Generation Wuss and related crap
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From: Chicago. (The less-murder part.)
This scares me more than most things. And I am speaking quite somberly when I say that.
Here's the survey referenced: https://www.victimsofcommunism.org/survey/
Here's the article I took the quote from, which in turn cites the survey: https://www.dailywire.com/news/23109...r-hank-berrien
This is why politicians like Cortez will eventually succeed. Because people who have no perspective on history and are detached from any direct experience with actual communism by several generations, will soon comprise a majority of the electorate in the US. And they've been fed a very distorted and rosy picture of what communism actually means.
To quote a different op-ed piece: “Today’s Western socialists, dreaming of a world where private property and inequality are outlawed, where rational economic development is planned by far-seeing intellectuals, should be careful what they wish for,” McMeekin wrote. “They may just get it.”
A survey from the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, and conducted by research and data firm YouGov, claims that half of American millennials say they would rather live in a socialist or communist country than a capitalist democracy.
Yes, I fact-checked.Here's the survey referenced: https://www.victimsofcommunism.org/survey/
Here's the article I took the quote from, which in turn cites the survey: https://www.dailywire.com/news/23109...r-hank-berrien
This is why politicians like Cortez will eventually succeed. Because people who have no perspective on history and are detached from any direct experience with actual communism by several generations, will soon comprise a majority of the electorate in the US. And they've been fed a very distorted and rosy picture of what communism actually means.
To quote a different op-ed piece: “Today’s Western socialists, dreaming of a world where private property and inequality are outlawed, where rational economic development is planned by far-seeing intellectuals, should be careful what they wish for,” McMeekin wrote. “They may just get it.”
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From: Chicago. (The less-murder part.)
Here's the really sad part:
When I was a teenager*, intimidated and uncertain about the future, I listened to many stories told to me by my father and aunts and uncles about life in communist Cuba. And, as something of a nerd (remembering that East Germany, Yugoslavia, the USSR, etc., still existed at the time), I'd read a lot of then-current accounts of life in eastern Europe and the Soviet Union. I was actually friends with (in the sense that people on FB use the term "friend" today) an East-German phone phreak named Thorstein whom I happened to cross paths with in BBS-land. I sometimes wonder what became of him after reunification. He totally disappeared from the scene after the wall came down.
With that having been said, I will freely admit that I sometimes thought to myself "You know, that actually doesn't sound so bad. You don't have to struggle with making poorly-informed decisions about your education, your career, the future, because everything is preordained for you."
I **** you not- these were actual thoughts which I had back when President Reagan was talking about "Star Wars" and my only frame of reference for understanding the concept was Han Solo and Luke Skywalker.
Of course, that's not a very comprehensive view of reality. But then, 16 year olds who, despite having spent years in what would be considered "primitive" conditions by modern standards have never known actual scarcity or oppression, are not well-equipped to have a broad and holistic view of... well... anything.
I cannot even imagine the perspective of a teenage mind who has spent their entire life in the comfort and plenty of the continental US in the 21st century, and without having had immediate family members who had literally engaged in guerrilla warfare against a communist regime before being exiled from it, penniless.
That, my friends, scares me more than spiders, ATSC 3.0, and the painful grinding sensation in my left knee, combined. The idea that, with each passing generation, it becomes less and less likely that people will eventually grow out of the idea that communism might not be all bad. I fear that we in the US may be approaching critical mass in that regard, especially now that the words "socialism" and "communism" have pretty much completed a 180° turn from meaning "ultimate evil" to meaning "universal good."
Orwell got it wrong. Big Brother will be elected by a popular majority.
* = **** me in the ear, this was 30 years ago... Getting old may be better than the alternative, but it still sucks.
When I was a teenager*, intimidated and uncertain about the future, I listened to many stories told to me by my father and aunts and uncles about life in communist Cuba. And, as something of a nerd (remembering that East Germany, Yugoslavia, the USSR, etc., still existed at the time), I'd read a lot of then-current accounts of life in eastern Europe and the Soviet Union. I was actually friends with (in the sense that people on FB use the term "friend" today) an East-German phone phreak named Thorstein whom I happened to cross paths with in BBS-land. I sometimes wonder what became of him after reunification. He totally disappeared from the scene after the wall came down.
With that having been said, I will freely admit that I sometimes thought to myself "You know, that actually doesn't sound so bad. You don't have to struggle with making poorly-informed decisions about your education, your career, the future, because everything is preordained for you."
I **** you not- these were actual thoughts which I had back when President Reagan was talking about "Star Wars" and my only frame of reference for understanding the concept was Han Solo and Luke Skywalker.
Of course, that's not a very comprehensive view of reality. But then, 16 year olds who, despite having spent years in what would be considered "primitive" conditions by modern standards have never known actual scarcity or oppression, are not well-equipped to have a broad and holistic view of... well... anything.
I cannot even imagine the perspective of a teenage mind who has spent their entire life in the comfort and plenty of the continental US in the 21st century, and without having had immediate family members who had literally engaged in guerrilla warfare against a communist regime before being exiled from it, penniless.
That, my friends, scares me more than spiders, ATSC 3.0, and the painful grinding sensation in my left knee, combined. The idea that, with each passing generation, it becomes less and less likely that people will eventually grow out of the idea that communism might not be all bad. I fear that we in the US may be approaching critical mass in that regard, especially now that the words "socialism" and "communism" have pretty much completed a 180° turn from meaning "ultimate evil" to meaning "universal good."
Orwell got it wrong. Big Brother will be elected by a popular majority.
* = **** me in the ear, this was 30 years ago... Getting old may be better than the alternative, but it still sucks.
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Here's the really sad part:
When I was a teenager*, intimidated and uncertain about the future, I listened to many stories told to me by my father and aunts and uncles about life in communist Cuba. And, as something of a history nerd (remembering that East Germany and the USSR still existed at the time), I'd read a lot of then-current accounts of life in eastern Europe and the Soviet Union.
And I will freely admit that I sometimes thought to myself "You know, that actually doesn't sound so bad. You don't have to struggle with making poorly-informed decisions about your education, your career, the future, because everything is preordained for you."
I **** you knot- these were actual thoughts which I had.
Of course, that's not a very comprehensive view of reality. But then, 16 year olds who, despite having spent years in what would be considered "primitive" conditions by modern standards have never known actual scarcity or oppression, are not well-equipped to have a broad and holistic view of... well... anything.
I cannot even imagine the perspective of a teenage mind who has spent their entire life in the comfort and plenty of the continental US in the 21st century, and without having had immediate family members who had literally engaged in guerrilla warfare against a communist regime before being exiled from it, penniless.
That, my friends, scares me more than spiders and that funny knocking sound that I can't quite pin down. The idea that, with each passing generation, it becomes less and less likely that people will eventually grow out of the idea that communism might not be all bad. I fear that we in the US may be approaching critical mass in that regard, especially now that the words "socialism" and "communism" have pretty much completed a 180° turn from meaning "ultimate evil" to meaning "universal good."
Orwell got it wrong. Big Brother will be elected by a popular majority.
* = **** me in the ear, this was 30 years ago...
When I was a teenager*, intimidated and uncertain about the future, I listened to many stories told to me by my father and aunts and uncles about life in communist Cuba. And, as something of a history nerd (remembering that East Germany and the USSR still existed at the time), I'd read a lot of then-current accounts of life in eastern Europe and the Soviet Union.
And I will freely admit that I sometimes thought to myself "You know, that actually doesn't sound so bad. You don't have to struggle with making poorly-informed decisions about your education, your career, the future, because everything is preordained for you."
I **** you knot- these were actual thoughts which I had.
Of course, that's not a very comprehensive view of reality. But then, 16 year olds who, despite having spent years in what would be considered "primitive" conditions by modern standards have never known actual scarcity or oppression, are not well-equipped to have a broad and holistic view of... well... anything.
I cannot even imagine the perspective of a teenage mind who has spent their entire life in the comfort and plenty of the continental US in the 21st century, and without having had immediate family members who had literally engaged in guerrilla warfare against a communist regime before being exiled from it, penniless.
That, my friends, scares me more than spiders and that funny knocking sound that I can't quite pin down. The idea that, with each passing generation, it becomes less and less likely that people will eventually grow out of the idea that communism might not be all bad. I fear that we in the US may be approaching critical mass in that regard, especially now that the words "socialism" and "communism" have pretty much completed a 180° turn from meaning "ultimate evil" to meaning "universal good."
Orwell got it wrong. Big Brother will be elected by a popular majority.
* = **** me in the ear, this was 30 years ago...
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https://www.theblaze.com/news/masculinity-harmful-to-men?utm_content=bufferd4a21&utm_medium=social&utm_ source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=theblaze
New American Psychological Association guidelines declare 'traditional masculinity' harmful to boys and men
The American Psychological Association has issued new professional guidelines for mental health professionals that claim "traditional masculinity" is "harmful" to boys and men.
The "Guidelines for Psychological Practice With Boys and Men" is based on 40 years of research, according to the APA's website.
"The main thrust of the subsequent research is that traditional masculinity — marked by stoicism, competitiveness, dominance and aggression — is, on the whole, harmful," according to the APA.
It also alleged that "the more men conformed to masculine norms, the more likely they were to consider as normal risky health behaviors such as heavy drinking, using tobacco and avoiding vegetables, and to engage in these risky behaviors themselves."
The APA protocol comes 12 years after the APA released its psychological guidelines for working with girls and women in 2007.
The American Psychological Association has issued new professional guidelines for mental health professionals that claim "traditional masculinity" is "harmful" to boys and men.
The "Guidelines for Psychological Practice With Boys and Men" is based on 40 years of research, according to the APA's website.
"The main thrust of the subsequent research is that traditional masculinity — marked by stoicism, competitiveness, dominance and aggression — is, on the whole, harmful," according to the APA.
It also alleged that "the more men conformed to masculine norms, the more likely they were to consider as normal risky health behaviors such as heavy drinking, using tobacco and avoiding vegetables, and to engage in these risky behaviors themselves."
The APA protocol comes 12 years after the APA released its psychological guidelines for working with girls and women in 2007.
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The interview where that comment was supposedly from, was fabricated by the Daily Star.
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainmen...wflake-culture
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainmen...wflake-culture
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