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WTF is wrong with the left?

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Re: WTF is wrong with the left?
« Reply #4200 on: January 04, 2024, 12:23:25 PM »
Quote from: illiniray on January 03, 2024, 05:03:38 PM
What's wrong with the left is painfully obvious.

They seem to care more about gender neutral pronouns than education, healthcare, transportation, and public safety.

Citation: FOX News.

"The left" doesn't care more about gender neutral pronouns than education, healthcare, transportation and public safety. The general population cares about education, healthcare, transportation and public safety, but the corporate overlords running the GOP do not want to spend money on education, healthcare, transportation and public safety. So the GOP will lose elections unless they can convince the general population that the left cares more about gender neutral pronouns than education, healthcare, transportation, and public safety, to deflect from the truth that the GOP wants to dismantle any efforts on education, healthcare, transportation, and public safety.

Obama's signature legislation was "Obamacare" a healthcare plan. One could argue how effective Obamacare was, and we could go into the weeds discussing whether it was watered down in order to get votes from the right flank of the Democratic party - but no matter how you slice it - he got a law passed to try to improve healthcare.

Biden's signature legislation was the "Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act" - that's transportation and public safety.

DeSantis signature legislation? The "Don't say Gay bill" and reconstruction of the Board of Directors of New College of Florida - both of which have had the net effect of teacher flight from Florida. Which isn't great for education. Oh, but he did sign a law that said you can teach elementary school if you are a veteran, regardless of any actual education credentials.
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Re: WTF is wrong with the left?
« Reply #4201 on: January 04, 2024, 12:29:18 PM »
Quote from: murphstahoe on January 04, 2024, 12:23:25 PM
Citation: FOX News.

"The left" doesn't care more about gender neutral pronouns than education, healthcare, transportation and public safety. The general population cares about education, healthcare, transportation and public safety, but the corporate overlords running the GOP do not want to spend money on education, healthcare, transportation and public safety. So the GOP will lose elections unless they can convince the general population that the left cares more about gender neutral pronouns than education, healthcare, transportation, and public safety, to deflect from the truth that the GOP wants to dismantle any efforts on education, healthcare, transportation, and public safety.

Obama's signature legislation was "Obamacare" a healthcare plan. One could argue how effective Obamacare was, and we could go into the weeds discussing whether it was watered down in order to get votes from the right flank of the Democratic party - but no matter how you slice it - he got a law passed to try to improve healthcare.

Biden's signature legislation was the "Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act" - that's transportation and public safety.

DeSantis signature legislation? The "Don't say Gay bill" and reconstruction of the Board of Directors of New College of Florida - both of which have had the net effect of teacher flight from Florida. Which isn't great for education. Oh, but he did sign a law that said you can teach elementary school if you are a veteran, regardless of any actual education credentials.

Ah shit, Nichi caught plagiarizing!
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Re: WTF is wrong with the left?
« Reply #4202 on: January 04, 2024, 01:43:18 PM »
Quote from: illiniray on January 03, 2024, 05:03:38 PM
What's wrong with the left is painfully obvious.

They seem to care more about gender neutral pronouns than education, healthcare, transportation, and public safety.


What's the basis for this statement Ray?

Gender neutral pronouns may be a priority for some vocal folks on the left.  However, if you visit a state capitol or municipal building, you’ll find the vast majority of lefty-oriented groups lobbying for more environmental protections, mass transit funding, renewable energy development, housing access, LGBT/abortion rights, educational funding, minimum wage, and gun control issues.  And in most cases, they’ll be fighting an uphill battle.   

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Re: WTF is wrong with the left?
« Reply #4203 on: January 04, 2024, 01:47:34 PM »
Quote from: illiniray on January 03, 2024, 05:03:38 PM
What's wrong with the left is painfully obvious.

They seem to care more about gender neutral pronouns than education, healthcare, transportation, and public safety.

Their notion of tolerance is warped. In general, it means to be adaptable and flexible; the ability to endure difficulty, be patient with things we don't accept, put up with things we disapprove of, forgive things that offend us,  be polite to people we dislike, and so on.

For liberals, it means others have to accept them and those they approve of, but zero tolerance for anyone or anything they don't like.
What is the distinction between "tolerance" and "acceptance" as applied to - let's say - banning a book about Jackie Robinson from the local elementary school shelves?

How about when Texas tells doctors that they can't perform abortions they feel are medically indicated? Is that "tolerant", "accepting", or something else?

If a trans person is stricken from a local ballot because they didn't bother to out themselves as trans to every person who signed their ballot petition, is that intolerant or is that tolerant but not-accepting?

And doesn't the 14th Amendment to some extent require "acceptance", at least legally speaking, rendering this distinction utter bullshit? Who's holding a gun to your head making you gay?
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Re: WTF is wrong with the left?
« Reply #4204 on: January 04, 2024, 02:09:31 PM »
Quote from: illinicalvin on January 04, 2024, 01:47:34 PM
Who's holding a gun to your head making you gay?

I'm thinking Jobu has a theory on this.
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Re: WTF is wrong with the left?
« Reply #4205 on: January 04, 2024, 02:21:18 PM »
In dealing with the unacceptable, tolerance is the ability to endure,  maintain equanimity, be patient, and pursue a wise course of action.

We obviously don't need to be patient with or tolerate people or things we already find pleasant or acceptable.

At this point in time, conservatives largely do see liberals as a bunch of kooks.

Many conservatives have extremely warped views  that make Fox News look moderate.
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Re: WTF is wrong with the left?
« Reply #4206 on: January 04, 2024, 02:34:48 PM »
How about animal rights activists? I have friends in my real life who believe in animal rights. I think most would consider that a liberal position. They are all urbanites and have no clue what some of their views imply. They seem to think if we are just kind to wolves and cougars; they'll be nice to us.

There was an incident years ago. Some PETA people released some minks from captivity. The freed minks ran across a busy interstate and ....
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Re: WTF is wrong with the left?
« Reply #4207 on: January 05, 2024, 05:56:53 PM »
Quote from: illiniray on January 04, 2024, 02:34:48 PM
How about animal rights activists? I have friends in my real life who believe in animal rights. I think most would consider that a liberal position. They are all urbanites and have no clue what some of their views imply. They seem to think if we are just kind to wolves and cougars; they'll be nice to us.

There was an incident years ago. Some PETA people released some minks from captivity. The freed minks ran across a busy interstate and ....

No kidding. Who cares about those damn delta smelt!

Wait, you said that the delta smelt was a primary food source for the fish I like to eat, and those fish are now extinct? Shit!
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Re: WTF is wrong with the left?
« Reply #4208 on: January 05, 2024, 06:07:08 PM »
Quote from: murphstahoe on January 05, 2024, 05:56:53 PM
No kidding. Who cares about those damn delta smelt!

Wait, you said that the delta smelt was a primary food source for the fish I like to eat, and those fish are now extinct? Shit!

Eating fish violates their rights.
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Re: WTF is wrong with the left?
« Reply #4209 on: January 06, 2024, 07:06:20 PM »
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Re: WTF is wrong with the left?
« Reply #4210 on: January 06, 2024, 09:54:00 PM »
Quote from: Judge Judy on January 06, 2024, 07:06:20 PM
😂 what the fuck. You can’t make this shit up…

https://x.com/bennyjohnson/status/1743754880823542084?s=46&t=nLWTarDKWNHMqYhTVD-LQQ

Except they do make most of it up.

The commenter who thinks the border crisis is infinitely worse than 1/06 has strange priorities.
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Re: WTF is wrong with the left?
« Reply #4211 on: January 06, 2024, 10:41:47 PM »
« Last Edit: January 07, 2024, 12:38:54 AM by illiniray »
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Re: WTF is wrong with the left?
« Reply #4212 on: January 07, 2024, 01:00:11 AM »
Quote from: illiniray on January 06, 2024, 09:54:00 PM
Except they do make most of it up.

The commenter who thinks the border crisis is infinitely worse than 1/06 has strange priorities.

It's about a million times worse than the boomer capital tour
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Re: WTF is wrong with the left?
« Reply #4213 on: January 07, 2024, 11:54:34 AM »
Quote from: ILLove1997 on January 07, 2024, 01:00:11 AM
It's about a million times worse than the boomer capital tour
Indeed, people yearning for free and fair elections are a million times worse than the people who don't believe in them.
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Re: WTF is wrong with the left?
« Reply #4214 on: January 07, 2024, 11:57:32 AM »
1/6 was the third time I can remember turning on the TV and thinking I must have misunderstood what I was seeing because it couldn't be possible.  The second time was 9/11. The first was 11/22/1963.
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