Yeah, cause most peaceful protests always start with guys showing up in full nazi gear armed with assault rifles.Sometimes they bring clubs, hammers and crow bars and dress in black like ninjas.
Originally Posted by JCM800
Alt-right? In a society increasingly looking to slogans and quickies we love to label everything, anything.It's not the President who is collapsing. It's the country that is collapsing, because of all the stupid people in this country that fall for all the media hype about what to be afraid of and who to blame.
We're addicted to advertising. Copy writers control the direction of society. Who loves the copy writing emphasis? That's right. Our president. He's a product of a business culture that trades in shallow hyperbole. Alt-right is a shallow, imperfect descriptor. It insults some of the good people who reside in that demographic space. Like lib-tards. Or environmental extremists. But that's how we roll in this culture. And that's why we elected a shallow phony wealthy carnival barker to serve as our president. His words are meaningless. He has no concept of truth or sincerity. I watched his speech in Phoenix, and I am unsure if he isn't completely mad, insane. And our society looks at him -many of us do- like he has something meaningful to add to the public discourse. Alt-right/ What about the misleading pile of crap spewed pretty much non-stop by our president when he wanders away from the script his handlers deliver to him? This is scary, delusional shit that is happening right now. Our president is collapsing before our eyes. Originally Posted by Muy Largo
There are white supremacists, and there are Nazis. Also KKK. Try to stay up even if it is hard.Ok, all the people of color that support Trump are White supremacist, OR Nazi's, OR KKK.
Was there a danger slow child at play sign in front of your home? Originally Posted by bamscram
Mike Rowe -- yesterday at 1:53pm
Off The Wall
Chuck Atkins says...
"One of the tenants of white nationalism is that college educated people are academic elitests. Comment? No? I'm not surprised. You never take a political stand because you don’t want to alienate anybody. Its bad for business. I get it. But there is a current of anti intellectualism in this country - promoted by Republicans. Those people love you, and they think your initiative is their initiative. Meanwhile, the rest of the world is kickin our ass academically."
Hi Chuck
Since we’re being candid, allow me to say how much I dislike your post. Everything about it annoys me – your smug and snarky tone, your appalling grammar, your complete lack of evidence to support your claims, and of course, the overarching logical fallacy that informs your entire position. What really bugs me though, is the fact that you’re not entirely wrong. It’s true; I haven’t shared any political opinions this week, in part anyway, because doing so might very well be “bad for business.”
What can I say? I work for half-a-dozen different companies, none of whom pay me to share my political opinions. I run a non-partisan foundation, I’m about to launch a new show on Facebook, and I’m very aware that celebrities pay a price for opening their big fat gobs. Gilbert Gottfried, Kathy Griffin, Colin Kaepernick, Milo Yiannopoulos…even that guy from Google who just got himself fired for mouthing off. There’s no getting around it – the first amendment does not guarantee the freedom to speak without consequences. And really, that’s fine by me.
So no – I’m not going to share my personal feelings about Charlottesville, President Trump, or the current effort to remove thousands of statues of long dead soldiers from the public square. Not just because it’s “bad for business,” but because it’s annoying. I can’t think of a single celebrity whose political opinion I value, and I’m not going to assume the country feels any differently about mine. So, rather than blow myself up, or chime in with all the obvious observations about the cowardly scum in the pointy hats, I’m going to talk instead about my belief that comments like yours pose a far greater threat to the future of our country than the existence of a memorial to Thomas Jefferson, or a monument to George Washington. Ready? Let’s start with a closer look at your claims.
You say that White Nationalists believe that everyone who goes to college is an “academic elite.” You then say that Republicans promote “anti-intellectualism.” You offer no proof to support either claim, but it really doesn’t matter – your statements successfully connect two radically different organizations by alleging a shared belief. Thus, White Nationalists and The Republican Party suddenly have something in common – a contempt for higher education. Then, you make it personal. You say that Republicans “love” me because they believe that my initiative and “their” initiative are one and the same. But of course, “their” initiative is now the same initiative as White Nationalists.
Very clever. Without offering a shred of evidence, you’ve implied that Republicans who support mikeroweWORKS do so because they believe I share their disdain for all things “intellectual.” And poof - just like that, Republicans, White Nationalists, and mikeroweWORKS are suddenly conflated, and the next thing you know, I’m off on a press tour to disavow rumors of my troubling association with the Nazis!
Far-fetched? Far from it. That’s how logical fallacies work. A flaw in reasoning or a mistaken belief undermines the logic of a conclusion, often leading to real-world consequences. And right now, logical fallacies are not limited to the warped beliefs of morons with tiki torches, and other morons calling for “more dead cops.” Logical fallacies are everywhere.
As I type this, a Democrat on CNN is making an argument that says, “because Thomas Jefferson owned slaves, those Republicans now opposed to tearing down his memorial are “pro-slavery,” and therefore aligned with the modern day KKK.” That’s a logical fallacy.
Over on Fox, a Republican is arguing that “any Democrat who has not yet condemned the Senator from Missouri for publicly wishing that Donald Trump be assassinated, is guilty of wishing for the exact same thing.” That’s a logical fallacy.
Yesterday, on The Science Channel, Neil DeGrasse Tyson, a noted astronomer, tweeted that the ability of scientists to accurately predict the solar eclipse, was proof that predictions of global warming were also accurate. That’s a logical fallacy.
Want to hear another one? Imagine something like this, unfolding over on MSNBC.
"Good Evening, America, our top story tonight… Chuck Atkins is a racist! Why? Because he can’t spell. Just look at his grammar! In a recent post on Mike Rowe’s Facebook page, Mr. Atkins, while bemoaning America’s global academic standing, not only misspelled “elitist,” he used “tenants” when he meant “tenets.” He neglected to use a hyphen in “anti-intellectual,” and he misplaced several commas and apostrophes! But why is he a racist, you ask? Simple. Because everyone knows racists are ignorant. Chuck Atkins is clearly a poor speller. Poor spelling and grammar are signs of ignorance. Ergo - Chuck Atkins is a racist! Boom! The matter is settled!"
There’s not much we can do about the news, but here on Facebook, I think we can do better. This isn’t Twitter. We’re not limited to a few inflammatory sentences and a flurry of emojis. Take a moment, Chuck. Think. Make a rational argument. Otherwise, just link us to a cat video. People love those, and they’re almost never “bad for business.” (Unless of course, the cat gets hurt. People hate that.) Just don’t assume that people will care about your beliefs, if you’re not willing to back them up with some relevant facts and a rational conclusion. Here, for instance, are a few facts that matter to me, with respect to my foundation and the recurring charge of “fostering anti-intellectualism.”
mikeroweWORKS is a PR campaign for the skilled trades. For the last nine years, we’ve partnered with numerous trade schools, raised millions of dollars for work-ethic scholarships, and called attention to millions of jobs that don’t require a four-year degree. But that doesn’t mean we’re “anti-intellectual.” We're not even “anti-college.” We simply reject the popular notion that a four-year degree is the best path for the most people. And we’re hardly alone.
Millions of reasonable people – Republicans and Democrats alike – are worried that our universities are doing a poor job of preparing students for the real world. They’re worried about activist professors, safe spaces, the rising cost of tuition, a growing contempt for history, and a simmering disregard of the first amendment. These people are concerned that our universities – once beacons of free speech – now pander to a relatively small percentage of students who can’t tolerate any political opinion that challenges their own. And they’re concerned – deeply concerned - that millions of good jobs are currently vacant that don’t require a four-year degree, or any of the catastrophic debt that comes with it.
Again - these are not the concerns of “anti-intellectuals." They are the concerns of people who care about the future of the country. I don’t know how many of these people are Republicans, but I can assure you that no one who actually supports my initiative is remotely confused about my feelings on education, because I’ve been crystal clear on that topic from the very beginning. To quote Thomas Jefferson, (while I still can,) "If a nation expects to be ignorant and free and live in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be." On this point, my foundation does not equivocate.
In other words, Chuck, I have no idea what The White Nationalists think about my efforts, or the Republicans, the Democrats, the elitists, the Italians, the Presbyterians, the unions, or the self-proclaimed anti-intellectuals. And really, I couldn’t care less. My question is, why do you?
Mike
PS. Ok, I’ve just re-read this, (in a desperate search for typos,) and I want to apologize for pointing out that you’re a lousy speller. This is probably not the time to trot out The Grammar Nazi, but your tenor and tone pissed me off, and I responded in my own snarky way. Sorry.
PPS Maybe this is how political correctness begins? Maybe we start by correcting each other’s grammar, and then move on to the business of correcting everything else? Today a missing hyphen, tomorrow a missing monument. Or, maybe not.
communists & liberals & left wing defined it. Originally Posted by dilbert firestormJust like they define what count's as hate speech.. Meaning anything that disagrees with their agenda..
It's not the President who is collapsing. It's the country that is collapsing, because of all the stupid people in this country that fall for all the media hype about what to be afraid of and who to blame. Originally Posted by Mr MojoRisinGot it in one Jim. And imo all this is being funded in part (or in hole) by George Soros..
Sometimes they bring clubs, hammers and crow bars and dress in black like ninjas.If some nazi's decide to march through a city for whatever reason chanting "who's streets, our streets!" and other dumb shit like that ...then they better prepare themselves for the possibility of being hit by a club by someone.
Nothing shows love of country like screaming "Death to America, burn it down".
https://youtu.be/cGUCq5fpMGo Originally Posted by goodolboy
If some nazi's decide to march through a city for whatever reason chanting "who's streets, our streets!" and other dumb shit like that ...then they better prepare themselves for the possibility of being hit by a club by someone.The same can be said for marching through streets chanting ...
The same can be said for marching through streets chanting ...How about "Jews will not replace us" ?
... "We want cops dead!"
I am comfortable with a prediction on the outcome of a Liberal vs. Conservative War in this country, so the Loudmouthed Liberals might want to start thinking about lowering the huffing and puffing like the above to a more sensible and amenable rhetoric of mutual cooperation and peaceful dialogue.
The loudest doesn't mean "the mostest"! And the vast majority of the citizens in this country happen to still believe that a person has THE RIGHT to walk down the street and say .... "this is our street"! ... irrespective of what the nonvoters and entitlement program crowd have to say about it, with the hysteria of their media mouthpieces. Originally Posted by LexusLover
Originally Posted by bamscram
