Amen Warrior Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Deal, and can we go back to calling the 'alt-right' insufferable manbaby pricks? Look at my virtue every1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YangYing Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 yea, but then can we also call the 'alt-left' spinelles soyboy cucks? so much virtue in this thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whosebrian Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Trump to Name Supreme Court Nominee at 9 p.m. EDT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amen Warrior Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 What's the alt-left? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YangYing Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 What's the alt-left? https://m.facebook.com/groups/1071808989542507 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amen Warrior Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 I think the only time I've ever heard the term alt-left was from Trumps mouth, after that alt-right guy drove a car into a crowd of innocent people... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingformung Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 "alt-left" lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YangYing Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 I don't know what label the radicals on the left use.. democratic socialists? iunno, nwae.. the point was is a great method to scream names at each other and make baby balloons of the people we dislike to solve issues and strive together towards peace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingformung Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 but there are good reasons to dislike nationalists, racists and climate change deniers because they actually harm people (and plants and animals) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaphod Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 just kill people before they can start talking to you about politics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YangYing Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 but there are good reasons to dislike nationalists, racists and climate change deniers because they actually harm people (and plants and animals) yea, communism has never harmed anyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ignatius Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 but there are good reasons to dislike nationalists, racists and climate change deniers because they actually harm people (and plants and animals) yea, communism has never harmed anyone "but we've never had full communism" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YangYing Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 (edited) but there are good reasons to dislike nationalists, racists and climate change deniers because they actually harm people (and plants and animals) yea, communism has never harmed anyone "but we've never had full communism" have any of you heard what's going on in nicaragua? if not check it out, it's great and then ask how come you haven't heard about it edit: and why instead of protesting true tirany and injustice people dedicate themselves to protest governments that are doing infinitely better in every front comparatively and historically Edited July 9, 2018 by MIXL2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingformung Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 but there are good reasons to dislike nationalists, racists and climate change deniers because they actually harm people (and plants and animals) yea, communism has never harmed anyone "but we've never had full communism" Dunno, I think countries that declared themselves communist like the Soviet Union or modern China are very far from being communist or even socialist in the sense thinkers like Marx thought about it, it's more of a selfcongratulatory euphemistic label they give themselves to hide the deeply authoritarian nature of these systems. But what does that have to do with the alt-right? It's a bit silly to think nationalists, white supremacists and climate deniers aren't that bad because there were other political forces that are really bad too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YangYing Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 but there are good reasons to dislike nationalists, racists and climate change deniers because they actually harm people (and plants and animals) yea, communism has never harmed anyone "but we've never had full communism" Dunno, I think countries that declared themselves communist like the Soviet Union or modern China are very far from being communist or even socialist in the sense thinkers like Marx thought about it, it's more of a selfcongratulatory euphemistic label they give themselves to hide the deeply authoritarian nature of these systems. But what does that have to do with the alt-right? It's a bit silly to think nationalists, white supremacists and climate deniers aren't that bad because there were other political forces that are really bad too that's not the point, the point is if you're going to be against radical thinking you dont get to be against it in only one front its also irrelevant if true communism/socialism ever has existed. whenever a leader has promised to bring about said utopias nothing but starvation and death has ensured Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingformung Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 but there are good reasons to dislike nationalists, racists and climate change deniers because they actually harm people (and plants and animals) yea, communism has never harmed anyone "but we've never had full communism" Dunno, I think countries that declared themselves communist like the Soviet Union or modern China are very far from being communist or even socialist in the sense thinkers like Marx thought about it, it's more of a selfcongratulatory euphemistic label they give themselves to hide the deeply authoritarian nature of these systems. But what does that have to do with the alt-right? It's a bit silly to think nationalists, white supremacists and climate deniers aren't that bad because there were other political forces that are really bad too that's not the point, the point is if you're going to be against radical thinking you dont get to be against it in only one front its also irrelevant if true communism/socialism ever has existed. whenever a leader has promised to bring about said utopias nothing but starvation and death has ensured You are talking about the Horseshoe theory which is simplifying but I see what you are on about. Though bringing up the crimes of so called socialist leaders of the past in a discussion about the modern alt-right comes across as whataboutism. It's okay to call people like Trump what they are. As for radical thinking. I think being radical isn't automatically a bad thing. Some great achievements of our time like voting right for women were unthinkable and very radical thoughts a few decades ago but that doesn't make it wrong. Different topics require different kinds of thinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YangYing Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 (edited) but there are good reasons to dislike nationalists, racists and climate change deniers because they actually harm people (and plants and animals) yea, communism has never harmed anyone "but we've never had full communism" Dunno, I think countries that declared themselves communist like the Soviet Union or modern China are very far from being communist or even socialist in the sense thinkers like Marx thought about it, it's more of a selfcongratulatory euphemistic label they give themselves to hide the deeply authoritarian nature of these systems. But what does that have to do with the alt-right? It's a bit silly to think nationalists, white supremacists and climate deniers aren't that bad because there were other political forces that are really bad too that's not the point, the point is if you're going to be against radical thinking you dont get to be against it in only one front its also irrelevant if true communism/socialism ever has existed. whenever a leader has promised to bring about said utopias nothing but starvation and death has ensured You are talking about the Horseshoe theory which is simplifying but I see what you are on about. Though bringing up the crimes of so called socialist leaders of the past in a discussion about the modern alt-right comes across as whataboutism. It's okay to call people like Trump what they are. As for radical thinking. I think being radical isn't automatically a bad thing. Some great achievements of our time like voting right for women were unthinkable and very radical thoughts a few decades ago but that doesn't make it wrong. Different topics require different kinds of thinking. Is not the horseshoe theory so much as what has been proven to lead to catastrophe historically you're right about radical thinking, I don't know what the correct term would be for "ideas that have historically been proven to be murderously pathological" is I see how my position could be read as whataboutism, what I have been pushing generally is to prevent one sided critique.. edit: I also dont see how calling trump an incompetent clown, altough true (be it in a idm forum or very loudly with lots of baloons) really solves anything.. as in: would b better to demolish whatever ridiculous positions people disagree with using dialogue Edited July 9, 2018 by MIXL2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingformung Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 but there are good reasons to dislike nationalists, racists and climate change deniers because they actually harm people (and plants and animals) yea, communism has never harmed anyone "but we've never had full communism" Dunno, I think countries that declared themselves communist like the Soviet Union or modern China are very far from being communist or even socialist in the sense thinkers like Marx thought about it, it's more of a selfcongratulatory euphemistic label they give themselves to hide the deeply authoritarian nature of these systems. But what does that have to do with the alt-right? It's a bit silly to think nationalists, white supremacists and climate deniers aren't that bad because there were other political forces that are really bad too that's not the point, the point is if you're going to be against radical thinking you dont get to be against it in only one front its also irrelevant if true communism/socialism ever has existed. whenever a leader has promised to bring about said utopias nothing but starvation and death has ensured You are talking about the Horseshoe theory which is simplifying but I see what you are on about. Though bringing up the crimes of so called socialist leaders of the past in a discussion about the modern alt-right comes across as whataboutism. It's okay to call people like Trump what they are. As for radical thinking. I think being radical isn't automatically a bad thing. Some great achievements of our time like voting right for women were unthinkable and very radical thoughts a few decades ago but that doesn't make it wrong. Different topics require different kinds of thinking. Is not the horseshoe theory so much as what has been proven to lead to catastrophe historically you're right about radical thinking, I don't know what the correct term would be for "ideas that have historically been proven to be murderously pathological" is I see how my position could be read as whataboutism, what I have been pushing generally is to prevent one sided critique.. edit: I also dont see how calling trump an incompetent clown, altough true (be it in a idm forum or very loudly with lots of baloons) really solves anything.. I think pointing the finger at the way certain political forces manipulate people for the interest of a small group of egocentrics that don't care about common good is never wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YangYing Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 see edit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingformung Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 I was mostly responding to edit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YangYing Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 (edited) the 2nd edit xD as in: would b better to demolish whatever ridiculous positions people disagree with using dialogue Edited July 9, 2018 by MIXL2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingformung Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Isn't addressing issues part of dialogue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YangYing Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 yes but just calling people adjectives and ending it at that feels pointless to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadameChaos Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Communism was great, apart from the millions of people that died due to it going fucking fantastically wrong. Full communism? HA!!! The issue with any idealist form of government is that it doesn't take human nature into account, and forgets to build in fail safes. Like ooooh I don't now, what if the people in charge decide to use the power for their own ends... hmmmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YangYing Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 nwae could someone post the latest dumbshit trump has done to get this thread back on track Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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