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17 Jun 2020, 6:06 am

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Yep, all dancing and flower power over here...


What happened to the left?
In my day, they used to be tree-huggers, literally.

What happened to the left's principles involving decency, compassion and the respect for all people? :scratch:


What happened to them? They've become what they hated most. The counterculture of the 1960s was a rejection of "The Man" (ie monolithic groupthink, heavy handed conformity and zero tolerance for ideologies, thoughts or perspectives other than what was traditional at the time) and a rejection of "Big Brother".

50+ years on, and monolithic groupthink (virtue signal to show you're part of the group!), heavy handed conformity (beat down if you're a Christian street preacher in CHAZ!) and zero tolerance for ideologies, thoughts or perspectives other than what was traditional at the time and an acceptance of "Big Brother" (Google, Facebook and massive spying on citizens under Obama are "Big Brother") is what the counterculture of yesteryear now embraces. They are "The Man" and they are "Big Brother".

I feel very fortunate that I can stand on the sidelines and actually see the transformation that occurred. It's sad that it happened, but it's not surprising at all given human nature.


^Agree with this.

There are a few voices on the left who will dare to take issue with the cult of woke, or at least point out that a cultural revolution based on identity politics is not the answer, but they have been pushed to the fringes.


Based on the avatar you have chosen,
I would have thought you were left-leaning.
My bad. :wink:



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17 Jun 2020, 6:18 am

Magna wrote:
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What happened to the left?
In my day, they used to be tree-huggers, literally.

What happened to the left's principles involving decency, compassion and the respect for all people? :scratch:


What happened to them? They've become what they hated most. The counterculture of the 1960s was a rejection of "The Man" (ie monolithic groupthink, heavy handed conformity and zero tolerance for ideologies, thoughts or perspectives other than what was traditional at the time) and a rejection of "Big Brother".


The Australian ABC is still in delusion about their diversity of ideas. 8O



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19 Jun 2020, 5:40 am

https://www.facebook.com/DailyCaller/vi ... 773617681/

https://www.facebook.com/16320318069829 ... 300437771/


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19 Jun 2020, 6:58 am

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https://www.facebook.com/DailyCaller/videos/704817773617681/

https://www.facebook.com/16320318069829 ... 300437771/


First vid: The guy who broke in, lit a fire, and stole stuff could be a right wing s**t disturber just trying to f**k things up in CHAZ for all we know from the video. Seems they were able to handle the situation and the guy left peacefully w/o a fight or shots fired.

Second vid.. reporter mobbed lol they’re from Fox News and got told to leave because they fabricate right wing fake news propaganda. Why wouldn’t you expect them to be marched out of CHAZ?


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19 Jun 2020, 3:21 pm

Pepe wrote:
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What happened to the left's principles involving decency, compassion and the respect for all people? :scratch:


They're gone with the wind.


:mrgreen:

"Gone With The Wind" axed because it has depictions of slavery.
I have trouble with this,
But I am not in the least surprised. :roll:

Where will the madness end? 8O


I have an old edition of the book. I wonder if I should burn it, or sell it on eBay for millions?


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19 Jun 2020, 3:45 pm

The left got tired of being pepper sprayed, vehicular homicides etc. It's not the conservatives who were dropping like flies lately. It was kids at school, black people & so on.

I don't really see the point of having a political faction of any kind that doesn't respond to this level of violence with a revolt. If people want nothing to do with a "free" society in which the executive government likes watching people kill each other in order to feed the military industrial complex, it's their prerogative & also their constitutional right.

I don't claim any association with the country I live in anymore & it exists to let me.


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19 Jun 2020, 7:05 pm

Cops got tire of being spit on and having rock and bricks thrown at them.


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19 Jun 2020, 7:13 pm

Hmm, maybe if cops did more protecting and serving instead of racial profiling, brutalizing & killing people wouldn’t be protesting them right now and no one would have ever considered throwing stuff at cops? :chin:


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19 Jun 2020, 7:18 pm

FOX Spews got caught editing photos to make it look like the CHAZ protesters are violent.

Also, why is it okay when right-wingers storm government buildings with loaded guns to protest, but when left-wingers (especially black leftists) protest with guns it's suddenly wrong?


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19 Jun 2020, 8:54 pm

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FOX Spews got caught editing photos to make it look like the CHAZ protesters are violent.

Also, why is it okay when right-wingers storm government buildings with loaded guns to protest, but when left-wingers (especially black leftists) protest with guns it's suddenly wrong?

So to disprove they violent they violently attack a local news reporter. Way to go.

It becomes nit ok when you decide to use the guns to prevent people to move around.

If maga hat people took over area of city and set up armed board guards I’d be equally against it.

Why’s it not oK for pro gun groups to gather with slung guns but it’s ok for leftist wearing masks to hid their identity to walk around guns at the ready.

The democrat party has been changing their ideas day to day. It’s so hard to keep track of it’s hypocrisy. It’s impossible to know where they stand tomorrow. I think if a mass shooting happen tomorrow all the people protesting to defund cops and hat cops would suddenly be demanding gun control and more cops like they do after every shooting.


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20 Jun 2020, 1:09 am

:lol:


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23 Jun 2020, 12:05 pm

Seattle Police Will Return To Precinct In Protest Zone, Mayor Says

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Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan says police will return to their East Precinct building, after a weekend in which three people were shot in the occupied zone known as the Capitol Hill Organized Protest, or CHOP. One of the victims died.

"In the near future, SPD will be peacefully returning to the East Precinct," Durkan said via Twitter, as she and Police Chief Carmen Best announced plans to take back control of the area formerly known as the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone.

Seattle police need to work from the precinct to "ensure public safety" and respond to emergency calls, Durkan said.

"It's time for people to go home," the mayor said, according to member station KUOW.

"The continued disorder, the violence, and the impacts on residents and businesses are not just at odds with a message of justice and equity, they cannot continue to occur," Durkan said.

The CHOP zone, which spans roughly six blocks, has become a hub of art and activism in the two weeks since police vacated the precinct building. But there also have been outbreaks of violence, particularly at night. Over the weekend, police and emergency workers who responded to calls of shootings were forced to stay on the fringes of the protest zone, which is outlined by street barricades.

A 19-year-old man was killed around 2:30 a.m. local time Saturday in a shooting that police say occurred in Cal Anderson Park — just around the corner from the East Precinct at 12th Avenue and Pine Street. That incident also left a 33-year-old man in critical condition.

"Officers attempted to locate a shooting victim but were met by a violent crowd that prevented [their] safe access to the victims," the Seattle Police Department said. "Officers were later informed that the victims, both males, had been transported to Harborview Medical Center by CHOP 'medics'."

When police arrived at the hospital, they learned that one of the shooting victims had died.

Late Sunday night, a 17-year-old was shot in the arm. That victim was also taken to the Harborview Medical Center by private vehicle, before first responders could reach him.

Protesters in the CHOP have listed three main demands: to cut funding for the Seattle police by 50%; to devote that money instead to community efforts such as restorative justice and health care, and to ensure that protesters are not charged with crimes. Protesters also have called for Durkan to resign.


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23 Jun 2020, 2:25 pm

Cause they left already. Blm already went in to wipe their print from area as they said.


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23 Jun 2020, 2:40 pm

I kinda figured that once the protesters got their fill of playing "Rebel Heroes" they would get bored and go home.


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23 Jun 2020, 3:15 pm

It only took how many dead now?


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23 Jun 2020, 11:24 pm

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I feel sorry for a whole been caught up in it. I’d be terrified if a group of people did this in my area and walked around with guns threatening people


And this is why liberals want gun control. They care about your safety and you wouldn't want someone unstable carrying a gun around threatening people.


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