tinnitus photography Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 great readhttps://medium.com/@tuckerfitzgerald/intolerant-liberals-4ecd712ac939#.7r1v4lgp7 I have some difficult news for everyone: Progressives aren’t interested in diversity. We aren’t interested in inclusion. We aren’t interested in tolerance. The progressives I know give exactly zero shits about those things.We have no interest in everyone getting treated the same. We have no interest in giving all ideas equal airtime. We have no interest in “tolerating” all beliefs. I don’t know where this fairy tale comes from, but it’s completely disconnected from every experience I’ve had with progressive liberal folks in my lifetime.When conservatives cross their arms and glare and shout “It’s not fair! You’re supposed to welcome everyone but you aren’t being nice to me!” it stings about as much as if they shouted, “It’s not fair, you’re supposed to be wearing tutus and juggling flaming donuts!”The progressive liberal agenda isn’t about being nice. It’s about confronting evil, violence, trauma, and death. It’s about acknowledging the ways systemic power, systemic oppression, systemic evil, work in our world around us. I’m not fighting for diversity. I’m not fighting for tolerance. I’m fighting to overturn horrific systems of dehumanizing oppression. Link to post Share on other sites
uncool2pillow Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 great read https://medium.com/@tuckerfitzgerald/intolerant-liberals-4ecd712ac939#.7r1v4lgp7 Yup. Thanks for sharing. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to post Share on other sites
jff Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Local control is often for the better, although sometimes it's a Trojan horse for cutting federal funding for programs. And when those programs are cut and you don't get a commensurate break on your federal taxes, but you are hit with an increase in state and local taxes... That's a tax increase. GOP = tax increases. Link to post Share on other sites
lost highway Posted February 9, 2017 Author Share Posted February 9, 2017 And when those programs are cut and you don't get a commensurate break on your federal taxes, but you are hit with an increase in state and local taxes... That's a tax increase. GOP = tax increases. Which is also how you get metropolitan areas like mine where you have pretty solid funding in a fairly well-to-do county with high property values, and therefore good tax revenue. Then cross the street and it's shit, because a more impoverished county has higher educational needs AND lower tax revenue because the property isn't worth much. Link to post Share on other sites
Winston Legthigh Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 great readhttps://medium.com/@tuckerfitzgerald/intolerant-liberals-4ecd712ac939#.7r1v4lgp7Thank you. Link to post Share on other sites
Winston Legthigh Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Lock her up? Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Lock her up?"...a cow patty..." Link to post Share on other sites
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Ghost of Electricity Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 i don't come around much these day, and I'm too lazy to scroll through 17 pages, so i'll just ask: Has Hixter chimed in recently? Link to post Share on other sites
KevinG Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 i don't come around much these day, and I'm too lazy to scroll through 17 pages, so i'll just ask: Has Hixter chimed in recently? Hixter has been gone since a few months before the election. Which is a shame, because before he left he said he would have voted for Trump. I wonder what his thoughts are now. Link to post Share on other sites
lost highway Posted February 9, 2017 Author Share Posted February 9, 2017 Hixter has been gone since a few months before the election. Which is a shame, because before he left he said he would have voted for Trump. I wonder what his thoughts are now. I agree. Link to post Share on other sites
Ghost of Electricity Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Yeah, I remember him bowing out of the conversation here, but was wondering if he had returned. I disagreed with him on virtually every topic that came up, but enjoyed the debate. And it's important, I think, to keep the lines of debate open with those of differing opinions. Link to post Share on other sites
ih8music Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Perhaps if we start talking about gun control again he'll come back. Gonna go get me a "so called" assault weapon now. Link to post Share on other sites
Ghost of Electricity Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Well, they did make it easier for the mentally ill to obtain weapons, right? Link to post Share on other sites
lost highway Posted February 9, 2017 Author Share Posted February 9, 2017 BOOM!In other news Kelly Anne Conway received a so-called "talking to" when she told everyone to go out and buy Ivanka's line of hot pants. This would be a violation of ethics since she is a high-profile public servant and shouldn't be trying to increase profits for a friend's brand. Link to post Share on other sites
calvino Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 It was nice to see Rep. Chaffetz speak out against it. In the grand scheme of things, this whole Conway thing is nothing to the other ethics violations that this new administration has been doing - like banning a whole religion (of 7 countries) from entering this country. (Yes, I know Chaffetz's committee has nothing to do with monitoring or sanctioning the ban.) Link to post Share on other sites
KevinG Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 It was nice to see Rep. Chaffetz speak out against it. In the grand scheme of things, this whole Conway thing is nothing to the other ethics violations that this new administration has been doing - like banning a whole religion (of 7 countries) from entering this country. (Yes, I know Chaffetz's committee has nothing to do with monitoring or sanctioning the ban.) I feel this is just a smoke screen. With her near melt down on CNN a couple days ago, her Bowling Green f ups and general stupidness, I think the administration is has offered her up as a token, a "hey look American public we do care about ethics" type of thing. She is an easy sacrificial lamb. I honestly believe that Conway was told to say this, to move the story from the President's tweet (which is really more of a story) on to her. I am sure there is a bunch of other stuff going on too if we cared to dive deeper. I have said this before the President and his team are extremely adept at misdirection. This whole thing (Trump) has been a con from the get go. I just wish I knew what the end game is. Link to post Share on other sites
calvino Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 ^ I agree --- Conway has always seemed to be a mercenary, hence the PAC supproting Cruz to Trump switch. And I don't blame Conway - it's business, I get it, we all need a gig to get on. Link to post Share on other sites
lost highway Posted February 10, 2017 Author Share Posted February 10, 2017 Annnnnd the appeals court rejected Trump's attempt to reinstate the ban. I suppose this has been a bad week for him. Link to post Share on other sites
ih8music Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 He promises to take it up to the Supreme Court. IN ALL CAPS!!!! Link to post Share on other sites
calvino Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 I doubt the Supreme Court will hear it since it was a 3-0 decision. Link to post Share on other sites
KevinG Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 I doubt the Supreme Court will hear it since it was a 3-0 decision.They might, just to give him a smack down. Imagine what a 8-0 or 7-1 decision, whould do. The president made a huge mistake using the phrase "so called judge." Link to post Share on other sites
remphish1 Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Let me just share this news headline and let it sink in... EXCLUSIVE: Defiant Assad tells Yahoo News torture report is "Fake News" It's on yahoo now. Link to post Share on other sites
lost highway Posted February 10, 2017 Author Share Posted February 10, 2017 Let me just share this news headline and let it sink in... EXCLUSIVE: Defiant Assad tells Yahoo News torture report is "Fake News" It's on yahoo now.He learned from the best. Soon he'll start tweeting and ending a critical tweet with "Sad." Link to post Share on other sites
remphish1 Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 ^sadly yes Link to post Share on other sites
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