RE: Were social justice warriors responsible for the election outcome?
November 15, 2016 at 10:55 pm
(This post was last modified: November 15, 2016 at 10:56 pm by Aristocatt.)
A lot of people here seem to think that SJW's are the only people that can't be talked to.
I'd argue that there are veins of conservatism that are similarly difficult to talk to. The moment you mention that you might want to see taxes increased, or suggest that Obama was even a halfway decent president, you become a "libtard" and the discussion ends.
I'm generalizing my own experiences here(so take this with a grain of salt), but it seems like the "alt-right"(maybe not the best term) and I guess I will call it the "regressive left" are just those that yell the loudest. It seems to me that this kind of stuff creates a positive feedback loop. It's similar to how it can be hard on some forums to maintain a neutral stance in a polarized discussion. Eventually one side bothers you enough, and another side is at least marginally similar enough to your stance that there is a temptation to distance yourself from one position and step closer to another. Especially if the side that you don't fully agree with is gas lighting you at every turn.
I'd argue that there are veins of conservatism that are similarly difficult to talk to. The moment you mention that you might want to see taxes increased, or suggest that Obama was even a halfway decent president, you become a "libtard" and the discussion ends.
I'm generalizing my own experiences here(so take this with a grain of salt), but it seems like the "alt-right"(maybe not the best term) and I guess I will call it the "regressive left" are just those that yell the loudest. It seems to me that this kind of stuff creates a positive feedback loop. It's similar to how it can be hard on some forums to maintain a neutral stance in a polarized discussion. Eventually one side bothers you enough, and another side is at least marginally similar enough to your stance that there is a temptation to distance yourself from one position and step closer to another. Especially if the side that you don't fully agree with is gas lighting you at every turn.
