"In that context, yes, those women are the driving force behind BLM ( Cullors/Garza/Tometi) and, specifically, Patrisse Cullors who outright stated:
“We are trained Marxists. We are super-versed on, sort of, ideological theories."
So, "Thanks Women" is appropriate as they total more than one."
You just made the point that it's okay thank a large group containing some bad people for the actions of those bad people. The commenter was justified in thanking all women for the actions of a small number of women that head up BLM. Perhaps I misunderstood your point?
Can't argue with any of that. I agree. We've been getting destroyed by massive illegal immigration combined with allowing other countries to cripple sectors of our economy by repurposing funds from tariffs to subsidize local, low cost competition.
It will take some time to find more examples than the one in my post history, since I didn't bookmark them (my fault -- sorry). I'm curious to know your thoughts about the comment saying "Thanks women" that I mentioned above. (https://thedonald.win/p/GvdE2pDG/x/c/16ZqKmrANX)
It's pretty difficult to glean the underlying argument behind a comment that says "Thanks women" in response to a post about a black guy doming someone in the head with a brick. In that case, the commenter clarified that it was because BLM leadership is mostly women (clearly an excellent clarification!). That's just one example, but most posts have similarly lacking base assumptions. There's almost never a sound reason provided, aside from the one that I mentioned in the original post, which might have some truth behind it (but certainly lacks any evidence), which is why I addressed it.
Every day is an uphill battle, but I think Trump has given us an opportunity to make significant headway. I'm optimistic that we can destroy the toxic, communist propaganda that's infested society. Just gotta take it one day at a time.
This isn't about what "they" think. This is about what conservative women think when they read "women are the problem." It's about what conservative legal immigrants think when they read "immigrants are the problem." (To be clear, I'm NOT talking about illegal immigration.) If you look back in my recent post history, I commented on a highly upvoted post that originally said "Thanks women." in response to a video about a black guy doming a white guy in the street with a brick. That's the type of post I'm talking about.
I don't often respond to posts like that, but I had read so many of them in a day that I felt obligated to do it. Probably won't post again for a while, since it seems that there are quite a few people who don't agree.
I agree entirely with everything you've said. I've been an active part of this movement since day one, and I will continue to be so moving forward. We don't need to give a shit, but we do need to shut down people saying things like, "Women are the problem."
I'm not inferring at all that we are the problem. There's a small amount of people making these posts and comments.. Most people do not make posts or comments like I described -- it's a small minority. Most people fall into the latter category of people who are free, fun, meme-making pedes.
Also, I'm not conflating illegals with immigrants. I've literally just read a number of posts suggesting that immigrants (not illegals) are the reason we're in this state. It's precisely why I wrote this. I'll update the original post to make this obvious -- thanks for pointing it out.
That's precisely why I pointed out that what you said is false. And since you care about truth, that should matter. Making imprecise statements that alienate 25% of the population because they were lumped in with a large group of people is exactly the issue that conservatives ought to be fighting.
If truth is the only thing that matters, then let's validate the truth of the original statement ("Thanks women." This statement implies that women are the cause of a man hitting another man in the head with a blunt object.). This blanket statement applies to all women, so if we show that one woman isn't a problem, then the statement is false. Would you agree that only some women are the problem? I personally know many women with more conservatives philosophies than all democrats, both male and female. This one sample invalidates the original premise, since all women are clearly not the problem (if you require a universally accepted conservative woman, then let's substitute Melania, Sarah Sanders, or another conservative woman). Since you espouse love of truth, then would you agree that saying "women are the problem" is a false statement?
While that might be true (Edit: I don't agree that it's true, but I don't want the discussion to go down that tangent), it doesn't matter. Commenting that women are the problem only serves to alienate women, which hurts the movement. There's no reason to use that rhetoric. Its effect is almost entirely negative.
This isn't about men or women. It's about deluded people with a philosophy built on collectivist ideas. Let's leave that divisive rhetoric to the democrats instead of infecting our own community with it. "We all bleed the same red blood."
Edit: When I say it isn't about women, I do not mean "it isn't about feminism." Women are not feminism. Feminism, like BLM, is another collectivist idea that divides us.
Can't say I agree, but I haven't heard any of your arguments, so perhaps that's a bit premature. Feels good to read a post from someone with whom I would no doubt thoroughly enjoy discussing politics over a beer. Hopefully we can get back to the point where such conversations can happen without worrying about screaming toddlers in adult bodies.
Absolutely. Solving that problem is a lifelong passion of mine. After I get enough capital from selling my current company, the next one's all-in on providing superior, low barrier of entry alternatives to the current K-12 education system.
Good luck with the transition to homeschooling! Feel free to send me a message if you have any questions about it.
This is why many people hate homeschooling: it lets parents shield their children from this propaganda. That's one way I'll be fighting it.
Step 1: Have many children.
Step 2: Teach children traditional western values.
Step 3: Hope that birth rates among modern day progressives is close to 0% so that their ideology fades into oblivion.
I thoroughly appreciate your approach in discussing socialism and capitalism as a means to helping real people. It's easy to lose focus on that end goal by getting too excited about the nuances of economic systems. We could argue all day about how the means of each system may prevent the improvement it purports to achieve, but I don't have that much time, and you probably have little desire to read it. Despite any differences we might have in approach, I have no doubt our opinions will get closer over time since we want a similar outcome.
We can probably at least agree on this: at the end of the day, I care first about my family, then my friends, then my local community, then my country, then everyone else. Most people generally work at or own small businesses, and they try to take care of each-other, so I do my best to take care of them. The country has had a recent surge of large swaths of people running around trying to destroy that dynamic, essentially declaring war on my life and my livelihood.
It sounds like we agree on trying to improve the lives of the "common man," so welcome aboard. We can iron out the details later.
This is why I'm so passionate about growing this movement as much as possible. We're fighting against a calculated, well-oiled machine. It's important that we don't let anything cripple us from the inside.