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DaddySatyr -> RE: Lets Talk about where Donald Trump gets his information (2/24/2017 12:00:21 PM)
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Wow! So much to deal with, here. First, how condescending does this paragraph sound:
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ORIGINAL: GaryWilcox
No, I don't keep trying to convince people science is real. I look at that and see people who argue with scientists and academics arrogantly and think, you are the heirs of Rush Limbaugh. That level of denial is not worth trying to fix.
? Not even worth the effort to try to save them? I wonder ... Are Syrian refugees "worth the effort of trying to 'fix'?" So ... where do you draw your line? is it just people who oppose your viewpoint or is it all people that need help?
Well, it is amazing how leftists are soooo in love with science until you ask a scientist (hard sciences; not the "soft" ones): "How many genders are there?" or, if you ask those proponents of the "overwhelming, 97% of scientists ..." where the list of all the climate scientists resides.
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ORIGINAL: GaryWilcox
There isn't a preponderance of evidence that Muslims are all evil. There are no connection between these events. So posting them is an attempt to paint a negative impression of Muslims based on the actions of a few. That is Islamophobia. If I posted with the same kind of vigor about the awful things alleged Christians do, it would only serve to condemn Christianity, and would be manipulation on my part.
Preponderance of evidence? I have read the entire Qur'on (back in the 90s, before the rise of Al Qaeda/DAESH) and I have read it quite a few times, since then. While the Judeo-Christian Bible is full of explanations about why certain groups of people had to be killed (as an after-thought), the Qur'on extolls the virtues of killing the non-virtuous as an on-going endeavor and an easy ticket to "Heaven".
Would you say that anyone that reads "Mein Kampf" on a daily basis and idolizes Adolph Hitler might be a danger (especially a group of those someones)? I would. So, the Jihadis that read their blood-stained book are a danger, also.
You'll notice, please, that I use "Islamic jihadists" or "Jihadis". I have NEVER claimed that all Muslims are evil, but all those that are forced to "study" in Madrasses and are force-fed a literal interpretation of the Qur'on ARE a serious threat to the Western way of life (which includes that pluralism that leftists claim to champion).
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ORIGINAL: GaryWilcox
People on the right are not of one voice. There are many different levels of conservatism. Unfortunately, there's been years of abandoning the value of truth, to the point that people have been telling themselves war is peace, ignorance is strength, and freedom is slavery. It was a natural situation for Trump and his allies to exploit. So there's a large number of conservatives who now argue against the color of the sky for their own needs. However, as seen with the waving of the Russian Trump flags, the right is not a total consensus right now.
... and thank God for that. I am not and have never been a conservative or a supporter of President Trump. I am glad that there are "different levels of conservatism". I will give you a little glimpse into my mind: the most relevant thing I've heard in the last six months is a little video that can be found on PragerU.com by a gentleman of whom I am a fan, Dave Rubin. The video is called: "Why I Left the Left".
In case you don't know, Dave started out as part of "The Young Turds" and couldn't follow where Cenk was heading.
The phrase that Mr. Rubin has been using a lot, lately is: "I realized that defending my Liberal values has become a conservative position."
Another interesting take would be a youtube "series" called: "Leaving The Left", particularly the story that Penn Gillette tells.
Michael
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