Heard a bit of good advice in a partisan comment by a radio pundit, today. ( Bongino )
And that was while "our" side ( his term iirc ) thinks the other side's Ideas are Wrong, and we want to argue against the IDEAS, "they" think the other side, ( "us" ) is Wrong and our ideas are not worth even considering.
And in his opinion that's why "they" won't argue logic and ideas, but jump to personal attacks and straw men & all the logical fallacies so common in American politics.
Generally, I agree, but that's not universally true. However, the Stock Argument Tactic Set used by Leftists is DESIGNED to limit thinking to predetermined false concepts. "Have you quit beating your wife?" Is the overly simplistic form of this tactic.
My opinion that the creators and users of this tactic on the "other side" are evil, by historic ( pre-revolution ) standards, doesn't blind me to the fact that both sides will use such ( unfair, bull S@#$ ) tactics for the simple reason that it works.
And that brings me back to the pundit's aphorism. Where we differ, is I'm aware that "They" think "we" think just like they do. That's both natural, intellectual laziness, And deliberate brain washing on the part of the Leftists. ( projection )
The reason projection is so blatant and rigid in the Left is due to the origins of the ideology in reality, as opposed to coffee shop and bar talk at University. The people that ACTUALLY run the revolution to take the place of the deposed king/president/etc. are not pure ideological creatures. They are inevitably evil people who exploit a cult to use it to gain power and wealth.
THOSE people are fundamentally back stabbing sociopaths, who KNOW the greatest danger to them is people like them. Thus YOU must be said to be like they actually are, for them to keep you from stopping their Grand Theft Freedom. And that pattern is ruthlessly imposed from the top down.
"They" ( not the leaders like Trudeau or Xi... The masses that follow them ) think they are desperately trying to Save The World from evil monsters who must have ill intent when they point out such heresy as, say, "Solar power only works during the day, and can't replace "conventional" power generation without even greater environmental impact. ".......
But sometimes it's simple. The NYT has been lying and covering up evil for a century. Ergo, systemic racist propaganda cesspool, All the news they see fit to twist.
I'm a broken record on this, but do those haters want to cross a bridge designed by an engineer educated to their dumbed down standards or get a paycheck calculated by an accountant educated to their dumbed down standards?
The FBI naturally interacts with private companies to inform them of threats to the FBI leader's opinions. That's called blackmail. An FBI SOP since Hoover.
Re: Florida Sex Dungeons.
It's perfectly normal to petition the government for services and benefits a Citizen would like. And nice presentation!
It's no more odd to request sewer improvement funds be spent on recreational facilities than the actual use of Covid Relief funds in many states.
They should humbly request The Mistress return to demand obedience from them, again.
Allegedly, a Republican won an election without a single reporter bothering to even look at his campaign and do any investigative journalism. Zip. In New York.
I have no idea if any of the claims by the Discredited Press about this guy have any basis whatsoever.
It's not a surprise in New York that a politician is a lying fraud. Expected, actually.
What is surprising is the stupidity of his opponent and his opponent's Party to even bother getting their Media Arm to attack the winner before the election. Someone messed up, bad.
For a century in Europe and America it's been majority white, aka European descent. So that's who Madison Ave ( and the foreign marketing centers ) targeted. Most people like to look at pretty, fit, people, so that's what's in ads.
That demographic is changing, so the targeted marketing changes too. "Gotta catch them all"
I noticed that there isn't a matching movement to "normalize" fat slob males. Why? Clothing sales.
Big & Tall shops have been around for decades. My recent trip to the local mall, ( devastated by the Coronapanic lock downs, and switch to online shopping ) shows a trend to "plus size" women's clothing stores. Most new clothing stores there.
That's a limited anecdotal survey, but if I noticed, it's a big shift.
I enjoy watching the changing store manikins. When I was young it was pretty much identical everywhere. Then the hip skinny women's clothing stores started having unrealistically thin, manikins with erect nipples. Hey, I'm a guy, I noticed. Now it's Venus of Willendorf trending manikins. That's actually an exaggeration, they are just "thic-er" and frankly more realistic to the targeted consumers. They serve the purpose of selling very well. Pay attention next time and think on it.
So is the Fat Chick movement a Commie plot to reduce population by disgust and heart disease? Or simply a marketing trend?
Since the acquisition, the company had faced questions about its government contracts with agencies like Customs and Border Protection and attracted attention with its role in records-related scandals in which the app was used to automatically destroy government communications.
https://instapundit.com/561933/ It seems as though Amazon is killing off consumer-level encrypted messaging to focus on providing unhackable (and instantly “shreddable”) comms to big business and big government.
Meanwhile, the Ban is real and coming on like a freight train.
The local paper is shutting down it's printing presses and firing the printers. The few paper copies in the few remaining subscriptions will be printed elsewhere.
I point out that increases their carbon footprint. Too bad the fired workers can't sue under the DIE & ESG cults.
Well, gee, Mona, I'm not a Trump Fan, yet I can clearly see you hate him with burning passion to the point you abandoned all principles to promote, protect, and lie for Joe* and the Obama retread White House.
THIS! is what opened your eyes? You didn't notice hundreds of thousands dead from Chinese fentanyl coming in with the Biden* Wave of illegals? Perhaps you're so rich that Bidenflation* doesn't affect you with high food and energy and medicine costs?
You don't get sympathy from me.
Trouble in Principled Conservative echo chamber? ( aka Never Trumpers )
I was once a big fan of Jonah Goldberg, his book on Liberal Fascism was darn good, when I agreed with him better than half the time.
Then the DNC & MSNBC/CNN/ABC/ETC chose to get Trump nominated. ( that's now established Fact, not a conspiracy theory, the memo was published ) And Jonah went Never Trumper along with National Review and they dove into the "Anybody but Trump" sea with the DNC ( which transitioned from supporting him to calling him a Nazi Putin Puppet Monster in less than a femtosecond. ) and threw all credibility to the sharks to join the mob that demonized Jonah before he threw his weight on the oars of the slave party galley.
Now to be fair, I was a solid "Anything but Hillary" voter in 2016. And my buddies respond to any criticism of The Bad Orange Man with "You got what You wanted! Suck it up." ..
Oh, I'm not hyping a paranoid fantasy about banning gas stoves. The Glorious Leader of New York already has. She's phasing in the ban, and it will be years before she, or her successor, send Jack booted thugs to turn off my gas and take my stove at gunpoint.
And they aren't going to take my stove at gunpoint. They will just forbid me to have gas. That's in progress. Joe* already raised the price to encourage us to transition to electric everything.
I did notice they also reduced electricity generation by decree, and the intersection of both policies is causing shortages.
Winter is just starting, here. ( we run a month behind because of the thermal mass of the small Great Lakes that dominate the weather, here in Western NY. Spring comes late too. ) So as the solar panels get snowed over and the wind farms stop in the cold, we are awaiting peak winter the next 2 months, and I'm watching the news for the fatality numbers from this policy of the CCP & their well paid employees.
It's just simple facts, lie to me every day and if I notice you lose all credibility.
I noticed.
I also noticed that the Party Media won't cover important stories, or if they do, they lie.
Positive feedback isn't what it sounds like. It's not good. It's the screech of a microphone next to a speaker. The vibrations of a matching army demolishing a bridge.