most Americans think too many people are easily offended

[Kinser79]

(08-04-2016, 12:49 AM)taramarie Wrote:

(08-03-2016, 11:31 PM)Kinser79 Wrote:

(08-03-2016, 09:05 PM)taramarie Wrote:

(08-03-2016, 02:54 PM)Eric the Green Wrote: I can think of one person who posts here that is "too easily offended."

Easily offended or notices you consistently do not consider other people's feelings hmm?

Obviously isn't me.  I'd have to consider Eric's opinions worthy of consideration first before I could possibly be offended by them.  That said he has no consideration for the feelings of others or for their thoughts/values (which to me is far more important--feelings are ephemeral).

Then again Eric is a solipsist.

That being said I think the problem isn't what X-mox..fuck it Alphabet Soup...thinks it is.  I think most Americans who answered the poll are offended by the perpetually offended.  That these perpetually offended folks primarily live on what passes for a left (meaning Regressive Leftists rather than actual liberals--most people in the US are at least liberals in the sense of being classical liberals) in the US it totally explains why Republicans and Independents voted the way they did in the poll.

What are the characteristics and policies of the regressive leftists? Sorry, not aware of them due to the fact I am a foreigner. Never heard of such a thing in my own country.

This video should explain the concept in a nutshell.  For the record the narator and owner of this Channel is Irish and not American.  While they are most virulent in the US and UK they exist in Ireland, Austraila and probably do in NZ.

That said, you can just look at Odin.  He is a quentessential Regressive Lefitst. Also it should be noted that the term was coined by Sam Harris who is hardly a conservative.

@Alphabet Soup

The horseshoe theory of politics is bullshit.