You don't know the arguments, do you? You call yourself educated? The Enlightenment legacy can be seen all around us: individualism, international commerce and trade, moral cosmopolitanism, freedom of the press and a culture of publicity, technological modernity, the valorization of expertise, and on and on. All of these are bogeymen to the Left and they wish to free our society from their oppression.
The concept of "race" was birthed by the Enlightenment. Before that, there wasn't any racism, just Christians and heathens. But the white man came up with the idea there is "objective truth" and used it to oppress peoples of color. The Enlightenment's ontology, rooted in the new science of the 17th century, created a vision of human beings in nature which provided weapons to a new race-based ideology which would have been impossible without the Enlightenment.
The entire idea behind today's Left-wing thought is that there is no objective truth, only differing points of view, all equally valid. For example, there is no valid genetic basis for human intelligence, there are merely different kinds of intelligence. Native Americans do poorly at intelligence tests designed for whites, but excel at tests designed to measure storytelling intelligence.
White supremacy as enabled by the Enlightenment is most commonly conceptualized as a way for lower-class whites to feel socially superior to people from other ethnic backgrounds. More important, though, white supremacy is a tried-and-tested means for upper class whites to grow their wealth and power. This thought is all over the place on the Left and I am astonished that you are not familiar with it.
This is precisely the sort of thing that workers do in China. It's funny, as I read the summary I thought "Chinese culture is spreading to America?" only to find out it was indeed in China. Yeah, the workers are paid shit and view it as their obligation to make money however they can. Men in particular are viewed as pack mules whose job it is to make money for an entire family. The family ruthlessly badgers the man to make more, make more, make more. When he makes more, they spend more. It never ends.
When he can't make enough in salary, they badger him to - not exactly steal? But use whatever position he has to utilize the employer's resources to make money for his family. Selling data is right up this alley. You can't even call it theft because nobody lost anything. It's win-win: the merchants sell more, the worker makes money he turns over to his family, the family can afford to purchase status symbols that make them look good in the eyes of people they know. This is actually a "good" case because nobody got hurt. Typically in a situation like this some middle manager substitutes shoddy materials in a product and pockets the difference, which can and does result in harm to real people.
Africa will never be big as a labor source. African nations have weak rule of law, weak courts that can resolve business disputes, weak safety for the businessmen traveling about, poor infrastructure, anti-business governments that see foreign businesses as something to squeeze money from, the list goes on. Until this changes, African labor won't happen. Even the Chinese have to bring their own workers along and insist on immunity from local laws so they can build their own trains.
I remember dealing with Southwestern Bell in the 90s. Their idea of "redundant circuit" was two wires in the same conduit. Guess how we discovered this?
So? California is putting its money where its mouth is. Those who have more should give to those who have less. Californians constantly preach this, and it is wonderful to see them put their ideas into action.
Bitching about "undeserving" people getting "your" money is something that conservatives do. Luckily Californians are all in favor of wealth redistribution from the rich to the poor.
The whole Trump is a Nazi thing is so old and busted and contradicted by evidence. Why aren't you in a camp? Trump is such a terrifying Nazi dictator that literally nobody fears speaking out against him. His media coverage is 90% negative. Nazis get 100% approval from the press.
So the deep State exists and isn't a conspiracy theory! Excellent, we're making real progress here! A year ago people said it was utterly stupid that there was an unelected government that represents its own interests to the harm of our people.
CNN hides behind a mask of objectivity to lie and distort the news. They're political partisans. There's a reason they got called the Clinton News Network.
I read manuals. I *like* manuals. They tell you how to operate the products you buy! That people won't read them is a real disappointment. The real surprise here is the negative emotional reaction. WTF? How do you get upset by reading about useful information?
This is why it is California's great pride to contribute so much to the federal budget, and take so little in return. CA keeps other, poorer states solvent when absent that help, those states would not be able to fund their social welfare recipients. What a great state, so unselfish and willing to help. Other states would take a transactional attitude: I did for you, now you do for me. Fortunately the good people of California don't believe in that kind of right wing bullshit. To each according to his needs, from each according to his abilities. The founding statement of socialism, which California is firmly putting into practice.
Where'd we get the idea we can tell other countries how to run their own affairs? We're not exactly models of lawful behavior. You know we're promoting the civil war in Yemen right now, right? And allied with headchopping Islamist terrorists in Syria, right? Because we are. How do we get off telling anyone else what to do? Let's gain some moral authority by cleaning up our own act first. Afterwards we might be able to criticize others, but no sooner.
If only our mainstream media hadn't flushed their credibility down the toilet by openly supporting the most openly corrupt candidate to ever run for president, we might have had a chance. But no. They aren't impartial truth tellers, they are political activists. It sure sucks they decided to do this, but I suppose we'll come out stronger in the end. When random people on YouTube have better analysis and more accurate reporting, why turn on the TV?
They're precisely like the rest of the mainstream media. You don't trust anything they say without verifying it first. If CNN said shit tastes good you'd try a mouthful, right?
I am not remotely in favor of social justice and certainly do not make war on its enemies. Did you hear the latest? An SJW called for radical feminists to be put into gulags and reeducated. For real. https://www.joe.co.uk/news/lgb...
As hilarious and as ironic as this would be, I'm not in favor of it. Feminists should be allowed to speak, even though what they say is harmful and abhorrent. I believe in free speech. SJWs believe speech is violence and it is appropriate to respond with violence.
The only ones doing any censorship are the Left. The Right is firmly in favor of free speech. You know, Enlightenment values, the ones the Left rejected as racist and sexist.
1. That's whataboutism that does nothing to refute the premise. 2. I have been endlessly lectured about how the EU is BETTER than all those other governments. Now you're saying it's the same but far less democratic? You're arguing against yourself...and losing.
Things are better today in China than they have ever been in history. Every day, it just gets better. Why would they have a problem with that? Their elites are the smart people in society. Don't we all wish for that? Heck, the New York Times has written wistful editorials admiring the Chinese system and their ability to get things done without that pesky democracy getting in the way. What's wrong with the situation in China?
They're buying status. To people who have status, it seems ludicrous. It's like how well-off people think working class values are bizarre and alien. When you have a meal, who cares if you get enough to be full? What matters is the presentation!
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You don't know the arguments, do you? You call yourself educated? The Enlightenment legacy can be seen all around us: individualism, international commerce and trade, moral cosmopolitanism, freedom of the press and a culture of publicity, technological modernity, the valorization of expertise, and on and on. All of these are bogeymen to the Left and they wish to free our society from their oppression.
The concept of "race" was birthed by the Enlightenment. Before that, there wasn't any racism, just Christians and heathens. But the white man came up with the idea there is "objective truth" and used it to oppress peoples of color. The Enlightenment's ontology, rooted in the new science of the 17th century, created a vision of human beings in nature which provided weapons to a new race-based ideology which would have been impossible without the Enlightenment.
The entire idea behind today's Left-wing thought is that there is no objective truth, only differing points of view, all equally valid. For example, there is no valid genetic basis for human intelligence, there are merely different kinds of intelligence. Native Americans do poorly at intelligence tests designed for whites, but excel at tests designed to measure storytelling intelligence.
White supremacy as enabled by the Enlightenment is most commonly conceptualized as a way for lower-class whites to feel socially superior to people from other ethnic backgrounds. More important, though, white supremacy is a tried-and-tested means for upper class whites to grow their wealth and power. This thought is all over the place on the Left and I am astonished that you are not familiar with it.
This is precisely the sort of thing that workers do in China. It's funny, as I read the summary I thought "Chinese culture is spreading to America?" only to find out it was indeed in China. Yeah, the workers are paid shit and view it as their obligation to make money however they can. Men in particular are viewed as pack mules whose job it is to make money for an entire family. The family ruthlessly badgers the man to make more, make more, make more. When he makes more, they spend more. It never ends.
When he can't make enough in salary, they badger him to - not exactly steal? But use whatever position he has to utilize the employer's resources to make money for his family. Selling data is right up this alley. You can't even call it theft because nobody lost anything. It's win-win: the merchants sell more, the worker makes money he turns over to his family, the family can afford to purchase status symbols that make them look good in the eyes of people they know. This is actually a "good" case because nobody got hurt. Typically in a situation like this some middle manager substitutes shoddy materials in a product and pockets the difference, which can and does result in harm to real people.
Africa will never be big as a labor source. African nations have weak rule of law, weak courts that can resolve business disputes, weak safety for the businessmen traveling about, poor infrastructure, anti-business governments that see foreign businesses as something to squeeze money from, the list goes on. Until this changes, African labor won't happen. Even the Chinese have to bring their own workers along and insist on immunity from local laws so they can build their own trains.
I remember dealing with Southwestern Bell in the 90s. Their idea of "redundant circuit" was two wires in the same conduit. Guess how we discovered this?
Bitching about "undeserving" people getting "your" money is something that conservatives do. Luckily Californians are all in favor of wealth redistribution from the rich to the poor.
So, you realize things are better for humanity than they have ever been in history, right? Because they are.
This whole, "*whine* but it's not perfect" attitude needs to die in a fire.
The whole Trump is a Nazi thing is so old and busted and contradicted by evidence. Why aren't you in a camp? Trump is such a terrifying Nazi dictator that literally nobody fears speaking out against him. His media coverage is 90% negative. Nazis get 100% approval from the press.
So the deep State exists and isn't a conspiracy theory! Excellent, we're making real progress here! A year ago people said it was utterly stupid that there was an unelected government that represents its own interests to the harm of our people.
CNN hides behind a mask of objectivity to lie and distort the news. They're political partisans. There's a reason they got called the Clinton News Network.
When you bomb school buses full of children in Yemen, you have no standing to criticize others. None.
You joking? The media came out as full on partisans for Hillary Clinton. They made it very clear who we must vote for, a corrupt piece of shit.
I read manuals. I *like* manuals. They tell you how to operate the products you buy! That people won't read them is a real disappointment. The real surprise here is the negative emotional reaction. WTF? How do you get upset by reading about useful information?
This is why it is California's great pride to contribute so much to the federal budget, and take so little in return. CA keeps other, poorer states solvent when absent that help, those states would not be able to fund their social welfare recipients. What a great state, so unselfish and willing to help. Other states would take a transactional attitude: I did for you, now you do for me. Fortunately the good people of California don't believe in that kind of right wing bullshit. To each according to his needs, from each according to his abilities. The founding statement of socialism, which California is firmly putting into practice.
Dude, you need help. Maybe take a break from posting for a while.
Where'd we get the idea we can tell other countries how to run their own affairs? We're not exactly models of lawful behavior. You know we're promoting the civil war in Yemen right now, right? And allied with headchopping Islamist terrorists in Syria, right? Because we are. How do we get off telling anyone else what to do? Let's gain some moral authority by cleaning up our own act first. Afterwards we might be able to criticize others, but no sooner.
If only our mainstream media hadn't flushed their credibility down the toilet by openly supporting the most openly corrupt candidate to ever run for president, we might have had a chance. But no. They aren't impartial truth tellers, they are political activists. It sure sucks they decided to do this, but I suppose we'll come out stronger in the end. When random people on YouTube have better analysis and more accurate reporting, why turn on the TV?
They're precisely like the rest of the mainstream media. You don't trust anything they say without verifying it first. If CNN said shit tastes good you'd try a mouthful, right?
As hilarious and as ironic as this would be, I'm not in favor of it. Feminists should be allowed to speak, even though what they say is harmful and abhorrent. I believe in free speech. SJWs believe speech is violence and it is appropriate to respond with violence.
The only ones doing any censorship are the Left. The Right is firmly in favor of free speech. You know, Enlightenment values, the ones the Left rejected as racist and sexist.
Read: applause for the deep State. WTF dude it's not a crazy conspiracy theory. https://www.washingtonpost.com...
Seriously? The Nazi thing again? Trump moved the US embassy to Jerusalem. Worst Hitler ever!
Man, if you said this on facebook, twitter, or YouTube you'd be banned. How is it dog whistle racism like this doesn't get deleted from Slashdot?
1. That's whataboutism that does nothing to refute the premise. 2. I have been endlessly lectured about how the EU is BETTER than all those other governments. Now you're saying it's the same but far less democratic? You're arguing against yourself...and losing.
Things are better today in China than they have ever been in history. Every day, it just gets better. Why would they have a problem with that? Their elites are the smart people in society. Don't we all wish for that? Heck, the New York Times has written wistful editorials admiring the Chinese system and their ability to get things done without that pesky democracy getting in the way. What's wrong with the situation in China?
They're buying status. To people who have status, it seems ludicrous. It's like how well-off people think working class values are bizarre and alien. When you have a meal, who cares if you get enough to be full? What matters is the presentation!