Ding Ding Ding, we have a winner.This thread proves that both sides are mirror images of each other
Ding Ding Ding, we have a winner.This thread proves that both sides are mirror images of each other
Oh and also 99.95% of public education and universities are under liberal ideological control.Would like to see the 411 on this, Mr 311.
Yeah we need more private schools where they all wear the same clothes & pray to their sky fairies during the day. That will make everything better!Oh and also 99.95% of public education and universities are under liberal ideological control.
So educated people, people who cover politics (journalists), people who work in science, people who work in arts and entertainment, people who work in academia, people who work in sports, people who work in the public sector all want and prefer progressive/liberal policies and only those on government (you said congress and the SCOTUS are the last bastions of “conservatism)?Oh and also 99.95% of public education and universities are under liberal ideological control.
I don't understand the reference. I don't bring up Trump in front of most of these blue people I talk about because it ruins the mood no matter what we're doing. THEY bring him up.
I usually try and change the subject by saying "if y'all would have listened to me and voted for Gary Johnson none of this would have happened".
That's a very exact figure. Here's a bonus for you: The founding fathers were liberal, too.Oh and also 99.95% of public education and universities are under liberal ideological control.
I was referring to your comment that it's you who usually says something about Biden and presumably Trump because.... it's funny. I wonder if part of the issue is that what you think is funny isn't shared.
Political jokes by funny people sometimes don't land, political jokes by unfunny people are even harder, is the gist of what I was getting at.
If your “red friends” think Biden is a socialist, they are morons.You made the mistake of assuming I do it with Trump also. Which I don't because, again, they get wildly pissed off and angry. I will say stuff to my red friends like "did you have a watch party for the state of the union address by your bestie Biden?" and they laugh and say something along the lines of 'f*ck that socialist prick! Need a beer?' as they just move on with their lives. Everyone likes it as it's friendly banter.
Mentioning Trump to my family doesn't result in friendly banter. It results in a shit mood for the rest of the occasion and, frankly, that's childish and dumb. My left friends, mostly family, let politics run their lives. I also don't want them to start talking about 'white privilege' so I don't bring it up. I have had two different family members message me on FB (dumb in the first place) about how I need to recognize my 'white privilege'. I don't even hardly use FB so it was completely random. Politics run their lives. It's sad.
EDIT: My red friends f with me also about Gary Johnson. It's friendly banter.
If your “red friends” think Biden is a socialist, they are morons.
You made the mistake of assuming I do it with Trump also. Which I don't because, again, they get wildly pissed off and angry. I will say stuff to my red friends like "did you have a watch party for the state of the union address by your bestie Biden?" and they laugh and say something along the lines of 'f*ck that socialist prick! Need a beer?' as they just move on with their lives. Everyone likes it as it's friendly banter.
Mentioning Trump to my family doesn't result in friendly banter. It results in a shit mood for the rest of the occasion and, frankly, that's childish and dumb. My left friends, mostly family, let politics run their lives. I also don't want them to start talking about 'white privilege' so I don't bring it up. I have had two different family members message me on FB (dumb in the first place) about how I need to recognize my 'white privilege'. I don't even hardly use FB so it was completely random. Politics run their lives. It's sad.
EDIT: My red friends f with me also about Gary Johnson. It's friendly banter.
Again, I have zero problem maintaining friendships with conservative leaning friends who share the actual reality based world we live in. Idiots who say shit like “Biden is a socialist” or “Trump is a Nazi” I will not hang out with, because I don’t hang with morons.Maybe, maybe not. That's not the point.
I agree Biden isn't a socialist and I think they would also agree with that. Again, friendly banter.
If that's all you took from this thread, you need some help. Maybe Chris can help you understand how to look at things objectively.
If your “red friends” think Biden is a socialist, they are morons.
I also don’t hang with people who think they’re funny and fail miserably. 🙂It sounds to me like it wasn't a genuine observation, rather it's how they try humor. Which everyone has their own version, I guess.
I don't have a single friend/family member who I would consider today's conservative (meaning a die hard Trumper) that is ever happy. They are always pissed off about something the imagine is being done to slight them.
A few of my blue friends/family are similar, but overall they are far happier and more relaxed.
The biggest difference that I can find, those I know who are red watch a TON of cable news (guess which channel) and those who are blue are watching sitcoms, sports, whatever else.
Thoughts on this? Some highlights; while this country is about 50-50 liberal vs. conservative, liberals tend to donate more and protest more, i.e., they care more about politics, which leads to entities becoming more liberal.
Liberals also tend to care more about politics in regards to their friendships; i.e., it's tougher for a liberal to be friends with a conservative than vice versa.
I'd say there are points in the article that I see play out on this board; for some I'd go so far as to say have an unhealthy obsession with politics.
Why is Everything Liberal?
Cardinal Preferences Explain Why All Institutions are Wokerichardhanania.substack.com
Exactly the opposite perspective.I have a lot of family and friends from both sides of the isle and, as far as I can tell, the red friends are generally happier. And by happier, I mean they're the ones that, again as a general blanket statement that is not applicable to everyone, don't get bent out of shape so easily about little shit or shit they cannot control.
A lot of my blue friends seem angry at society in general and go off the deep end over a LOT of stuff they have no control over or just the slightest thing.
Many of my blue friends cannot stand the thought of Trump, anything republican, etc. and get very angy/upset.
My blue friends don't like the thought of Obama/Biden, anything democrat, but they'll, generally, just say "guys an idiot" and move on.
I find this strange.
Well, you're friends with me, so....I also don’t hang with people who think they’re funny and fail miserably. 🙂
I think part of it depends on age, and how into politics people were before Trump. The “Red Rage” seems more present in older folks. In the younger people, I find it in those that didn’t give a damn about politics until Trump. Somehow, he convinced them that he was going to fight for them where nobody else has.
And this is the point many of us are trying to make.I will say Trump devotees are a different breed. And I will say they're more of the Facebook friends that I've had to put on ignore. But they seem less political and more susceptible to conspiracy.
I was shocked and dismayed by the Capitol storming; I confess I was completely oblivious to all that QAnon stuff going on. Couldn't even tell you what that was about before 1/6.
Well laughing AT someone still counts 😉Well, you're friends with me, so....
Jesus Christ are you two seriously trying to score points against each other about which team, red or blue, is happier? When did we become a society of 16 year old girls?
This thread proves that both sides are mirror images of each other
NotNo kidding on both of these. Truly shocking that one would feel the people that align with them are happier then proceed to argue about it with the other side. This thread is awesome.
My belief. If your life is so revolved around politics that you really give a shit about this, you are a pretty miserable person.
I hate to throw loved ones under the bus... but my parents have completely transformed. They have supported some truly great people that were also Republican politicians. The allegiance to Trump, I just don’t get it. Bob Dole, Mitt Romney, John McCain, GWB 1... numerous others who acted with and deserve respect, but Trump is the one that is getting white masking tape changing the last “0” in 2020 to a “4”? Huh?I'm with you. The older Republicans I know are the rage, fear and "end of America" types. Angry all the time. The younger Republicans I know were mostly clueless on politics prior to Trump and now they are the folks that still have the "F$CK YOUR FEELINGS" and "NO MORE BULLSH!T" and Trump Train signs and flags still hanging up, on their vehicles, wear MAGA hats and just want to "own libs" at every turn.
The hyperbole is strong with this. If liberals were as fully in control of all this like you claim - pretty sure conservative media is a tad more than 5%, Fox News alone...., then conservatives would be truly screwed.1. Liberals control 95% of media.
2. Liberals control 100% of Hollywood/ entertainment
3. Liberals control big corporations. The ones they don't control will eventually get cancelled unless they bow to the woke liberal culture mob.
4. Liberals are slowly gaining control over sports. Watch ESPN for 30 seconds.
The two things the liberals don't fully control...
1. The U.S. Senate - Liberals are currently passing laws to add states to gain permanent control.
2. U.S. Supreme Court - Liberals are currently looking to add just magically enough new members to gain control for probably for the next 50 years.
Yep. My experience on social media is that conservatives are constantly aggrieved and posting political memes and rants about such issues, and that liberals are more likely just to post cat videos and clips of their favorite musicians. My more liberal family members and friends almost always avoid engaging their more conservative friends at all on political issues, for fear of damaging relationships. That is just my experience, but it is a daily one.Exactly the opposite perspective.
Conservatives don't know how to have a conversation without Fear and Rage. Immigrants. LBGTQ. Muslims. Election "fraud". BLM. How "persecuted" they are on social media (a message which, ironically, I can't seem to escape on social media)
I can name 10 liberal media outlets without even thinking about it. Liberals can only name Fox News.The hyperbole is strong with this. If liberals were as fully in control of all this like you claim - pretty sure conservative media is a tad more than 5%, Fox News alone...., then conservatives would be truly screwed.
Oh, come on. OANN, Newsmax, the Blaze, Breitbart, the Onion (oops, tough to tell the difference at times). I always laugh at complaints about "the media" and Hollywood reflecting some liberal conspiracy or stranglehold. Nothing is precluding conservative voices from starting their own outlets. My personal, admittedly overgeneralized perception is that liberal people are more likely to be interested in the arts, teaching, and writing, while conservative people are more interested in finance, sales, and the trades. That may have caused what some perceive to be an imbalance. Nothing is precluding anyone from changing this.I can name 10 liberal media outlets without even thinking about it. Liberals can only name Fox News.
But Fox News is like 85 scholarships. Axios is only 5.5 schollies and they have to give partials to fill the roster.I can name 10 liberal media outlets without even thinking about it. Liberals can only name Fox News.
Oh, come on. OANN, Newsmax, the Blaze, Breitbart, the Onion (oops, tough to tell the difference at times). I always laugh at complaints about "the media" and Hollywood reflecting some liberal conspiracy or stranglehold. Nothing is precluding conservative voices from starting their own outlets. My personal, admittedly overgeneralized perception is that liberal people are more likely to be interested in the arts and writing, while conservative people are more interested in finance and the trades. That may have caused what some perceive to be an imbalance. Nothing is precluding anyone from changing this.
If your “red friends” think Biden is a socialist, they are morons.
Thoughts on this? Some highlights; while this country is about 50-50 liberal vs. conservative, liberals tend to donate more and protest more, i.e., they care more about politics, which leads to entities becoming more liberal.
Liberals also tend to care more about politics in regards to their friendships; i.e., it's tougher for a liberal to be friends with a conservative than vice versa.
I'd say there are points in the article that I see play out on this board; for some I'd go so far as to say have an unhealthy obsession with politics.
Why is Everything Liberal?
Cardinal Preferences Explain Why All Institutions are Wokerichardhanania.substack.com
Before the Orange Turd's reign, Fox News and Limbaugh's campaigns, wing nuts nitwits never heard of socialism. Shit, they still have no idea what it is or what it means. Throw out a mean sounding buzz word, and they're all in.
Did you mention big tech?Oh and also 99.95% of public education and universities are under liberal ideological control.
To be fair, in the context of things, a truly great all-white starting 5 championship-winning basketball team would probably be more of an unbelievable feat than what Texas Western did back in the '60s.We need more media members talking about how great all-white basketball teams would be. Then people like you would love the media. Next season may be tough for you, a lot of the white guys from last years Hawks team are gone.
Add it to the big liberal majority!Did you mention big tech?
Last I checked, the Dims lost seats in the House in '20 and it's basically a standoff in the Senate. So, where's that big majority you speak of? BAU from you, Tory.Add it to the big liberal majority!
Shit, the war’s over Lebowski, and this time the Libs have won! 😂
Again, I have zero problem maintaining friendships with conservative leaning friends who share the actual reality based world we live in. Idiots who say shit like “Biden is a socialist” or “Trump is a Nazi” I will not hang out with, because I don’t hang with morons.