Controversial Political Opinions

[JasonBlack]

Quote:A government taking temporary health measures to protect the people is not "draconian". What is amazing is that in our still-3T neoliberal society a mostly-Republican crowd can be mobilized to resist what in earlier turnings would have been accepted without protest. It just shows how low neoliberal free-market crap has taken us. Really pathetic and disgusting!

Forcing businesses to close down while allowing big corporations to stay open is extremely draconian, and, as you correctly claimed, neo-liberal cronyism at it's most pathetic and disgusting.

Quote:And some statues being taken down and names changed hardly tampers with individual choices in life and freedoms either.

“The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow very lively debate within that spectrum....”
~Noam Chomsky (I may not agree with him politically, but that 10% of the time he is right, he is really on the money)

We shouldn't ignore soft authoritarianism until it morphs into harder forms (although if you want examples of that, see previous conversation on doxxing)

Quote:Our society is willing even-more than Europe to roll over and accept an autocratic, entertaining demagogue attaining presidential power and a Party dedicated to taking down our entire democracy and republic. We are no longer MORE dedicated to "freedom" than the Europeans are, but LESS. They are willing and able to not elect a LePen and to take down a Johnson than we are able to take down a Trump and a Bannon.

Tell me more about this supposed autocrat who wants everyone (including his dissenters) to own guns and did nothing to censor free speech. Trump wasn't an autocrat, he was just an asshole. There is a difference.

Quote:Gee, I'm surprised you disagree with my points in this rather-impolite rant of mine

if that qualified as an "impolite rant", my ass probably sounds like a drunk redneck on Jerry Springer. This is America. Angry political rants is what we do