What a convenient way to silence people with the "wrong" viewpoint. By the way, don't know if you've heard, but Bette Midler wants all us gals to stop having sex with our mens cause, you know, solidarity.
It must be nice to be so arrogant- to truly believe that every single opinion you have is not only right, but righteous. We're living in a very "Off with their heads!" society right now- and thankfully, by heads I mean careers, but, give it a minute...
For what it's worth, my take on the Right to Choose argument is this: yes, it's a woman's right to choose, but it's a terrible choice to have to make. Unplanned isn't the same as unwanted, and it's a difficult and heartbreaking decision. Glorifying the ability to get an abortion is the most dishonest kind of advertising.
Many of these same journalists talk about making workplaces they are open and welcoming to all.
If people are literally stalking political donations or harassment campaigns because someone writes a pro-life position on twitter.
Can a person with this view(or from a stricter minority religion that people are aware are anti-abortion) that does not bring their view into the workplace, feel comfortable working in the gaming industry?
Jehovah's witnesses, Mormons, Stricter forms of Christianity and Islam, list goes on.
Well said, but I'm afraid that people in this country (at this time, at least) no longer are interested in discussing things with each other. There is no longer an assumption that you will need to live with the other side at the end of the day. The strategy isn't to change people's minds through either reasoned debate or cheap sophistry, it's to try to render the other side politically-impotent and scared that they will inflict pain and suffering on themselves and their loved ones for voicing a contrary opinion. This is no longer a lunatic fringe attitude, it's now a powerful minority opinion that can bully the majority into line because they don't believe in the rules of civility the majority do. Now the lunatic fringe opinion is advocating for outright extermination of the other side, and I'm deeply concerned that, given that the bullying minority already uses eliminationist rhetoric, they won't stay in the lunatic fringe. As I said before, I think the only way this ends is civil war. And that's IF this ends- part of me fears that we're not seeing a political moment, but an actual shift in the human mind caused by social media.
I still remember the self important and self sanctified Rightwing Evangelical Christians of the 90s, and they sound exactly like them. Hollier than thou. I am right because I know the truth of the universe. That, they sound like that. I hated those assholes making my religion untennable.. but not my faith (to quote Robot Chicken "That doesnt sound like God..." when they spoke). In the same sense, I hope this attitude leads pro-choice advocates to think about who they ally with. Facts, those change people. Lay em out. People join groups of people, and even individuals because they look at them and go "I want to be a part of that".. not because they go "Well If Im not part of that, they will lynch me". Convincing, versus terrorizing them with threats. Threats to life, health, family, welfare, ability to have your own thoughts... if you have to have those to convince others then, your stance is weak, or is made to look weak.. at best. At worst it looks like how China deals with "threats to our way of life". As they LOVE to say.. "its not a good look".
To bring up another common talking point, used against police, you should not be afraid of the people claiming to protect people.
Its the result of people not wanting to change other peoples minds, but to get social points with like minded peers. "Look, I too say the popular thing". Whether thats because they are chasing clout, or afraid as fuck that anything they say CAN and WILL be used against them by the new Moral Police.
(Very anecdotally), I see positions hardening.
Doesn't matter who started it, but many people are angry and no longer interested in discussions.
Among my middle aged friends (if we live to 130), I frequently hear the statement: "I hope the revolution comes before I am too old to participate.".
Bravado aside, that is not the comment of a man eager to compromise.
Wimpy thought, but I come back to courtesy.
Just plain bad manners to destroy a man's career because you disagree with him.
And the punishment is disproportionate to the crime.
And someday, the shoe may be/will be on the other foot.
What a convenient way to silence people with the "wrong" viewpoint. By the way, don't know if you've heard, but Bette Midler wants all us gals to stop having sex with our mens cause, you know, solidarity.
It must be nice to be so arrogant- to truly believe that every single opinion you have is not only right, but righteous. We're living in a very "Off with their heads!" society right now- and thankfully, by heads I mean careers, but, give it a minute...
For what it's worth, my take on the Right to Choose argument is this: yes, it's a woman's right to choose, but it's a terrible choice to have to make. Unplanned isn't the same as unwanted, and it's a difficult and heartbreaking decision. Glorifying the ability to get an abortion is the most dishonest kind of advertising.
There is another angle on this:
Many of these same journalists talk about making workplaces they are open and welcoming to all.
If people are literally stalking political donations or harassment campaigns because someone writes a pro-life position on twitter.
Can a person with this view(or from a stricter minority religion that people are aware are anti-abortion) that does not bring their view into the workplace, feel comfortable working in the gaming industry?
Jehovah's witnesses, Mormons, Stricter forms of Christianity and Islam, list goes on.
This is why I read Diabolical.
Well said, but I'm afraid that people in this country (at this time, at least) no longer are interested in discussing things with each other. There is no longer an assumption that you will need to live with the other side at the end of the day. The strategy isn't to change people's minds through either reasoned debate or cheap sophistry, it's to try to render the other side politically-impotent and scared that they will inflict pain and suffering on themselves and their loved ones for voicing a contrary opinion. This is no longer a lunatic fringe attitude, it's now a powerful minority opinion that can bully the majority into line because they don't believe in the rules of civility the majority do. Now the lunatic fringe opinion is advocating for outright extermination of the other side, and I'm deeply concerned that, given that the bullying minority already uses eliminationist rhetoric, they won't stay in the lunatic fringe. As I said before, I think the only way this ends is civil war. And that's IF this ends- part of me fears that we're not seeing a political moment, but an actual shift in the human mind caused by social media.
I still remember the self important and self sanctified Rightwing Evangelical Christians of the 90s, and they sound exactly like them. Hollier than thou. I am right because I know the truth of the universe. That, they sound like that. I hated those assholes making my religion untennable.. but not my faith (to quote Robot Chicken "That doesnt sound like God..." when they spoke). In the same sense, I hope this attitude leads pro-choice advocates to think about who they ally with. Facts, those change people. Lay em out. People join groups of people, and even individuals because they look at them and go "I want to be a part of that".. not because they go "Well If Im not part of that, they will lynch me". Convincing, versus terrorizing them with threats. Threats to life, health, family, welfare, ability to have your own thoughts... if you have to have those to convince others then, your stance is weak, or is made to look weak.. at best. At worst it looks like how China deals with "threats to our way of life". As they LOVE to say.. "its not a good look".
To bring up another common talking point, used against police, you should not be afraid of the people claiming to protect people.
Its the result of people not wanting to change other peoples minds, but to get social points with like minded peers. "Look, I too say the popular thing". Whether thats because they are chasing clout, or afraid as fuck that anything they say CAN and WILL be used against them by the new Moral Police.
If ACAB... then the moral police are ?