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originally posted by: underwerks
a reply to: icanteven
Exactly. The people here are being played through their outrage. It'd be comical if the people in this thread didn't take themselves so seriously.
But seeing as how they seem dead serious, it's pretty unsettling how easy it is to turn people against each other.
Maybe one day eyes will open and everyone will notice who the real enemy is, but I'm not holding my breath.
Hint: It's not each other.
originally posted by: peck420
originally posted by: bigfatfurrytexan
were i in the role of educator it would be different. That is all im saying. Control access to the campus if need be to address the issue.
if you are asking if i could do that particular part of their job better, i think i can.
The April 15th incidents didn't occur on UC property.
The fault lies with Berkeley the city, not Berkeley the campus.
originally posted by: User1138
originally posted by: underwerks
a reply to: icanteven
Exactly. The people here are being played through their outrage. It'd be comical if the people in this thread didn't take themselves so seriously.
But seeing as how they seem dead serious, it's pretty unsettling how easy it is to turn people against each other.
Maybe one day eyes will open and everyone will notice who the real enemy is, but I'm not holding my breath.
Hint: It's not each other.
our country is best desribed as a train headed over a cliff. One side is a dynamite vest wearing death cultist pushing the accelerator, the other, a fat cat business crony pulling the brake. we will not and cannot pull the full brake. The global elite in charge rigged it so.
originally posted by: underwerks
a reply to: icanteven
But seeing as how they seem dead serious, it's pretty unsettling how easy it is to turn people against each other.
originally posted by: underwerks
originally posted by: User1138
originally posted by: underwerks
a reply to: icanteven
Exactly. The people here are being played through their outrage. It'd be comical if the people in this thread didn't take themselves so seriously.
But seeing as how they seem dead serious, it's pretty unsettling how easy it is to turn people against each other.
Maybe one day eyes will open and everyone will notice who the real enemy is, but I'm not holding my breath.
Hint: It's not each other.
our country is best desribed as a train headed over a cliff. One side is a dynamite vest wearing death cultist pushing the accelerator, the other, a fat cat business crony pulling the brake. we will not and cannot pull the full brake. The global elite in charge rigged it so.
Or, we're just a country of people who are being played against each other by the ones that stand to benefit from division.
Media pundits make a lot of money from outrage. And as evidenced by this thread, some people want to feel that. Is it a coincidence that feelings of outrage and ego (My side is right!!) activate and use the same neural pathways as some addictive drugs?
Probably. But it isn't coincidence that those feelings and ideas are used to control people.
originally posted by: User1138
originally posted by: underwerks
originally posted by: User1138
originally posted by: underwerks
a reply to: icanteven
Exactly. The people here are being played through their outrage. It'd be comical if the people in this thread didn't take themselves so seriously.
But seeing as how they seem dead serious, it's pretty unsettling how easy it is to turn people against each other.
Maybe one day eyes will open and everyone will notice who the real enemy is, but I'm not holding my breath.
Hint: It's not each other.
our country is best desribed as a train headed over a cliff. One side is a dynamite vest wearing death cultist pushing the accelerator, the other, a fat cat business crony pulling the brake. we will not and cannot pull the full brake. The global elite in charge rigged it so.
Or, we're just a country of people who are being played against each other by the ones that stand to benefit from division.
Media pundits make a lot of money from outrage. And as evidenced by this thread, some people want to feel that. Is it a coincidence that feelings of outrage and ego (My side is right!!) activate and use the same neural pathways as some addictive drugs?
Probably. But it isn't coincidence that those feelings and ideas are used to control people.
Says the dynamite vest wearing death cultist, who are "they" exactly if not a group of rich power brokers pulling all the strings?
originally posted by: User1138
originally posted by: icanteven
originally posted by: underwerks
Holding a conservative rally in Berkeley is like holding a KKK rally on the westside of Chicago. Of course it isn't going to go down without some drama. Milo, Coulter, everyone knows this, which is why they schedule so many events in Berkeley.
What better way to trick conservatives into thinking there's a war against them? Even though they won the White House and most of the other seats in government. Hmmmmm....
It's indeed just theater. It doesn't mean squat about free speech or censorship. It's just a talk by a right wing entertainer at a school known for its liberal bent. Nothing more. Both sides benefit from the drama. Political symbiosis, if anything. Look how much talk it's generated on ATS alone.
Lol it's like you brain is a Bentley, designed specifically so you don't feel any bumps in the road
originally posted by: bigfatfurrytexan
a reply to: geezlouise
I likely would have cancelled the event, too. If that matters. Since i am "for profit", its likely I would have declined to begin with. We have very expensive properties and the risk of damage (and GL insurance increases) isn't something that is sound management.
Accepting Ann Coulter into my venue, if it went south, would ensure i lost my job. No doubt. Its unfortunate, but risk and risk and cost is cost.
originally posted by: icanteven
originally posted by: User1138
originally posted by: icanteven
originally posted by: underwerks
Holding a conservative rally in Berkeley is like holding a KKK rally on the westside of Chicago. Of course it isn't going to go down without some drama. Milo, Coulter, everyone knows this, which is why they schedule so many events in Berkeley.
What better way to trick conservatives into thinking there's a war against them? Even though they won the White House and most of the other seats in government. Hmmmmm....
It's indeed just theater. It doesn't mean squat about free speech or censorship. It's just a talk by a right wing entertainer at a school known for its liberal bent. Nothing more. Both sides benefit from the drama. Political symbiosis, if anything. Look how much talk it's generated on ATS alone.
Lol it's like you brain is a Bentley, designed specifically so you don't feel any bumps in the road
If you base your opinion on single images and one-off stories, then there's no reason to engage. I guess I could post an image of an occupy protester getting roughed up. Then you could post another image of some poor right winger getting smacked. And so on. But what's the point?
When people protest, they put their body on the line. No protest is guaranteed to be safe. They rouse passionate feelings on both sides. Otherwise, it wouldn't be a protest.
In the gay community, being out and who you are is a political act. What I mean by this is, just living your everyday life and minding your own businesses makes people angry. I've borne the brunt of a homophobe's outrage while out with friends on the Blue Ridge parkway because I sounded like a f**king queer, to use the basher's words. We stopped at an overlook, and were laughing and taking pictures, like college kids do, and then after those words, almost before they had a chance to register, WHAM, my nose is bloodied and the coward raced off. My crime was keeping to myself.
But I still get out and march today. I support others in their protests. It comes with risk, and is not for everyone.
originally posted by: FuggleHop
a reply to: DBCowboy
Theirs nothing so anger making as libtard leftie granola munching hippy fascists denying the conservative voice of reason.
Why is it conservatives are the only inteligent viewpoints put forth nowadays?
originally posted by: User1138
originally posted by: icanteven
originally posted by: User1138
originally posted by: icanteven
originally posted by: underwerks
Holding a conservative rally in Berkeley is like holding a KKK rally on the westside of Chicago. Of course it isn't going to go down without some drama. Milo, Coulter, everyone knows this, which is why they schedule so many events in Berkeley.
What better way to trick conservatives into thinking there's a war against them? Even though they won the White House and most of the other seats in government. Hmmmmm....
It's indeed just theater. It doesn't mean squat about free speech or censorship. It's just a talk by a right wing entertainer at a school known for its liberal bent. Nothing more. Both sides benefit from the drama. Political symbiosis, if anything. Look how much talk it's generated on ATS alone.
Lol it's like you brain is a Bentley, designed specifically so you don't feel any bumps in the road
If you base your opinion on single images and one-off stories, then there's no reason to engage. I guess I could post an image of an occupy protester getting roughed up. Then you could post another image of some poor right winger getting smacked. And so on. But what's the point?
When people protest, they put their body on the line. No protest is guaranteed to be safe. They rouse passionate feelings on both sides. Otherwise, it wouldn't be a protest.
In the gay community, being out and who you are is a political act. What I mean by this is, just living your everyday life and minding your own businesses makes people angry. I've borne the brunt of a homophobe's outrage while out with friends on the Blue Ridge parkway because I sounded like a f**king queer, to use the basher's words. We stopped at an overlook, and were laughing and taking pictures, like college kids do, and then after those words, almost before they had a chance to register, WHAM, my nose is bloodied and the coward raced off. My crime was keeping to myself.
But I still get out and march today. I support others in their protests. It comes with risk, and is not for everyone.
The difference is that you, no matter how much you protest, no matter what anti-hate laws you enact, will never get to dictate what people think. The bill of rights was written by a bunch of radicals who knew that this experiment called America could lead to the best country in the world. You want to exchange your oppression for others. it. will. never. happen.