Controversial Political Opinions

[JasonBlack]

(03-27-2022, 03:34 PM)Eric the Green Wrote:

(03-26-2022, 08:57 PM)JasonBlack Wrote: This one is going after pretty much all of American culture, from boomer to Gen Z and from socialist to Randian: being a "rebel without a cause" is the height of immaturity, and a desire to be aggressive for no reason. 

It's okay to question authority. It's okay to think for yourself, express yourself and generally do what you want, but rebelling to just to rebel isn't much different from throwing a tantrum. What? You think we can build a society just be constantly "rebelling"? You think that's ever going to foster a sense of community? structure? rationality? If you don't like the system then 
1) work to change it through legitimate channels 
2) debate people in earnest without grandiose provocations 
3) become a leader yourself...and accept the responsibilities that come with it

American society overall needs to grow up. It needs to stop rebelling against the authority and instead become the authority you wish to see in the world. Otherwise, you're just throwing a fit and picking fights with people who didn't do anything to do.

One thing I notice is that when I write or speak out or make points as clearly as I can, I am usually ignored.

That seems to be the condition of humanity. What we've got here is, failure to communicate. So, we get it. We get beat.

It seems like what we've got in America is not rebellion so much as authoritarian fanaticism. It is this that supports the outsized right-wing in the USA, and THEY are the source of our problems as far as I can see. The Left "rebels" in this country are mostly center-left, and they offer constructive policies that solve problems and concerns and support constructive institutions. Yelling about a few extreme or immature rebels on the Left who are marginal in numbers seems to be the irresponsible thing to me.

It's more than a few extremist on the left. In fact, it's more than the left (though I'd argue they're generally worse). Look at any major media network where two people are debating (anything from The View, Fox News or anything in between)....now look at some clips of people debating 40-60 years ago. Notice how much more calm they are, how their passions, though readily obvious, are reigned in for the sake of civility.

counter example: Tulsi Gabbard. regardless of your views on her politics (which, to be honest, are usually pretty reasonable in my opinion)the way she manages to be passionate and assertive and maintain composure...that bitch has class. This is what a leader looks like, and hopefully, she is closer to the future of what communication in America looks like.