The cancer infecting the political Left

[Classic-Xer]

(12-14-2020, 11:01 PM)Eric the Green Wrote:

(12-14-2020, 10:52 AM)David Horn Wrote:

(12-14-2020, 03:22 AM)Eric the Green Wrote:

(12-13-2020, 11:04 AM)David Horn Wrote:

(12-12-2020, 08:52 PM)Classic-Xer Wrote: Personality cults are usually indoctrinated which is why they're considered derogatory. Liberal's are into indoctrination. Trump's not. Trump's a practical businessman who built a small empire of his own and achieved celebrity status by creating his own hit show who took a major cut in pay and a reduction in lifestyle to serve as our President.

It's really hard to be wrong on every count, but you managed it this time. It's conservatives that insist on everyone behaving as they see fit, and enforcing that with the imprimatur of law.  That's not to say that the PC crowd wouldn't do the same given the chance, but it's only on the right that it's there from the center-right to the several extremes in your coalition.  Trump's at the front of that line.  And lets' get through the "practical businessman" nonsense.  He's bankrupted one endeavor after another.  If he didn't have Deutsche Bank backing his action, he'd be totally bankrupt by now.  His hit TV show was bad, even by reality TV standards, and I doubt he's lost a dime with all the shilling he's done while in office.

Classic has everything exactly wrong, and shows zero ability to learn from us. Frankly I wonder now whether he is a robot, or just insane. In any case I think he is not worth having a dialogue with any longer. I haven't blocked him yet, but I am considering it for myself.

I also think it is pointless to argue with Einzige, and see him as much the same as Classic. And the same applies to CH86

Here we disagree. I never block anyone, no matter how much he or she may deserve it.  On the other hand, I do keep my repartee within bounds I set for myself.  When discussing issues with people who have ideas and beliefs antithetical to mine, I try to structure my arguments for a wider audience.  If that works, great.  If not, nothing lost but a little time.

In regard to the two you mentioned, I find Classic to be highly similar to people I have as friends, though not as cohorts.  Einzige is more like acquaintances I had in my past but not today.

I have blocked a goodly number, and have 3 people on ignore here. But I don't disagree with not blocking anyone. I just get somewhat more abuse than others, I guess. Most of my blocks are on facebook, which gets a lot of really undesirable participants, including really-boring pornography. But I don't block people for their beliefs either. I decided not to put these 3 folks on ignore. 

But I am now creating and offering an alternative forum now on facebook. This forum here, now seems very inadequate as a space to bring or attract people to who are interested in the fourth turning, generations, and the countless related issues. There is no moderator to remove spam, the posters are relatively few, and the rigid ideologues are getting too boring to tangle with endlessly. But I will stay on and post here too when I want to. It has been a good forum for a long time, with a wide range of discussion, and not too much censorship or too many rules.

I haven't blocked anyone or placed anyone on ignore and I take and have taken the most abuse of anyone here to date. Good luck with Facebook and I hope you find more comfort with being with the same people who feel the same as you. I'm sure that you'll see to that since you will have full control over your page.