Is Secular Leftism A Religion?

[Julius_Van_Der_Beak]

It should be decided at the local level by the school board. I would be fine if the commies in San Francisco banned the Pledge but I don't think extremist elements in one community should dictate the educational/moral standards of another community. The same goes for gay marriage, legalizing marijuana, prostitution, etc.

Why do they deserve derision by you for not wanting to worship the state?

 

[Tellenbach]

Why do they deserve derision by you for not wanting to worship the state?

If you're talking about the commies in SF, these people by definition worship the government. You see the Pledge as an expression of support of the State, but that's not why lefties hate the Pledge. They oppose the Pledge because of the word "God" and many leftists, like Stalin, oppose all forms of societal cohesion such as the family unit and religion.

 

[Julius_Van_Der_Beak]

If you're talking about the commies in SF, these people by definition worship the government. You see the Pledge as an expression of support of the State, but that's not why lefties hate the Pledge. They oppose the Pledge because of the word "God" and many leftists, like Stalin, oppose all forms of societal cohesion such as the family unit and religion.

Do you even realize who wrote the pledge and what his beliefs were (and "under god" wasn't part of the original version)? I'm about to make your mind explode.

Francis Bellamy - Wikipedia

I don't get why people who revere the past don't actually know anything about it.

 

[ceecee]

If you're talking about the commies in SF, these people by definition worship the government. You see the Pledge as an expression of support of the State, but that's not why lefties hate the Pledge. They oppose the Pledge because of the word "God" and many leftists, like Stalin, oppose all forms of societal cohesion such as the family unit and religion.

You're so ridiculously ignorant. Eisenhower put Under God in the pledge, it was not written that way. This is a secular country. If you don't like that fact, there are all kinds of theocracies you can choose to live in.

 

[Red Memories]

You're so ridiculously ignorant. Eisenhower put Under God in the pledge, it was not written that way. This is a secular country. If you don't like that fact, there are all kinds of theocracies you can choose to live in.

It IS a secular country which was made based on people coming here hoping to obtain the freedom to believe as they pleased, however they wanted to believe in God. I merely hope that they remember part of the foundation of America IS the freedom of religion, whether you hate religion or not. Do not tell me I can't be openly religious at my school or anywhere else, so as long as I do not make someone else do it. And I include this for islamic girls who want to wear their hijab, or hindus, or buddhists, or anyone's personal belief. I think the way some people talk online they've forgot we have the freedom to feel exactly how we feel just as you have the freedom to dislike it. But don't try to take that said freedom. We have freedom of choice to support or not support something. etc. do not force feed it and tell people who exactly they must follow. Both sides at this point disgust me and have forgotten what freedoms we are built upon.

 

[ceecee]

It IS a secular country which was made based on people coming here hoping to obtain the freedom to believe as they pleased, however they wanted to believe in God. I merely hope that they remember part of the foundation of America IS the freedom of religion, whether you hate religion or not. Do not tell me I can't be openly religious at my school or anywhere else, so as long as I do not make someone else do it. And I include this for islamic girls who want to wear their hijab, or hindus, or buddhists, or anyone's personal belief. I think the way some people talk online they've forgot we have the freedom to feel exactly how we feel just as you have the freedom to dislike it. But don't try to take that said freedom. We have freedom of choice to support or not support something. etc. do not force feed it and tell people who exactly they must follow. Both sides at this point disgust me and have forgotten what freedoms we are built upon.

My issue is with someone telling me that "lefties hate the pledge".

"I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."

That's the original pledge and I have no issue whatsoever with it. Not a single left person I know has a problem with that.

I do hope that when people start talking freedom of religion, they include atheists, agnostics and everyone else that doesn't subscribe to any religion. Seriously I have no idea how anyone would think their right to religion is under attack. The only thing I see is more and more religion in the federal government, something I was constitutionally promised would never be the case.

 

[Red Memories]

My issue is with someone telling me that "lefties hate the pledge".

"I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."

That's the original pledge and I have no issue whatsoever with it. Not a single left person I know has a problem with that.

I do hope that when people start talking freedom of religion, they include atheists, agnostics and everyone else that doesn't subscribe to any religion. Seriously I have no idea how anyone would think their right to religion is under attack. The only thing I see is more and more religion in the federal government, something I was constitutionally promised would never be the case.

The right for you to not believe is also valid (I think most know by now Thomas Jefferson wasn't exactly subscribed to much belief).
Perhaps it is because I spend a lot of time reading what those keyboard warriors want to happen to Christians like me, and get a good sense of the level of hostility. Maybe I'm tired of me saying I am a Christian is associated with me being a conservative, a homophobe, transphobe, what else other rude nickname should I add...racist...irrational, made fun of. I realize this is likely a years long war of thought coming from both sides but that doesn't give them the right to suggest me praying over my lunch in school could peer pressure someone into irrational belief. Those people can kindly grow the fuck up. My religion is called white supremacist, its called all kind of horrible suggestions besides merely a religion. And I realize there's a lot of assholes who call themselves Christians or use God as a disguise for their bigotry but Jesus had one command and it was LOVE. Maybe I'm tired of being viewed as an enemy to every forward progress we could make... It feels like as long as I am a Christian, I'm not part of it. Since "christians" all helped create this I guess.
There's horrible radicals in every religion. You name it. But I don't sit around assuming every islamic is ISIS or every hindu is abusive to their families or etc. What if I judged all these religions by a small sector stereotype too? They don't do that though. They shower other faiths with consideration and completely throw every ounce of venom on people like me, they assume the worst, they call us all sorts of names. So yes, certainly, I do actually feel attacked by A LOT of people who call themselves progressives. Because progress to them means the removal of people's religious belief because apparently true enlightenment is realizing God is a fairytale, according to their intolerant asses. These aren't atheists or agnostics, they are outright anti-theists.

I'll get off my soapbox though. Sick of this sort of interaction is my point also. XD

 

[ceecee]

The right for you to not believe is also valid (I think most know by now Thomas Jefferson wasn't exactly subscribed to much belief).
Perhaps it is because I spend a lot of time reading what those keyboard warriors want to happen to Christians like me, and get a good sense of the level of hostility. Maybe I'm tired of me saying I am a Christian is associated with me being a conservative, a homophobe, transphobe, what else other rude nickname should I add...racist...irrational, made fun of. I realize this is likely a years long war of thought coming from both sides but that doesn't give them the right to suggest me praying over my lunch in school could peer pressure someone into irrational belief. Those people can kindly grow the fuck up. My religion is called white supremacist, its called all kind of horrible suggestions besides merely a religion. And I realize there's a lot of assholes who call themselves Christians or use God as a disguise for their bigotry but Jesus had one command and it was LOVE. Maybe I'm tired of being viewed as an enemy to every forward progress we could make... It feels like as long as I am a Christian, I'm not part of it. Since "christians" all helped create this I guess.
There's horrible radicals in every religion. You name it. But I don't sit around assuming every islamic is ISIS or every hindu is abusive to their families or etc. What if I judged all these religions by a small sector stereotype too? They don't do that though. They shower other faiths with consideration and completely throw every ounce of venom on people like me, they assume the worst, they call us all sorts of names. So yes, certainly, I do actually feel attacked by A LOT of people who call themselves progressives. Because progress to them means the removal of people's religious belief because apparently true enlightenment is realizing God is a fairytale, according to their intolerant asses. These aren't atheists or agnostics, they are outright anti-theists.

I'll get off my soapbox though. Sick of this sort of interaction is my point also. XD

All I'm going to say is keyboard warriors don't make policy.

 

[Doctor Cringelord]

Secularism is more likely to allow you the right to express as you see fit. You want to move to Saudi Arabia, where they really respect and uphold religious traditions in a way that would make most American evangelicals envious, be my guest.

Western tradcons who take secularism and omniculturalism for granted....they rail against them without realizing how much they benefit them

 

[Red Memories]

All I'm going to say is keyboard warriors don't make policy.

the problem is if you look at the way businesses handle it, the way they riot in the streets, they ARE getting a chance to shape America when they're only like 2% of twitter users even. Because they're loud, obnoxious, and bully others who disagree people give them a hand and try to be "woke enough" for them and I am beyond sick of everyone thinking they're some majority of public opinion because they talk loud on twitter. They're also why christians and some americans DO feel attacked. If you're out there openly you DO get attacked by them, you get fucking doxxed by them, and NO ONE stops them. It is somehow okay for them to radically bully people, tell conservatives or christians they should die and shit, and we accept that because "them bad". I think it is time for Americans to stop pretending these assholes aren't getting any headway. They are. and sadly for a lot of people who AREN'T that way, the media makes them the face of the progressive democrat movement. I wouldn't even call these people progressives, most of them hate America and want to destroy the foundations of it, they want censorship, they want to decide what you can or cannot think. So I prefer to not bury my head in the sand about them anymore. I used to just consider them a bunch of whiny bullies but when they bully businesses and stars into complying with shit that isn't even a majority opinion its bullshit. They cancel real freaking people. They get people fired from their jobs. They don't care and have a giant ass double standard because if you merely try to discuss disagreement with them they call you every horrid name in the book, shut you down, get people to gang up on you, and hear NOTHING. THEY ARE A HUGE PROBLEM. Since our politicians read their damn feeds while they're in fucking congress too. why? Because they're awkwardly thinking this small section of people bitching is the majority of Americans. THEY'RE NOT. Social media has become an extremely bias, toxic place and our kids are being RAISED by this shit. Why do I speak so loudly on it? I was a teenager on all those platforms in the midst of the shit. I got to experience it, so I'm not exactly blind to its existence. That doesn't mean I'm not for a lot of democrat things, but, I'm not interested in any form of censorship, the complete destruction of capitalism, or the complete removal of religion from public life unless you are one of those fancy oppressed religions. Because ya know, oppression points are all that matter to these people. And they gotta invent shit and suggest they're a deer or been a palm tree in a past life and they get fucking INTERVIEWS or MODERATOR statuses under this shit. And if we don't respect that identity we're something-phobic and I've about had it with this complacent bullshit where we just let them walk over us. No. And I want to hear something done about these stupid shits who don't allow anything to exist except their warped ass philosophy. I want twitter to be held accountable for allowing fucking MAPs on their platform and banning people who attack their identity. I want everyone to be allowed to speak and exist again without being told to go kill themselves or that they are horrible or fear being doxxed by some asshole and losing their job. IS THIS THE AMERICA THAT IS WANTED? ONE WHERE EVERYONE LIVES IN FEAR, NO ONE SPEAKS THEIR REAL VIEW, AND WE'RE ALL WALKING ON EGGSHELLS TO PROTECT OURSELVES? Sounds like a future dystopian novel. Wait no its an old one. 1984. They're everywhere and if they hear you speak against them you "disappear". Apparently this is the America they want and yes I'm gonna be louder about them not getting it. But they hide behind the guise of democrats, they are displayed as the democratic movement. So I'm explaining to you why exactly common people who likely follow MSM, if you were a conservative or a christian of any kind YES you WOULD be afraid of what is portrayed there because it is THESE FUCKERS that get the limelight.

ps: don't care what phobic I am, if you're identifying as an animal you need fucking help. and its insulting to real transgender people to take their real actual issue and dissect it into a bunch of weird ass shit like that. It makes it HARDER for them to gain acceptance.

 

[Red Memories]

Secularism is more likely to allow you the right to express as you see fit. You want to move to Saudi Arabia, where they really respect and uphold religious traditions in a way that would make most American evangelicals envious, be my guest.

Western tradcons who take secularism and omniculturalism for granted....they rail against them without realizing how much they benefit them

Yeah no. I've never had an issue with our secularism. I have trouble with people I mentioned above to Ceecee. I think it is about time someone said those aren't democrats they're a radical uprising. And they all support Bernie Sanders so tbh, yes, Sanders suddenly became pretty damn scary. Half of them don't even want to vote unless Sanders is there. And I question what he REALLY stands for if all these fucking psychos stand behind him, and AOC and the squad. Yes it makes me question them. I think it is disgusting how they can also say whatever they want and we damn well know if a conservative did that shit we'd blame the conservative.

Why do democrats completely ignore these people who have taken their party? Because they aren't democrats. I would call them socialist, but their level of desired censorship and anti-theism makes me more inclined to call them a communist uprising. And frankly that's pretty fucking scary. I don't like red China, and I don't like Russia. They're disgusting on human rights levels and you do not have the same freedom of thought in those places. You can't sit around and bitch about the government all day. I could say the same thing they rally for they'll ALSO find they regret.

I am sick of people throwing this issue into "whataboutism" because the double standard is so blatant it makes me sick. With anger. That people who claim to be logical and unbias are literally illogical and unbias. These shitheads lie as much as Trump if they convince themselves they're a fucking majority.

 

[Doctor Cringelord]

Yeah no. I've never had an issue with our secularism. I have trouble with people I mentioned above to Ceecee. I think it is about time someone said those aren't democrats they're a radical uprising. And they all support Bernie Sanders so tbh, yes, Sanders suddenly became pretty damn scary. Half of them don't even want to vote unless Sanders is there. And I question what he REALLY stands for if all these fucking psychos stand behind him, and AOC and the squad. Yes it makes me question them. I think it is disgusting how they can also say whatever they want and we damn well know if a conservative did that shit we'd blame the conservative.

Why do democrats completely ignore these people who have taken their party? Because they aren't democrats. I would call them socialist, but their level of desired censorship and anti-theism makes me more inclined to call them a communist uprising. And frankly that's pretty fucking scary. I don't like red China, and I don't like Russia. They're disgusting on human rights levels and you do not have the same freedom of thought in those places. You can't sit around and bitch about the government all day. I could say the same thing they rally for they'll ALSO find they regret.

I am sick of people throwing this issue into "whataboutism" because the double standard is so blatant it makes me sick. With anger. That people who claim to be logical and unbias are literally illogical and unbias. These shitheads lie as much as Trump if they convince themselves they're a fucking majority.

the disconnect between sanders and his actual supporters is still something I am trying to wrap my head around. He mostly spoke language of unity and humanitarianism, and I actually found the political language of moderates like Biden and Bloomberg to be more divisive and less genuine during the primary season (just rewatch that dem debate and see how the moderates still refer to "the blacks" as though they are some dependent group to be appeased rather than an equal and valued part of a humanitarian movement). I never heard Sanders dismiss white dudes or say their voices weren't wanted in his movement; generally he just wanted to expand his platform to encompass as many people from an many demographics as possible. So it was a bit disappointing to see a lot of the 'sjw' types come in and latch onto his movement almost from the beginning, then proceed to engage in their usual divisiveness and dismissiveness. I also wonder if Sanders was afraid to challenge some of those people in his base, hence he got a lot of flack for being unable to "control" the more toxic elements of his base.

 

[Red Memories]

the disconnect between sanders and his actual supporters is still something I am trying to wrap my head around. He mostly spoke language of unity and humanitarianism, and I actually found the political language of moderates like Biden to be more divisive and less genuine during the primary season. I never heard Sanders dismiss white dudes or say their voices weren't wanted in his movement, generally he just wanted to expand his platform to encompass as many people from an many demographics as possible. So it was a bit disappointing to see a lot of the 'sjw' types come in and latch onto his movement almost from the beginning.

I sadly think this is why most people wouldn't get behind Sanders - because these people appeared to represent him. So people on a fence felt very uncomfortable, since I think even a lot of democrats would agree we dislike these people. And I want businesses, celebrities, and politicians to stop catering to them. Someone grow a pear and tell them they're all fucked in the head get a life.

 

[Doctor Cringelord]

I sadly think this is why most people wouldn't get behind Sanders - because these people appeared to represent him. So people on a fence felt very uncomfortable, since I think even a lot of democrats would agree we dislike these people. And I want businesses, celebrities, and politicians to stop catering to them. Someone grow a pear and tell them they're all fucked in the head get a life.

I just ignored those supporters of his and doubled down on my support for him during both primaries. Unfortunately, any time I spoke of Sanders, people always wanted to shift to discussing his supporters instead of his platform or message. The media certaintly didn't help, I think they overplayed the narrative that Sanders is divisive and and his supporters toxic, but really, go look at the support bases for either of the two current nominees and you will find just as much toxicity and divisiveness lurking. I just think it's a case of what the news outlets choose to emphasize and what they choose to overlook. "well, the media is reporting a lot more about sanders' toxic supporters, so it MUST be a problem exclusive to his base."

I'm generally troubled by how selective people are in the USA about when righteous anger is acceptable and when it's to be dismissed and labeled as toxicity. As if certain groups or persons get monopolies on it. It's all a matter of perspective anyway, when and where we recognize anger as legitimate or illegitimate. But in general, anger is no less or more valid than any other emotion. There are always reasons for anger, and even if we don't always agree with someone's reasons for anger, I think the greater problem is a tendency to dismiss or silence anger rather than looking at it and exploring the potential roots, and looking for common experience rather than looking for every superficial difference.

I once turned a racist college roommate on a track toward greater understanding. If I'd just dismissed his anger and refused to speak to him, he'd likely still be holding his hateful attitudes and be unwilling to confront the issues driving his hatred



^this is why I am giving up and not voting anymore. I don't think anyone in the USA is interested in mending wounds, and I am uninterested in participating in deepening those wounds.

 

[Red Memories]

I just ignored those supporters of his and doubled down on my support for him during both primaries. Unfortunately, any time I spoke of Sanders, people always wanted to shift to discussing his supporters instead of his platform or message. The media certaintly didn't help, I think they overplayed the narrative that Sanders is divisive and and his supporters toxic, but really, go look at the support bases for either of the two current nominees and you will find just as much toxicity and divisiveness lurking. I just think it's a case of what the news outlets choose to emphasize and what they choose to overlook. well, the media is reporting a lot more about sanders' toxic supporters, so it MUST be a problem exclusive to his base.

I'm generally troubled by how selective people are in the USA about when righteous anger is acceptable and when it's to be dismissed and labeled as toxicity. As if certain groups or persons get monopolies on it. It's all a matter of perspective anyway, when and where we recognize anger as legitimate or illegitimate

That is awkward to me because the only negative thing I ever saw the MSM spew on Sanders is the Fidel Castro comments controversy. Because the liberal MSM outlets support these SJWs who censor everything, tear down statues, and destroy communities. The conservative MSM outlets now, yeah, they called Sanders a commie and made it out voting for him is voting against America and etc. but they hate his thought of universal healthcare.

I hate double standards. Believe all victims, except when Biden was accused. They destroyed her testimony in a way I never seen them do for any conservative person. Biden has a bad history when it comes to racial things in the past, those videos surface even, nawh black america be voting him. Minorities that support Trump don't exist (um they do). but also Conservatives with their double standard complaining how no liberal hears them out while they believe only they have facts. They blame all liberals for the lack of discussion when they're toting guns and saying fight for your rights as if gays getting married affects them in any way shape or form. Or the way they DO make it out every progressive liberal is one of these sjws in momma's basement.

My question is who is paying these keyboard warriors. Like, they do nothing career wise really. They're online constantly bitching and bitching but they get money to travel around destroying the country. Who's behind this shit? It ain't Sanders or Trump... Someone wants America to go down.

 

[Red Memories]

I just ignored those supporters of his and doubled down on my support for him during both primaries. Unfortunately, any time I spoke of Sanders, people always wanted to shift to discussing his supporters instead of his platform or message. The media certaintly didn't help, I think they overplayed the narrative that Sanders is divisive and and his supporters toxic, but really, go look at the support bases for either of the two current nominees and you will find just as much toxicity and divisiveness lurking. I just think it's a case of what the news outlets choose to emphasize and what they choose to overlook. "well, the media is reporting a lot more about sanders' toxic supporters, so it MUST be a problem exclusive to his base."

I'm generally troubled by how selective people are in the USA about when righteous anger is acceptable and when it's to be dismissed and labeled as toxicity. As if certain groups or persons get monopolies on it. It's all a matter of perspective anyway, when and where we recognize anger as legitimate or illegitimate. But in general, anger is no less or more valid than any other emotion. There are always reasons for anger, and even if we don't always agree with someone's reasons for anger, I think the greater problem is a tendency to dismiss or silence anger rather than looking at it and exploring the potential roots, and looking for common experience rather than looking for every superficial difference.

I once turned a racist college roommate on a track toward greater understanding. If I'd just dismissed his anger and refused to speak to him, he'd likely still be holding his hateful attitudes and be unwilling to confront the issues driving his hatred



^this is why I am giving up and not voting anymore. I don't think anyone in the USA is interested in mending wounds, and I am uninterested in participating in deepening those wounds.

requoting for last thing.

I actually really understand this sentiment. It greatly saddens me that no one does actually want to mend wounds or have discussions. Everyone just wants to scream I'm right. They regurgitate whatever agenda has been shoved down their throat from either msm side, and don't learn and educate themselves anymore. It's really sad, and I question how long America will still be America.

 

[Vendrah]

Religious belief is human nature, huge new study claims – CNN Belief Blog - CNN.com Blogs

If human beings are religious by nature, and traditional religion is dying off in the west, is this new rise in leftist ideology a substitute religion all its own that will only be recognized in hindsight?

If you are familiar with Christianity, consider some of these parallel phrases and let me know what you think:

Blasphemous
Problematic

Evil
Hate

Original Sin
Privilege

Confess and repent
Check your privilege

Peace and justice for all
Equality

The Devil
The Patriarchy

Sin
Oppression

Communion
Inclusivity

I feel like I could go on all day...

I did read only the 2 pages and barely the last, but...

If "secular leftism" is a religion, then "secular rightism" is as well, we can speak of secular capitalism, secular communism, secular democratism, secular republicanism, secular fascism, etc... and treat all of these as a religion as well, using the same transformation that anticlimatic used on the first post. We cant speak of secular neoliberalism as a religion because it isnt old enough to have the secular label on it, though we can speak neoliberalism as a religion similarly as well.

I dont even have much idea of people are talking about here, "leftism is a religion and blah blah blah"? Whatever...

 

[Tellenbach]

Do you even realize who wrote the pledge and what his beliefs were (and "under god" wasn't part of the original version)? I'm about to make your mind explode.

Francis Bellamy - Wikipedia

I don't get why people who revere the past don't actually know anything about it.

Complete non-sequitur post. Do you think the people who want to remove the word "god" from money and the Pledge care about the origins? Are you denying that leftists want to remove the word "god" from money and the Pledge?

The ACLU threatened to sue a California County because the County seal (the logo) had a picture of a cross, because Christian missions are a part of California history. They removed the cross to avoid the lawsuit, allegedly.

 

[Jaguar]

If you're talking about the commies in SF, these people by definition worship the government. You see the Pledge as an expression of support of the State, but that's not why lefties hate the Pledge. They oppose the Pledge because of the word "God" and many leftists, like Stalin, oppose all forms of societal cohesion such as the family unit and religion.

You're this worked up over a guy who just wanted to sell a bunch of flags? sheesh.

 

[anticlimatic]

the problem is if you look at the way businesses handle it, the way they riot in the streets, they ARE getting a chance to shape America when they're only like 2% of twitter users even. Because they're loud, obnoxious, and bully others who disagree people give them a hand and try to be "woke enough" for them and I am beyond sick of everyone thinking they're some majority of public opinion because they talk loud on twitter. They're also why christians and some americans DO feel attacked. If you're out there openly you DO get attacked by them, you get fucking doxxed by them, and NO ONE stops them. It is somehow okay for them to radically bully people, tell conservatives or christians they should die and shit, and we accept that because "them bad". I think it is time for Americans to stop pretending these assholes aren't getting any headway. They are. and sadly for a lot of people who AREN'T that way, the media makes them the face of the progressive democrat movement. I wouldn't even call these people progressives, most of them hate America and want to destroy the foundations of it, they want censorship, they want to decide what you can or cannot think. So I prefer to not bury my head in the sand about them anymore. I used to just consider them a bunch of whiny bullies but when they bully businesses and stars into complying with shit that isn't even a majority opinion its bullshit. They cancel real freaking people. They get people fired from their jobs. They don't care and have a giant ass double standard because if you merely try to discuss disagreement with them they call you every horrid name in the book, shut you down, get people to gang up on you, and hear NOTHING. THEY ARE A HUGE PROBLEM. Since our politicians read their damn feeds while they're in fucking congress too. why? Because they're awkwardly thinking this small section of people bitching is the majority of Americans. THEY'RE NOT. Social media has become an extremely bias, toxic place and our kids are being RAISED by this shit. Why do I speak so loudly on it? I was a teenager on all those platforms in the midst of the shit. I got to experience it, so I'm not exactly blind to its existence. That doesn't mean I'm not for a lot of democrat things, but, I'm not interested in any form of censorship, the complete destruction of capitalism, or the complete removal of religion from public life unless you are one of those fancy oppressed religions. Because ya know, oppression points are all that matter to these people. And they gotta invent shit and suggest they're a deer or been a palm tree in a past life and they get fucking INTERVIEWS or MODERATOR statuses under this shit. And if we don't respect that identity we're something-phobic and I've about had it with this complacent bullshit where we just let them walk over us. No. And I want to hear something done about these stupid shits who don't allow anything to exist except their warped ass philosophy. I want twitter to be held accountable for allowing fucking MAPs on their platform and banning people who attack their identity. I want everyone to be allowed to speak and exist again without being told to go kill themselves or that they are horrible or fear being doxxed by some asshole and losing their job. IS THIS THE AMERICA THAT IS WANTED? ONE WHERE EVERYONE LIVES IN FEAR, NO ONE SPEAKS THEIR REAL VIEW, AND WE'RE ALL WALKING ON EGGSHELLS TO PROTECT OURSELVES? Sounds like a future dystopian novel. Wait no its an old one. 1984. They're everywhere and if they hear you speak against them you "disappear". Apparently this is the America they want and yes I'm gonna be louder about them not getting it. But they hide behind the guise of democrats, they are displayed as the democratic movement. So I'm explaining to you why exactly common people who likely follow MSM, if you were a conservative or a christian of any kind YES you WOULD be afraid of what is portrayed there because it is THESE FUCKERS that get the limelight. ps: don't care what phobic I am, if you're identifying as an animal you need fucking help. and its insulting to real transgender people to take their real actual issue and dissect it into a bunch of weird ass shit like that. It makes it HARDER for them to gain acceptance.

I miss grownups. You think that one day you'll wake up with an old and wise soul like the people you remember standing tall over you when you were a child- different, simpler, more burdened with pathological issues that seem odd and foreign to us- but at least possesing a sense of self and humanity that was calming grounded and ultimately hopeful in a roundabout way. But ones soul never ages. The grownups die out, and nobody replaces them. I tuned into CNN recently for a second while I was sitting alone at a bar next to a TV remote (haven't had cable in 20 years at home myself), and it felt more like tuning into Mean Girls than the news. So discouraging.