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(Score: 0, Redundant) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 29 2022, @10:51AM
(18 children)
by Anonymous Coward
on Sunday May 29 2022, @10:51AM (#1248732)
In case you're not grasping the obvious: liberal mindset is: "control the narrative". Freedom of speech was one of the major principals on which the US was founded. Astonishingly there is a very strong force (liberals) doing all they can to stop any opinions or views that differ from their liberal views. Ironically the liberals have many great ideas, but their delivery is dictatorial power, forcible suppression of opposition, and strong regimentation of society and the economy. People really need to learn from all-too recent history. Governments around the world are controlling, suppressing, and even killing those who dare to speak against the establishment. It's much like a cult. The story has been told many times in movies and TV shows like "Invasion of the Body Snatchers", Star Trek, and many others.
Since there seems to be confusion over my usage of the word spam, here is my working definition (others will likely have a better one):
Spam is an incessant in-your-face offer to subscribe to or buy a thing (or concept) you do not want, nor need, nor potentially derive benefit from in its acquisition. It is a collosal waste of everyone's time and attention. It aims to swindle value from the foolish by misrepresenting the bankruptcy of whatever benefit it offers.
...which is reminiscent of this passage:
Woe to those that deal in fraud, Those who, when they have to receive by measure from men, exact full measure, But when they have to give by measure or weight to men, give less than due. Do they not think that they will be called to account?
Qur'an 83:1-4 (Yusuf Ali translation)
-- "Don't let the handshake and the smile fool ya" -The Undisputed Truth, Smiling Faces Sometimes
by Anonymous Coward
on Monday May 30 2022, @05:02PM (#1248997)
Ad always the conservative has rrality backwards and misconstrues social judgment for actual authoritarian actiins.
Liberals want people to stop being assholes, and you'll see calls to ban racism on private platforms. That is not tyranny, that is a private community exercising freedom.
Republicans are the ones trying to control other people. Book banning? Restrictive laws around consensual sexuality? You can own all the guns you want in Texas, but more than half a dozen dildos and jail for you!
It is hilarious when the party of fascism tries to pretend the party of freedom is the real enemy. Just pay any amount of attention to facts and stop letting Fox tell you what to think.
PS: I'm sure there are examples of shitty Democrat policies but the overall trend is for Republican fascism. Seeing as liberal users here are happy to criticize shitty dems save your whataboutisms.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 31 2022, @06:36PM
(2 children)
by Anonymous Coward
on Tuesday May 31 2022, @06:36PM (#1249250)
Seeing as liberal users here are happy to criticize shitty dems save your whataboutisms.
All the criticism in the world is just bullshit lip service when shitty dems are reelected anyway. And you just use "whataboutism" as an excuse to act the same as your antagonists
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 02 2022, @10:20PM
(1 child)
by Anonymous Coward
on Thursday June 02 2022, @10:20PM (#1249981)
Back atcha Nazi lover.
PS: Bernie Sanders almost won the primary, but the DNC is set up so the political rulers can easily bully their way through. It is a problem that pales in comparison to Republican fascism destroying democracy and freedom, literally.
Address the GOP fascists and white supremacy problems you have and I'll happily engage your criticisms of the left. Until then you're just a hypocrite and will be mocked or ignored.
liberal mindset is: "control the narrative". Freedom of speech was one of the major principals on which the US was founded. Astonishingly there is a very strong force (liberals) doing all they can to stop any opinions or views that differ from their liberal views.
I don't have any problem with expressing an opinion. Example: government should be smaller, taxes should be lower, people should be stupider.
I do have a problem with misinformation. Example: The California wild fires were started by secret Jewish space lasers. 5G causes covid! The sound of windmills causes cancer. The microchips are in the vaccine! Covid isn't real. The earth is flat. The moon landings were faked. Trump won the 2020 election by a landslide!
There is a difference between the two.
-- Young people won't believe you if you say you're older than Google. (born before 1998-09-03)
(Score: 0, Redundant) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 29 2022, @10:51AM (18 children)
In case you're not grasping the obvious: liberal mindset is: "control the narrative". Freedom of speech was one of the major principals on which the US was founded. Astonishingly there is a very strong force (liberals) doing all they can to stop any opinions or views that differ from their liberal views. Ironically the liberals have many great ideas, but their delivery is dictatorial power, forcible suppression of opposition, and strong regimentation of society and the economy. People really need to learn from all-too recent history. Governments around the world are controlling, suppressing, and even killing those who dare to speak against the establishment. It's much like a cult. The story has been told many times in movies and TV shows like "Invasion of the Body Snatchers", Star Trek, and many others.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 29 2022, @11:19AM (6 children)
Spam == Excess of Speech
It is a deadly poison.
...but go ahead and spin it however it makes you feel better.
-nostyle
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 29 2022, @11:25PM (1 child)
But who gets to define it? You? Your supreme leader? Who, seriously?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 30 2022, @12:56AM
-Clippy
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Tuesday May 31 2022, @02:20PM (3 children)
Spam is only an excess of certain bad kinds of speech.
Now it becomes a simple matter of tagging it as either good or bad.
Simple. Problem solved. Everyone happy.
Young people won't believe you if you say you're older than Google. (born before 1998-09-03)
(Score: 2) by nostyle on Tuesday May 31 2022, @07:50PM (2 children)
Since there seems to be confusion over my usage of the word spam, here is my working definition (others will likely have a better one):
Spam is an incessant in-your-face offer to subscribe to or buy a thing (or concept) you do not want, nor need, nor potentially derive benefit from in its acquisition. It is a collosal waste of everyone's time and attention. It aims to swindle value from the foolish by misrepresenting the bankruptcy of whatever benefit it offers.
...which is reminiscent of this passage:
Qur'an 83:1-4 (Yusuf Ali translation)
--
"Don't let the handshake and the smile fool ya" -The Undisputed Truth, Smiling Faces Sometimes
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 31 2022, @08:20PM (1 child)
No, no, DannyB is correct. Spam is an excess of certain bad kinds of speech that he doesn't like.
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Tuesday May 31 2022, @09:11PM
Yes! That exactly! Which makes that speech bad.
Young people won't believe you if you say you're older than Google. (born before 1998-09-03)
(Score: 2, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 30 2022, @05:02PM (3 children)
Ad always the conservative has rrality backwards and misconstrues social judgment for actual authoritarian actiins.
Liberals want people to stop being assholes, and you'll see calls to ban racism on private platforms. That is not tyranny, that is a private community exercising freedom.
Republicans are the ones trying to control other people. Book banning? Restrictive laws around consensual sexuality? You can own all the guns you want in Texas, but more than half a dozen dildos and jail for you!
It is hilarious when the party of fascism tries to pretend the party of freedom is the real enemy. Just pay any amount of attention to facts and stop letting Fox tell you what to think.
PS: I'm sure there are examples of shitty Democrat policies but the overall trend is for Republican fascism. Seeing as liberal users here are happy to criticize shitty dems save your whataboutisms.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 31 2022, @06:36PM (2 children)
All the criticism in the world is just bullshit lip service when shitty dems are reelected anyway. And you just use "whataboutism" as an excuse to act the same as your antagonists
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 02 2022, @10:20PM (1 child)
Back atcha Nazi lover.
PS: Bernie Sanders almost won the primary, but the DNC is set up so the political rulers can easily bully their way through. It is a problem that pales in comparison to Republican fascism destroying democracy and freedom, literally.
Address the GOP fascists and white supremacy problems you have and I'll happily engage your criticisms of the left. Until then you're just a hypocrite and will be mocked or ignored.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 03 2022, @08:54PM
Whatever, like I said, you're just making excuses, and still reelecting over 90%. Quit your stupid bellyaching.
(Score: 3, Touché) by DannyB on Wednesday June 01 2022, @08:32PM (6 children)
I don't have any problem with expressing an opinion. Example: government should be smaller, taxes should be lower, people should be stupider.
I do have a problem with misinformation. Example: The California wild fires were started by secret Jewish space lasers. 5G causes covid! The sound of windmills causes cancer. The microchips are in the vaccine! Covid isn't real. The earth is flat. The moon landings were faked. Trump won the 2020 election by a landslide!
There is a difference between the two.
Young people won't believe you if you say you're older than Google. (born before 1998-09-03)
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday June 01 2022, @09:21PM (5 children)
Hunter Biden's Laptop is Russian disinformation
Gas prices are Russia's fault
Trump is a Russian puppet
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday June 01 2022, @09:33PM (1 child)
Whatabout Santa Claus! The Easter Bunny! The Tooth Fairy! The Cake!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday June 01 2022, @09:40PM
Russian plots... every one of 'em!
Haven't been able to get Foster Farms Bourbon Chicken in over two years... Russian plot to sell Vodka Chicken.
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Thursday June 02 2022, @02:12PM (2 children)
You know, we could talk about those subjects.
The problem is that the crazy people talk about the truly crazy items I described -- AND THEY ARE VOTED INTO OFFICE!
That is what sucks all the oxygen out of the room so that other subjects cannot be disgust.
Young people won't believe you if you say you're older than Google. (born before 1998-09-03)
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 02 2022, @04:19PM (1 child)
No, we couldn't. That's how some of us get banned from this dump. Hypocrisy, much?
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Thursday June 02 2022, @08:18PM
So what problem do you have with beer now being cheaper than gasoline?
(note: I don't drink)
Young people won't believe you if you say you're older than Google. (born before 1998-09-03)