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There's a word for it now - sportwashing.

Kind of a trivial point in my opinion. Sure, life isn't fair, that should be obvious to anyone with eyes, ears and a brain. The real point is hidden - once you accept that as a fact, what is it you do about it? This thread is somewhat of a continuation of an interesting discussion from a week or so ago about what makes an "activist" versus a "keyboard warrior" or whatever. The difference is "action". So going back to your point, for example, I accept that life isn't fair as a fact, and it inspires me to do whatever I can with my short time on this earth to make it a bit fairer in my particular little corner of the world. You on the other hand accept that life isn't fair, and rather than be inspired, you're daunted and instead choose to simply shrug your shoulders and use this as an excuse for not doing anything. Hence, you're a "keyboard warrior", while I'm an "activist". By the way, I don't think that there's anything wrong with either choice, simply because so much depends on individual circumstance. Seems to me that this is a bigger issue than simply "activist" versus "non-activist" because so much about whether one does anything about something is related to that individual's personal circumstances. In order for people to become activist about issues they care about, there needs to be a worldview that there is a point to doing something and that you're personally willing to be the one that does something about that even though you most likely won't get a tangible reward for it, and quite possibly will have to go through some difficult experiences along the way. This is the main difference, and it's more similar to the difference between cynicism and optimism. This is another reason why Conservatives will almost ALWAYS <deleted> on the people who are activist, because the very nature of Conservatism is to maintain the status quo and not be activist except in service of that cause.

Love this guy, it's about time someone popped up from the swamp and basically started singing. Can't believe nobody has quieted him with a lead muzzle given the number of people he's making upset by breaking the fourth wall.

This is another example of why one should be very wary of Wikipedia. I can already disprove the article, seeing as I know several Lao persons without Chinese ancestry who are businessmen. Anyone who has any sense whatsoever would immediately know this is utter <deleted>.

It's a typo. They're actually the team that deals with unfortunate foreign men who have been Bobbitted by their wives and had their members fed to ducks. The "No-Dick" Police.

Seems bad form to be cheering on someone who is apparently doing the same thing as you but was unfortunately caught whilst doing so.

This is to me problematic - not about yourself personally, as I don't know you nor have I recalled any posts of yours. Nor that your statement is incorrect, of course there are radicals on all sides, and even some sides that we as normal people probably don't even know exist. What's problematic is that here is an unambiguous article about a clear threat from the Right and, in all places, in Germany where it all went so bad in the past. An article that points out how this is just another example of the threats to democracy that are all emerging around the same time and from the same general political direction. The response of many from the Right is to downplay the seriousness of the incident and then to engage in "whataboutism". Your post was classic "whataboutism". Sure, there are some Left radicals/extremists that exist in this world. Why are you even mentioning them? What did they have to do with this incident? Why bring them up unless there's been a concerted effort from the Left to overthrow democratically elected governments? This is why I responded to your post. It is the same reason why we Lefties get upset with "All Lives Matter". Sure, of course, that was never in question and was never THE question. It's raised to reduce the impact of the BLM movement by trivializing what they're fighting against and it's raised by people who are not and have never been threatened in the same way.

Yeah, I suppose so. The biggest threat to the Baader-Meinhof Gang is Old Age.

Oh, so the fact that the "Far Left" exist is sufficient in your mind to equate it with the Far Right who have ALREADY IN THE LAST TWO YEARS ATTEMPTED TO OVERTHROW THREE DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED GOVERNMENTS?!?!?!?! Where are the Far Left you so fear? This is just bizarre. One example of what the Right believe to be the "Far Left" is Antifa, whom you will recall is a loosely-organized coalition of the Left (some Far Left, most not) that organize solely to oppose fascists. They have no political party, they don't attend Antifa rallies for their favoured politicians, they have basically one philosophy - to oppose fascists because they know there is only one language fascists understand; direct violence. So they protect the targets of the fascists (inevitably the marginalized) and engage in violence against the fascists who do the same. But you can't vote for them, they're not attempting to overthrow democracy, you can't even find a policy paper about their political positions. Because they don't have any other than to punch fascists in the face. One I heartily agree with.

Duuuuude. Baader-Meinhof? The 1970s just called and wondered why none of the people 50 years later undertaking terrorism are from the Left but people are still talking about it as if they are.

Yep, you sure are. Here's an article where they describe arresting a Far-Right plot to literally overthrow the German government and replace it with Fascists, and yet somehow or other there's some statement about the Far Left? Who? Where? What did they have to do with this? Where have the Far Left been organizing and undertaking coup d'etats like we have seen in two major Western democracies in the last two years? Answer: nowhere, nobody, never. The "Far Left" is a fantasy that was invented to make people forget just how extreme the Right has become.

Thanks for the reasonable reply. While I don't agree with his policies, at least you have provided a basis to do so if one has that political view.

And this is actually what everyone seems to not understand, including the Left. They won in 2016 BECAUSE of Comey and his egregious "error" that basically appeared to support the false claims of Trump that there were shenanigans with respect to Hilary's emails. So they were planning and hoping that the same thing would happen coming into 2020 with the Hunter Biden story as the bait to make everyone think something was up in the last minute. This is why they keep going on about that, this was the core strategy to swing the election at the last minute and they couldn't pull it off because the social media giants declined to blow the story up without government corroboration. This is why most Liberals are baffled by the whole Hunter Biden thing. They don't care about Hunter Biden, and don't understand why the Republicans keep talking about him. They wouldn't care at all if he was imprisoned for whatever things he may have done in his drug and alcohol binges. But they don't understand that he was critical to the entire Republican strategy to win in 2020 - they couldn't run on Donald's record (and never did, really), they always run AGAINST the other nominee; they don't care about policy and don't have any other than "p*** off the Libs" and "pay off the donors with massive tax breaks".

Just out of curiousity, what did you like about him as President?

Indeed! A true Trumper you are, seeing as you don't care what others think and just want your man in power regardless of the votes saying otherwise. You are aware that there are avenues for you to emigrate into the land you love, right? Not that you would agree with it, seeing as you are anti-immigration. Or perhaps you would, but only a certain shade of immigrant?

There's the problem - you're trying to listen to the posts. Try reading them instead, it will be much more enlightening.

So this isn't even "whataboutism" - it's whining about the LACK of whataboutism! LOL. Desperation taking hold amongst our MAGA friends.

So about that...I don't seem to recall you avoiding posting about him over the last several years when he was carrying water for the Right. He's apparently running for President again too, so a candidate for President who is supported by significant numbers of his party has just stated his support for tossing parts of the Constitution in the trash. Seems newsworthy to me, just because the rats are abandoning the sinking ship doesn't mean those of us observing it can't have fun watching them trying to latch onto the flotsam.

Doesn't facing something mean actually doing something about it? Doesn't look like there's any intention in that direction whatsoever.

It's not nor did I claim it was, and you know this perfectly well because you can read. It is a false claim, a lie, made up, perpetuated to cloud the narrative and even plant a seed that the Jews were complicit in their own destruction. Similarly, there are many other sorts of anti-Semitic tropes, including making light of the Holocaust ("if not for Hitler, there would be no Pad Thai"), claiming that because there are wealthy Jews that this is evidence of their conspiring together to control the economy or otherwise profit illegally, etc. etc. You've pretty much started spamming this discussion with a series of anti-Semitic tropes. I wonder why someone would do that in response to a thread about a bipolar man saying "I like Hitler". You might say it brought some of the cockroaches out of the woodwork I guess. Here's a guide to your blatant anti-Semitism so you can curate your selection of tropes to continue to pollute this thread with. It's a bit disappointing frankly that there is nobody to shut this down on this site. https://www.holocaustremembrance.com/resources/working-definitions-charters/working-definition-antisemitism

He has not. What technical paper has he written? What invention has he created? What advanced technical degree has he earned? He's a conman who has used his massive wealth to perpetuate a false narrative that is demonstrably built on lies as per my previous post.

There is no evidence that this is the case and the source of this was Russian misinformation. Whether he had some sort of obscure Jewish blood connection in his family tree had no impact whatsoever on his life or actions. So why do you even post this? What's the point? It's just contributing to the same sort of misinformation that lets anti-semitic tropes survive and thrive.

I think perhaps the most instructive thing from this mess is the contrast between the reactions to Kanye West and Brittney Spears. Brittney started exhibiting some bipolar-type behaviour (but NOTHING like this), had her entire fortune and means of making money taken away from her by her father and it took years for her to restore her own agency over her work and money. Kanye can do whatever he wants and nobody is doing a damn thing about it. Women are treated like chattel in the USA.

Sorry to burst your bubble but...Elon is just another conman like the rest. Why make such obvious lies about your credentials when they can be so easily checked? What do you think about someone who willingly lies about the most basic facts about their own education to project an incorrect persona? Who does it remind you of recently? Narcissm, privilege, inherited wealth, misogyny, he's got it all!

You may well have your opportunity if you walk around enough. Your opportunity to be disappointed, that is. The only ones who receive consequences here are the powerless as you already know. You'd have to have deep pockets and a few "phu yai" on your side if you want to actually mete out some consequences to someone with even a modicum of connection. Anyone beyond the lowest tiers would easily be able to stretch this out long enough to enjoy a nice jig on your bones.