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    The Weird Rise of the ‘Post-Left’

    in The Political Re-Education Camp

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    10 minutes ago, CitizenVectron said:

     

    I'm fairly ignorant on this issue, but I do remember reading some years ago about some people in the deaf community being divided on their children being able to hear, and if they should have the right to decide if their children would be deaf, as otherwise they wouldn't be a part of it with them. I was...deeply uncomfortable with the discussion.

     

    The deaf community is wild. It was more should their also deaf kids have hearing implants, not making them deaf when they otherwise wouldn't be, which is kind of the same thing I guess? That whole debate is largely due to the community being very insular and as a result developed a very rich culture they don't want to lose with the next generation.

     

    Even within my own disability, assuming equal access to newborn screening and genetic treatments, Gen A is probably the last generation to experience type 2 and 3 Spinal Muscular Atrophy, which is amazing but also kind of sad because the SMA community has a very strong culture of adaptation. Is that loss justification for denying treatment, absolutely not. 

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    The Weird Rise of the ‘Post-Left’

    in The Political Re-Education Camp

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    57 minutes ago, SuperSpreader said:

    Looked up BIID, wtffff

     

    52 minutes ago, TUFKAK said:

    Also I just looked up biid and I may have found my line but that’s my initial reaction I’ll definitely have to research more.

     

    Yeah, they're fun to run into online. I have no doubt they're mentally ill but everyone I ran into online has turned out to be a massive con artist and emotionally manipulative. A lot of the anger is in part because a lot of disabled people struggle to accept their disability due to the social limitations and therefore are upset someone would want that for themselves, but also the idea that they might access extremely limited disability services and accommodations.

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    The Weird Rise of the ‘Post-Left’

    in The Political Re-Education Camp

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    5 hours ago, SuperSpreader said:

     

    I don't think we needed to accept anything. But I think making a public mockery of it was too far. I don't agree with it but it seemed over the top response wise. Like let's make an example out of this one because it doesn't actually address any systemic issues and it's tabloid fun. I feel like the response itself was racist too. Like what she did was weird and wrong but there was a little bit of "lmao someone would actually want to be black" tinge to it. Like if a black woman acts white she's refined, but the other way around is unacceptable because black culture itself is not accepted. I dunno, everyone sucks. 

     

    Wasn't most of the criticism from black people themselves upset she was claiming to be experiencing the same oppression? In the disability community those with body integrity identity disorder (BIID) are rejected hard because many feel it is an insult to the true experience of whatever disability they identify with. If I'm upstairs in a burning building, I am completely reliant on others to carry me out, but if someone with BIID is in the same situation, they'll get up out of the wheelchair and walk down the stairs (those with BIID in wheelchairs somehow always identify as a T-4 Para, a pretty simple to manage disability, even then they'll feel their ass hurt and aren't at risk of dying from a pressure sore). 

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    The Weird Rise of the ‘Post-Left’

    in The Political Re-Education Camp

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    I think a lot of this is the result Bernie losing and a clear leader of the progressive movement not being obvious. That loss of leadership scattered the left and opened up the left to the same grift that made MAGA popular, essentially when you tie the anti establishment that they both share. A lot of like the Dore and Bree types are probably progressive, but they're so anti establishment they view MAGA as an ally. Dore, before leaving TYT, said he wanted Trump to win because things would get so bad it would unify the left against establishment liberals who created the conditions for a Trump to rise. Bernie losing again despite Trump winning in 2016 turned them all extremely bitter and more extreme against the establishment, an extremism that the algo boosts, and right wing media funders are more than happy to bankroll (including Russians funding the Greyzone types).

     

    Dave Chappelle gets cancelled into four more Netflix specials

    in The Performing Arts Centre

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    How Dave Chappelle Fights the Culture War From the Stage

    WWW.WSJ.COM
    Chappelle sold more tickets in the past year than any other comedian despite repeated controversies and blowback. Now he’s planning to open his own comedy clubs.

     

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    > In San Antonio, he took the stage in a sleeveless shirt with his last name across the chest and started in on his notoriety for LGBTQ material. “That’s the old me. I’ve got a whole new show tonight. Tonight I’m going to do all handicapped jokes.” After a roar of laughter, he said, “They’re not as organized as the gays.”

     

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    California Pizza Huts Going Carry Out Only at the End of February

    in The Political Re-Education Camp

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    11 hours ago, Keyser_Soze said:

     

    They also jack up the price so it cost double than it normally would. Imagine ordering a $7 pizza and then it cost $15 to get it delivered. If it was delivered from the pizza place they allegedly include the delivery fee in the price but it's generally not much.

     

    This should hurt Pizza Hut in the long run but never underestimate lazy people.

     

    One night I compared the local pizza place's delivery service vs DoorDash (same place, order, and tip), was only $1 difference. 

    Россия invades Україна | UPDATE (14 May 2024) - Russia launches new invasion from the north into Kharkiv, soon to launch second corridor into Sumy. Situation is dire

    in The Political Re-Education Camp

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    2 minutes ago, mclumber1 said:

     

    IF Ukraine agreed to such concessions, it would have to accompanied by some sort of mutual defense agreement with the US and European allies, as well as a guaranteed path to NATO and EU membership.

     

    NATO would have to agree to park a couple Brigades in Ukraine for that guarantee to be seen as real. 

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