and requires no particular belief system. And yet there is one, and it is also entirely optional. Wooooooooosh. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyDekker 1,465 #693 November 15, 2021 Like I said, he is capable of nuance, but only to twist and turn into "proving" himself right. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brenthutch 444 #694 November 15, 2021 (edited) On topic. Woke=joke Edited November 15, 2021 by brenthutch Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
olofscience 489 #695 November 15, 2021 2 minutes ago, brenthutch said: The troll isn't even bothering to comment on the video, that's how little he has to contribute to the conversation. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,058 #696 November 15, 2021 3 hours ago, jakee said: That’s not exactly true. Best I can tell he admits that the Torah is fucked up but it’s ok because no one takes it seriously. Yeah, that's fair. But there's quite a lot of forgiveness and "if you just understood X you would realize that . . ." mixed in there. A lot of nuance. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,557 #697 November 15, 2021 2 hours ago, brenthutch said: On topic. Woke=joke You realise that fictional characters (being fictional and all) have no agency and the very concept of forcing them to do anything makes no sense? So, what exactly do you think you're doing except for proving the intolerance of the anti-woke movement? Why are they trying to cancel the owners of those characters simply because they disagree with the plot decisions that were made? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brenthutch 444 #698 November 16, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, jakee said: You realise that fictional characters (being fictional and all) have no agency and the very concept of forcing them to do anything makes no sense? So, what exactly do you think you're doing except for proving the intolerance of the anti-woke movement? Why are they trying to cancel the owners of those characters simply because they disagree with the plot decisions that were made? Obviously the point eluded you. If Woke was so popular it would be able to survive in the market place of ideas, but it can’t just ask Subway. https://nypost.com/2021/08/06/subway-franchisees-are-fed-up-with-megan-rapinoes-tv-ads/ #getwokegobroke Edited November 16, 2021 by brenthutch Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gowlerk 2,245 #699 November 16, 2021 8 hours ago, winsor said: Ah, the voice of malevolent ignorance! The patriarchs of the Hebrews were, to a man, Mr. Bad Example. Name one who wasn't a fuck up, I challenge you. However, we're stuck with them because they're family. If we had to pick more honorable types, we could have done better. Also, the bulk of our Bronze Age traditions are scrupulously avoided these days, since we long ago swore off genocide, slavery and the like. Someone who went along with these vile practices would be incarcerated and treated as a pariah. 'Belief' in the religious sense is mental illness pure and simple. Yasir Arafat was rumored to note that religious wars are contests to determine who has the best invisible friend. Most of the current versions of the Cult of the Magic Jewish Zombie have sworn off the evil basics of its origins (when Messianic Judaism was co-opted by the Roman Empire), though still retaining as their symbol the means by which Rome executed Judeans et al.. The Vatican did underwrite Italian Fascists and the Third Reich, and kept war criminals out of trouble thereafter, but that's in keeping with their tradition of shielding pervert priests. The modern traditions of Islam include such charming actions as 'honor killing' one's daughter if she is raped, killing gays (though it's halal to rape nonbelievers of either sex), Far from being a 'Prince of Peace," Muhammad (may he rot in hell) was a certified pervert and heavily documented as a murderous psychopath. Following that sick bastard is OPTIONAL, being of the Children of Israel is a TRIBAL IDENTITY and requires no particular belief system. Whoosh. BSBD, Winsor Thanks Winsor, pretty much sums up your belief system as exactly what Mr. S Dekker said. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,557 #700 November 16, 2021 6 hours ago, brenthutch said: Obviously the point eluded you. If Woke was so popular it would be able to survive in the market place of ideas, but it can’t just ask Subway. https://nypost.com/2021/08/06/subway-franchisees-are-fed-up-with-megan-rapinoes-tv-ads/ #getwokegobroke Lol, you’re too sensitive to cope with seeing fictional gay people in public but you think I should lighten up? By the way, your evidence that it can’t compete in the marketplace of ideas is one angry note from one angry subway customer. It’s not very compelling. On the other hand your homophobic Christian video is very good evidence that it can. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites