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originally posted by: User1138
a reply to: icanteven
The oppression I am referring to is the de-platforming of conservatives from Schools, Media, Society, things like Religious persecution, etc.
The anger you are experiencing is (from my point of view) not personal. It comes from this line of thinking:
If someone cool happens also to be gay, bi, trans, or eskimo, you and I will hear about it. If you are less proud of what you do than who you do then you're considered cool. We've moved so far from a color blind society that even the color blind have their own society. If you need to tell me you're gay, i'm thinking your not really gay. I'm just thinking your boring. Right now as i write this, the media is reporting a gay man trying to make the nfl. Remove "gay" from the equation, and the reporter has to find another story. The story will will never be "Gay man doesn't give a # about being gay."
Stretch this infestation of cool-aid over the past 3 decades and it's no wonder the streets are flooded with asexual mopes who talk from the back of their throats as they bowl in Brooklyn ironically. How we got to a place where men in skinny jeans rank higher in achievement and status than men in military-issued camo is mental gymnastics beyond the limits of my simple, sodden brain.
originally posted by: fredrodgers1960
a reply to: DBCowboy
I see no good at all coming from any of this. I think back to when my father's generation defeated Hitler, and he's rolling over in his grave watching all of this happening.
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originally posted by: geezlouise
a reply to: icanteven
I'm so sorry to hear that you were assaulted.
What they meant about exchanging oppression is that maybe you want to silence people from speaking out against the gay community? Or something like that?
I have gay friends and I am unjudging... but I would never try to silence anyone. I would perhaps engage in a short debate about it and make my personal points but I would never try to silence anyone from voicing their thoughts and feelings. In fact I encourage people to voice their opinions... because then at least I'll know who is who.
Criminal acts however is something that should be protested and dealt with imo and I also believe tolerance and respect of other peoples different lifestyles (as long as they are not breaking the law) should be encouraged. That includes respecting Milo and Coulter.
Making violent threats is not encouraging. Two wrongs don't make it right.
originally posted by: User1138
a reply to: icanteven
De-platforming is the rejection of specific ideas from a social, educational, media, or other public platform, while promoting others.
You failed to address/completely ignored my point that on the social scale people care less about our men and women serving our country, working hard jobs than they do the simple novelty of gay people, no matter what they do.
originally posted by: geezlouise
a reply to: bigfatfurrytexan
They don't care about your property now, what makes you think that by appeasing them... they will ever respect your property?
And it's not like these speakers are making violent threats against anyone... they are not the criminals here. I see your point but you're short sighted. If you continue to comply to criminal behavior, then you're putting your property into the hands of criminals for safety and protection... in which case, because of the violent threats- you know that they don't give a flying fug about your property.
It would then be more cost efficient to manage that criminal behavior and nip it in the bud before it grows into a ruling force that never respected your property from the very beginning and will milk you dry for all your profit in the end.
Just a gentle reminder, the 150 can easily turn into 150,000, and more. Fear!
originally posted by: XAnarchistX
a reply to: User1138
saying we are fascist for fighting fascist ideology is a false equivalence
originally posted by: XAnarchistX
a reply to: User1138
saying we are fascist for fighting fascist ideology is a false equivalence