In the spirit of Sun Tzu's Art of War I subscribed to Medium. I think that extreme partisanship puts you in an echo chamber and I try to avoid it and hope to not see people with different views as enemies.
While I hold some views that have inspired people to call me a libtard I must admit that today's political left terrifies me. Not beca…
In the spirit of Sun Tzu's Art of War I subscribed to Medium. I think that extreme partisanship puts you in an echo chamber and I try to avoid it and hope to not see people with different views as enemies.
While I hold some views that have inspired people to call me a libtard I must admit that today's political left terrifies me. Not because of what the political right says about them, but because of what I read them saying on Medium. It's as if they want me to see them as enemies.
When I speak of the political left I am thinking of the useful idiots of Marxism. Their open disdain for America, white people, men, and a desire to "fundamentally change America." Fundamental change requires destruction and replacement. To what? There are certainly things that need improvement, but when they openly declare me to be their enemy, how should I perceive them?
When trying to understand the opposing views of others leads to tribalistic othering of enemies it is worrisome.
Yes, me too. I found quite a few people on Medium who feel the same as I do, i.e., classically liberal but now politically homeless. I would have likely stayed on Medium even writing my own articles if they hadn't suddenly kicked me off for defending JK Rowling.
I lean alot harder left than you and today's left terrifies me as well. They are nothing so much as fundamentalists. They are so convicted they have the right answers that they excuse all poor and destructive behavior. They literally are an inquisition in every way excepting the bloodshed. They won't kill. But they will maim and destroy people's reputations and livelihoods and familial relationships. They are are out for revenge and rectification of past social injustices and are employing a horrible black hole of self-righteousness along with language policing as their main weapon.
I fear them as I never feared the right. At least Xtianity has the concept of tolerance (turn the other cheek) and redemption (love thine enemy as thyself), both of which tend to soften most of the extreme behavior - not all - they have their nutcases as well - but not in the numbers we are seeing with the current regressive left - so they aren't quite so destructive.
I am deeply angry about this turn of events, but I try to just focus on creating my own reality and maintaining benefit of the doubt for the individuals I interact with so I don't get too bitter.
In the spirit of Sun Tzu's Art of War I subscribed to Medium. I think that extreme partisanship puts you in an echo chamber and I try to avoid it and hope to not see people with different views as enemies.
While I hold some views that have inspired people to call me a libtard I must admit that today's political left terrifies me. Not because of what the political right says about them, but because of what I read them saying on Medium. It's as if they want me to see them as enemies.
When I speak of the political left I am thinking of the useful idiots of Marxism. Their open disdain for America, white people, men, and a desire to "fundamentally change America." Fundamental change requires destruction and replacement. To what? There are certainly things that need improvement, but when they openly declare me to be their enemy, how should I perceive them?
When trying to understand the opposing views of others leads to tribalistic othering of enemies it is worrisome.
Yes, me too. I found quite a few people on Medium who feel the same as I do, i.e., classically liberal but now politically homeless. I would have likely stayed on Medium even writing my own articles if they hadn't suddenly kicked me off for defending JK Rowling.
I lean alot harder left than you and today's left terrifies me as well. They are nothing so much as fundamentalists. They are so convicted they have the right answers that they excuse all poor and destructive behavior. They literally are an inquisition in every way excepting the bloodshed. They won't kill. But they will maim and destroy people's reputations and livelihoods and familial relationships. They are are out for revenge and rectification of past social injustices and are employing a horrible black hole of self-righteousness along with language policing as their main weapon.
I fear them as I never feared the right. At least Xtianity has the concept of tolerance (turn the other cheek) and redemption (love thine enemy as thyself), both of which tend to soften most of the extreme behavior - not all - they have their nutcases as well - but not in the numbers we are seeing with the current regressive left - so they aren't quite so destructive.
I am deeply angry about this turn of events, but I try to just focus on creating my own reality and maintaining benefit of the doubt for the individuals I interact with so I don't get too bitter.
Scary how well and how often you write my thoughts better than I can.
Thanks Miguelitro. I often have the same thought pertaining to you.