💯% of objectors to “political correctness” are assholes who don’t like being called out as assholes.
💯% of objectors to “identity politics” are people of the dominant identity trying to silence others.
💯% of proponents of “civil” debate want to quiet the less powerful.
@ZachWeiner Judges apparently have this trouble, because as a lawyer who handles Econ expert witnesses, I often have a very hard time getting them to where they can evaluate expert testimony.
Lord knows I’ve had my issues with Bill Maher as of late, but this entire segment MUST be watched and shared by all.
It’s a grim-yet-entirely-plausible prediction for our country…IF we fail in 2022 and 2024.
We can’t let that happen.
@NiceMangos You don’t even have to specify that condition, just think about “my rights will not be subject to your emergency” as a general principle. What sociopathic asshole would ever say that? (Rhetorical Q; now we know).
@NiceMangos Once, I would have tried to find some context or interpretation that could make that quote seem not totally ignorant and idiotic. Now I don’t bother.
@ZachWeiner Recommend Rick Beato’s YT channel on this. His old-school takes on current pop hits cover the similarities but also the markers of newer music, especially near-universal autotune and synth rhythm sampling.