Posted on 07/21/2020 5:03:03 AM PDT by Kaslin
For freedom's sake, be offensive. Not rude. Not malicious. But free enough with your thoughts that they are still your thoughts and not the programmed left-speak that is constantly in flux but thoroughly enforced.
A generation ago, Americans would preface a potentially offensive statement with a quick declaration — "this isn't politically correct, but" — before charging forth with what was on their minds. It was a brilliant idiom that contrasted the communist control of language with an American's freedom of speech but still demonstrated the speaker's awareness that what was being said might not appeal to every listener. Today, when a boss or college admissions board or social media enforcer says something is politically incorrect, it means you've been fired or rejected for having thoughts that do not conform. What not long ago was spot-on American irony is now reality. "This isn't politically correct, but..." is now firmly answered, "Then you probably shouldn't say it." Say it anyway.
A generation before that, it was the listener, not the speaker, who insisted on candor. If an American waded into uncomfortable conversation and uttered something like, "I don't know if you're gonna want to hear what I have to say," the person most likely to be offended was often the first to respond, "Well, it's a free country, isn't it?" You can't have a free country if you can't first accept that freedom comes with hearing things you'd prefer not to hear. Freely expressed ideas, no matter how offensive, are at the root of all freedom. You don't hear "it's a free country" much anymore; speak freely anyway.
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This goes back to Gramsci in the 1920s.
As workers realized socialized labor paid everyone the same regardless how hard they worked, common sense told the hard workers to heck with socialism.
So the communists decided to do away with common sense.
He’s a relatively dense, convoluted read, as are many of the intellectuals of his ilk. But he’s considered the founder of cultural Marxism.
He’s a relatively dense, convoluted read, as are many of the intellectuals of his ilk. But he’s considered the founder of cultural Marxism.
It's not surprising that they don't want anyone have and use common sense.
Well duh.
“This isn’t politically correct, but...”
Keeping with the spirit of the discussion, I propose completing the above sentence fragment as follows:
“This isn’t politically correct, but, here, hold my Beer, listen ( watch ) to this!
How would you complete the sentence! Inquiring minds want to know!
He’s the big wheel in how the Marxist thinks.
He’s the “take over the institutions” dude. Back in the 90’s I tried to pursue a Masters in Communications at Hunter College in NYC. His book was on the prof’s reading list. Left the program at the end of the first class.
I forgot to drop the Mic!
Boom (a Lound noise!)
You may be wondering, “What is a lound noise?”.
Well I’m not entirely sure but here hold my beer, “I think it originates from wuhan and is propogated by “fellow traverrers”.
Because powa emanates from the Lound of a brig grun!
Craw not Craw!
Group Think
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