Aye, we're becoming a less tolerant society regarding
having once said the wrong thing.
And the "wrong thing" changes from time to time.
But this doesn't seem to drive our marginalizing
political 3rd parties.
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'New party, who dis?' 29-year-old Ocasio-Cortez mocks aging Joe Lieberman
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having once said the wrong thing.
And the "wrong thing" changes from time to time.
But this doesn't seem to drive our marginalizing
political 3rd parties.
Jumi
Well-Known Member
I wonder what the US folks who equate social democracy with communism would think about the Swedish attempts of Social Democrats to get the Liberals and the Leftist party to join their coalition of parties to form a government, they have such disagreements that it is easier to form one with some others... in the US it seems both are seen as the same. Well, nope.
Stefan Löfven defends deal with Sweden's centre-liberal parties ... it must be weird for an US reader.
Stefan Löfven defends deal with Sweden's centre-liberal parties ... it must be weird for an US reader.
SkepticThinker
Veteran Member
Trump's orangeness is a choice. There are no orange people that I'm aware of.
His color is nonetheless linked to race.
But the issue of racism really arises when
used as invective, as with the particular post.
Cooky
Veteran Member
People have orange hair.
Well, I guess that rules out Nixon, then (except for the commie part). He just celebrated his 106th birthday the other day.
Actually, they do. They may be underground businesses - black market stuff, but still...
The Oompa Loompas disagree.
Fascinating read. Thanks for posting. It’s also interesting to see how other democracies operate.I wonder what the US folks who equate social democracy with communism would think about the Swedish attempts of Social Democrats to get the Liberals and the Leftist party to join their coalition of parties to form a government, they have such disagreements that it is easier to form one with some others... in the US it seems both are seen as the same. Well, nope.
Stefan Löfven defends deal with Sweden's centre-liberal parties ... it must be weird for an US reader.
TheresOnlyNow
The Mind Is Everything. U R What U Think
Agreed. Political Correctness is a form of Fascism today. And the programming is most obvious in our colleges and universities.
Remember Jerry Seinfeld? Not that long ago there was an entertainment article about his old self-titled comedy show. It was on air something like 17 years or so?
By today's standards that style of comedy would not be tolerated. "Soup Nazi", being one example.
Speaking of Seinfeld.
Speaking of colleges and universities, they certainly are pro-diversity unless it’s diversity of thought.
Cooky
Veteran Member
And then with their "cultural appropriation" who knows what to expect.
Hey, if anyone can watch this video for more than 2 minutes, then they're probably a liberal. I heard: bla, bla, bla,bla... Then I tried really hard to listen but felt like I'd rather jump off a bridge. Couldn't do it!
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Shad
Veteran Member
Fly on the wall kinda of choice. How does one decide that they are not bronzed enough thus need 5 more application of the product.
While not ideal, he did have both private & public sector experience.
Few presidents meet all my listed criteria.
That's substandard business experience.
One needs to see what it's like running an
above board business, with all the regulation.
Yeah, I suppose. I can see the argument you're making here. It's similar with military personnel who criticize politicians who have never seen combat, yet advocate going to war.
But then again, I guess the same analogous criticism can be applied in any number of situations. Politicians talking about reforming the criminal justice system even though they've never been in prison or victims of crime. Or they might bring up race relations even though they've never been a person of color. They might address welfare reform/homelessness even though they've never been poor or homeless. (Ocasio-Cortez has faced similar criticisms, as they say she's not really some poor kid from the Bronx, but actually grew up in a life of privilege and ease.)
It's what Charles Schulz used to refer to as an "unmarried marriage counselor." But does the lack of personal experience automatically disqualify someone from having an opinion? I'm not entirely convinced of that. As long as a person can observe and has enough empathy to listen to others' experiences, isn't that sufficient?
SkepticThinker
Veteran Member
What race is his colour linked to? He chooses to paint himself orange. "Race" is not a choice; it's just the way one is born.
Sorry but I think this is kind of silly, especially given the context it was used in (e.g. orange "stain") because I imagine that every door knob, wall or counter top Trump touches are covered in orange stains from all that bronzing cream.
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SkepticThinker
Veteran Member
Right?
SkepticThinker
Veteran Member
Sure. And others dye their hair orange.