Posts made by jaroonn

@Rapsey-0 said in Germany - The more things stay the same - Interior Minister wants to crush opposition:

A few months ago a friend confessed to me that the older he got, the more right-leaning he became.

This has been happening from the beginning of time. I wouldn't say people "get" more conservative. I think the world changes, and people don't so much. Therefore, they seem conservative because they are old-fashioned and out-of-step with the times.

This is why young people are eagerly waiting for us to die

@Rapsey-0 said in Germany - The more things stay the same - Interior Minister wants to crush opposition:

To me it seems clear that a lot of the support the left gets is not based on whether their arguments are sound, but rather on their public image being presented as "this is who you vote for if you're a good person".

"It seems to me" and "sound arguments" are opinion. I don't see any reason to debate something with you that you seem to have already made your mind up about. I'm gathering that you are an educated, well-read individual, so I doubt that I have anything more to offer that you haven't read already. You see the world one way based on your experiences; I don't concur for the same reason.

@Rapsey-0 said in Germany - The more things stay the same - Interior Minister wants to crush opposition:

The right looks towards individual freedom and personal agency to solve problems, whereas the left looks towards authority to impose solutions.

This is a nice theory, but in practice the right does not have a great track record with individual freedoms unless you would disagree that fascism, nationalism, Putinism, are on the right. I would assert that the more conservative the country is, the more likely there are going to be anti-gay, anti-woman, and anti-minority laws. American conservatives are big on wanting what they consider their rights preserved, but don't seem to mind treading on others'.

@Rapsey-0 said in Germany - The more things stay the same - Interior Minister wants to crush opposition:

The right favors cold hard truths, whereas the left seems more concerned with optics and embellishment.

What "cold hard truths" are you speaking of? I'm very curious what "facts" the right accept that the left does not?

"Optics and embellishment." Examples please? And are you saying that the right, unlike other poltical movements, is not interested in "optics and embellishment"?

@Rapsey-0 said in Germany - The more things stay the same - Interior Minister wants to crush opposition:

Now you even have LGBTQ+ people standing shoulder to shoulder with people who believe homosexuality should carry the death penalty.

You've written a lot, and I appreciate your civility and openness to actual discussion. I'd like to respond to points you've raised individually after some clarification. I'm assuming that the above phrase has something to do with certain members of the LGVTQ+ community supporting Palestinian rights? Is that correct? And if so, do you think that all Muslims believe homosexuals should die? Do you not think that there are Christians who believe the same thing? And more importantly, do you think someone's religious beliefs should determine how they are treated? For example, as a gay person should I think it's ok for a radical Muslim who wishes me harm to be killed along with this entire family and all his neighbors?

Or were you referring to something else?

@raphjd said in The experts weigh in.:

Keep proving that you suffer from extreme TDS.

By that logic, you suffer from PDS. Coming up with a bogus acronym is completely unnecessary. I fucking hate, as do most intelligent people. That fact that you don't says much more about your weaknesses than they do mine. As has been pointed out, if he were a manager at McDonalds, he would've been fired with the first grab of the pussy.

@raphjd said in Germany - The more things stay the same - Interior Minister wants to crush opposition:

In 1994, pretty much every Democrat was a racist.

Right. That's why the vast majority of Black politicians are Democrats. You are consistently wrong about most things.

@raphjd said in The experts weigh in.:

You have a pathological need to believe Trump is evil, so you refuse to watch/read anything that proves otherwise.

I don't need to read or see anything that someone else says about Trump to know that he is evil. He opens his mouth all the time and just lets it spew forward. I will never forgive the Americans who are stupid to be taken in by this piece of shit grifter. I will never understand. Never. And neither will history.

@raphjd said in The experts weigh in.:

I do read the Guardian, mostly for a laugh.

Stick with Tucker. His bank account needs dupes.

@raphjd Anecdotes of a few individuals; that is not an argument. You always cherry pick. I am not saying that all Republicans today are racists, but if you are racist, you are probably Republican.

I grew up in the US and most of my family was/is Republican. Don't tell me about racism.

@raphjd Tucker Carlson. "Lies" about Trump.

You are just hysterical.

btw: I watch Congressional hearings. The Republicans are truly something to behold: Hee Haw meets Dumb and Dumber. How' that Biden impeachment thing going for you? lol

You are always suggesting I read right-wing media. I do, in fact. That's why I know it's garbage. If you'd ever taken a journalism or history or poli sci course, you'd see that they follow the guidebook of propaganda and fear mongering to the letter.

Do you ever read Salon? The Guardian? Reuters?

But if that what appeals to you; if you think Moscow Tucker (who Putin absolutely humiliated) and those GOP clowns in Congress are really smart and doing a bang-up job, then like I said; there's no hope for you. You are so far down the rabbit hole, there's no coming back. I don't know what world you are going to live in in the future, but I am guessing you are going to be permanently pissed off. Right-wingers in the US live in such a bubble; I can assure you, most of the rest of the world think they are idiots.

@raphjd Like I said. It's a very sad world you've constructed for yourself.

@raphjd said in The experts weigh in.:

Every point you posted is 100% true.

I really feel sorry for you that you would think that there is an entire political movement dedicated to doing any of that. How scary the world must seem to you. I can only say, one more time, you are wrong. Progressives are not evil people trying to destroy the white man's world. We only want a world that is empathetic and fair to everyone. I know neither of us are religious, but I can assure you that progressives want what the biblical Jesus wanted: peace, love and understanding.

I have no more to say on the subject because you are destined to think what you want.

@Rapsey-0 said in Germany - The more things stay the same - Interior Minister wants to crush opposition:

I'm not from the US so my knowledge of its history is limited, but didn't they do the same thing with slavery? I.e. first oppose its abolition, then act like they've always been the ones who fought for the oppressed and the other side were the evil bigots? Please correct me if I'm wrong

You are correct that the Democratic Party of the 19th century was pro-slavery. Then for decades, after the Civil War, it was virtually impossible for a Republican to get elected in the South. This all changed in the 1960s when the Democrats championed civil rights and ending Jim Crow laws and segregation. This caused a split in the Democratic party, and for a time, southern democrats rebranded themselves as "Dixiecrats", but eventually just switched to the Republican party because they were more open to racists it would seem. Since then, the Republican party was evolved from being the party of limited government, to an umbrella organization of various "conservative" "Christian" "right-wing" causes.

Your error is that today's Democrats were not born in 1820

@Rapsey-0 The people we call "liberals" today simply write their own press releases. They select their words not based on what would be an accurate descriptor but based on how they want to be perceived. It's all about manipulating the population to go along with their agenda (i.e. propaganda). They're not even shy about it... Their "scholars" (read: ideologues) openly admit that such manipulation is not only excusable by the goodness of their goals, it's also incumbent on any "good person" to do this in order to help steer public opinion in the "right direction".

Just to name a few examples...

"Anti-racism" means racism (and anti-fascism means fascism).
"Gender-affirming care" means "mutilating and sterilizing vulnerable and confused people for profit".
"Welfare" means "we force you to hand over your money so we can redistribute it to those we deem more deserving", because who wouldn't want more welfare? (same goes for "social security")
"Diversity and inclusion" means "less white men and everyone must see things our way".
"Equity" means "discrimination based on immutable characteristics".
"Safe space" means "only those who agree with us are welcome".

Would you say that what you wrote above was written by someone who wants to have a serious discussion with someone from "the other side"? It's disingenuous and erroneous. Your "examples" are pure Murdochian, vilification designed to make progressives, who sincerely DO want to make the world a better and fairer place no matter what you might think, seem like evil manipulators who want to eliminate cis white men and mutilate children. Do you really believe that's true? If so, I can't imagine why no one takes you seriously.

Before you get up on your soap box, you might want to consider dusting it off.

@raphjd said in The experts weigh in.:

I know you are dumb, so I'll let you in on the secret.
The black boxes in the picture edits, so it can be published in public.

I don't know what's dumber. Your thinking you need to explain to me the obvious or your gullibility at accepting "reported" items from blogs as fact. You are beyond repair.

@raphjd said in The experts weigh in.:

You refuse to condemn putting porn in school libraries.
You refuse to condemn giving school kids wooden penises and gay porn.

What is wrong with you? You think I condone those things because I don't explicitly condemn them? I don't explicitly condemn genocide either; or wearing white after Labor Day. But I'd think that was obvious.

Your problem is you equate discussing gender and sexuality involves hardcore porn.

My actions?? You know about that, too?

And talk about pompous...wow. According to what you write anyone who doesn't agree with you is an idiot destined for eternal damnation.

I bit of self-awareness and reflection would serve you well.

@raphjd said in The experts weigh in.:

That being said, you do like K-5 kids being provided with porn.

Delusional. Using that same "logic", I could say that you support lynching. You are too much...you go overboard with your assumptions. It's exhausting and boring. I do only pop in here once in a while in the hope that there is some actual political discussion going on. Instead it's all MTG, Fox, Breitbart and the like. You seem to want to hate me and think I am the devil incarnate, and that's fine. But don't delude yourself by thinking you are in any way serious about discussing politics.

@raphjd I never called you "trailer trash." Never.

@raphjd said in The experts weigh in.:

You support books that discuss anal sex and other sexual stuff in elementary schools aka for 5-10yo kids.
You supported giving young school kids wooden penises in a recent thread.

No and no.