Posted on 07/15/2023 4:23:25 AM PDT by MtnClimber
The Left is big on de-escalation of conflict. They insist on talk rather than action to address rioting, theft, and even violent assault. The one place where they will not use it is in politics. De-escalation of political conflict would require them to do something they are loath to -- debate ideas. The left is instead attacking our right to speech.
Try disagreeing with any element of leftist orthodoxy and see what happens. Challenging any of their core positions will not be met with robust debate, but with insults, cancellation, and even physical attack. Challenge them on:
- Climate change -- you’re a denier.
- Trans grooming of children -- you’re a homophobe.
- Affirmative action -- you’re a racist.
- Abortion -- you’re anti-human rights.
- 2020 election -- you’re part of the big lie.
The Left insists that words can be a form of assault. That’s a silly assertion that one’s opinion is somehow harmful to others. However, they use that claim as justification for “cancellation,” which really is an attack on the well-being of others. In the name of protecting against the harm of differing opinions:
- Pundits are deplatformed for challenging leftist narratives,
- Teachers are fired for stating scientific facts,
- Citizens are doxed or swatted for expressing opinions,
- Attorneys are threatened with disbarment for representing unfavored clients, and
- Medical licenses of doctors are challenged for opposing government/pharmaceutical industry recommendations.
Cancellation is a genuine attack on the physical wellbeing of those targeted.
It can happen to anyone, for the most trivial of reasons. Even showing common courtesy to a political opponent of the Left can trigger calls to deny one’s livelihood. Food Network star Guy Fieri made the unforgivable mistake of shaking Donald Trump’s hand at a public event. The Left is calling for his...
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People are separating themselves into Red States and Blue States. If something does not change there will be a nasty national divorce. The change cannot be that Red States accept communism.
The big banks and the "defense" industry are the de facto government, and the official government are their servants.
That’s right.
Unfortunately, that is correct.
The left has made it very clear that they have no interest in resolving our differences. We must submit to their will, or be destroyed. There is no such thing as “live and let live” where leftists are concerned.
Red states/Blue states. People will talk communism and move to the red states where it’s better. Change in attitude? Doubt it. So how would so national divorce work?
The assaults will continue until the American people have the courage to try, convict, and hang the traitors who have given aid and comfort to the domestic and foreign enemies of the United States.
With the likelihood of permanent Democrat rule going forward, the head of the DOJ, whoever it is at anytime now and in the future, will make sure that never happens.
“The change cannot be that Red States accept communism.”
With an open border that powers in certain places seem determined to never close and the State Department flying people who will always vote hard left no matter how demonstrably bad things are by the plane loads permanently into the country, what is likely to happen is newcomers will be distributed into the country in such a way as to dilute state populations so that their is by default........no red states anymore. Period.
I’m not joking about this. Between open borders, regardless of a wall or not, and demographic trends, this country from sea to shining sea is absolutely doomed unless something miraculous happens.
“So how would a national divorce work?”
That’s the problem. You can move away from a belligerent, demeaning and controlling ex-spouse. In the case of national divorce, that ex-spouse will live in the house next door.
A divorce might reduce the level of hatred for a while. But eventually the controlling ex, who always knew better than you, will get tired of seeing your freedom and happiness right next door. Bad things will then begin to happen.
A sometimes warring India/Pakistan is the best we can hope for. The warring little states left by the divorce in Yugoslavia seems just as likely a model.
As I have posted before:
Splitting the country into two factions is not the way to go.
Split it how? East/West?
Both are extremely liberal...socialists/communists.
Either would immediately invite the Chinese to install power bases, whether military or other, and it would become impossible for us to protect our nation. We would promptly become another Chinese conquest.
The only solution we have is to cure our problems by whatever means is available. The cure must start in the education system and the rinos are missing a great opportunity in not including that cure in the present budget; which is to completely defund the Education Department.
71% of Illegal Crossers Go to Republican Districts -Transforming the USA
Texas is no longer majority white. Texas is now majority Hispanic.
Agree.
That is why we must do an end run, a flanking movement around the filth that is Washington DC.
Article V while we can.
Your initial premise is crappola. Demos pine about having their slaves taken away from them by Repubs. They want them back so that they can resume bullying someone, anyone, everyone, around them. Their basis is violence. Always has been, always will be.
They are at their core bullies, which is why they openly support pedo.
“In this scenario, one side will win and the other will lose. This appears to be the preferred path of the Left.”
And it’s working splendidly for them, so why should they stop.
We on the other hand just keep meekly taking it, and as long as we do that, they’ll be more than glad to keep dishing it out.
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