E Jean Carrol (seen below) has been awarded $5M for not being raped..
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Believe All Women!!
Interesting to see how this goes.
I watched the Tucker video, and how he said there are things you can't say on a given channel, and it reminded me of two things. Tucker is implying that there is a "they" out there that controls the narrative. I have two real life experiences that speak to that, but the "they" varies. "They" are many people who disagree with each other.
One was, about 7 or 8 years ago, I was in an ongoing social media debate with a guy I was going to church with. I noticed he would, on social media, play nice with certain people, prominent people, from all accross the country, people that he personally would not let watch his kids, and ideas that I knew he personally opposed. And if I commented on any of this on social media, he would defend these people, and then avoid me at church right afterward. But then a week or two later, back to normal. One day I asked myself why, then it hit me. These prominent people who end up commenting and mega-dittoing his social media - they donate money to the charitable organization that he works for, and to other related organizations. He's not in charge of any of these organizations. If bossman says these donors belong in the balloon, he can't kick them out. If he says "but I disagree with the theology of these donors," bossman will tell him to go start his own charity. This is his life. I was on social media to shoot the [BLEEP]. He was on it for his job, and I was in the way. I assume it works the same in politics as theology. Anyhow, years later, the guy's still all over social media but all the interactions Are bland because the audience knows what to expect from him.
The other story is from the 2020 election. Somehow, a local news organization decided to contact me before and after the election about how I planned to vote, if I understood the voting methods and process. They contacted a lot of people. Kind of random. And they said they would contact me afterwards about if I thought it had been done fairly or not. Anyhow, I was honest with them, and they got what they wanted out of me, and the story ran. The news lady says we might want to do another story with me and others like me, about Republicans who didn't believe Trump's lies about the elections. I said sure. So she starts to question me in that vein, and says, "why don't you switch to being a Democrat." I tell her about my trip to the public library where there were picture books of gay relationships all scattered around, how I literally had to work in front of my kid as she went through the rows, moving certain books away from her. The news lady hung up on me. She didn't want that story. It didn't air. Two years later, we got the so called "don't say gay" bill which doesn't fully address this issue, but at least it forces the media to have the conversation I wanted to have two years prior.
So yes. There are people who shape narratives and who can frustrate and silence the peons below. However, these elites oppose each other and ultimately it is in their interest to find an audience for themselves by telling stories that haven't been heard yet. Eventually, a story worth telling is told. A story worth being told and a perspective grounded in truth will eventually be shared and heard no matter what.
(05-10-2023, 11:35 AM)WingerDinger Wrote: [ -> ] (05-10-2023, 11:34 AM)Jagwired Wrote: [ -> ]Whatsamatta you Winger? Didn't you get your wire as well? I think mine got lost too. .gif "Laughing")
Biden didn't acknowledge me as a grandchild lolol
You obviously didn't rub his leg hairs correctly and didn't pass the sniff test.
The demand list will only grow. To many in this movement, it's not just about reparations. It's more than retribution. This represents political and ideological persecution that must be leveraged by the state.
Oh, and handouts.
Were they even the direct offspring of slaves I would consider some type of recompense but we're now generations removed. Go, California.
California reparations committee demands state apologize for Reagan using term 'welfare queen' | Fox News
..."The legislature must apologize on behalf of the state of California and the people of California for the perpetration of gross human rights violations and genocide of Africans who were enslaved and their descendants through public apology, requests for forgiveness, censure of state perpetrators, and tributes to victims," the task force writes in its proposal...
...The task force demands the apology include a "censure of the gravest barbarities carried out on behalf of the state by its representative officers, governing bodies, and the people," highlighting several examples in a "non-exhaustive list." Among the list was Reagan using the term "welfare queen," which the task force called "racist coding to promote his philosophy preferring a limited government."...
(05-10-2023, 10:57 PM)homebiscuit Wrote: [ -> ]The demand list will only grow. To many in this movement, it's not just about reparations. It's more than retribution. This represents political and ideological persecution that must be leveraged by the state.
Oh, and handouts.
Were they even the direct offspring of slaves I would consider some type of recompense but we're now generations removed. Go, California.
California reparations committee demands state apologize for Reagan using term 'welfare queen' | Fox News
..."The legislature must apologize on behalf of the state of California and the people of California for the perpetration of gross human rights violations and genocide of Africans who were enslaved and their descendants through public apology, requests for forgiveness, censure of state perpetrators, and tributes to victims," the task force writes in its proposal...
...The task force demands the apology include a "censure of the gravest barbarities carried out on behalf of the state by its representative officers, governing bodies, and the people," highlighting several examples in a "non-exhaustive list." Among the list was Reagan using the term "welfare queen," which the task force called "racist coding to promote his philosophy preferring a limited government."...
I hope Reagan comes back from the dead to address this. It would automatically insure his 3rd Presidential Term. Tho it's possible that liberals would even reject someone who had power over the grave.
I don't know... they're doing a good job supporting Biden.
Gavin Newsome is between a rock and a hard place. He set up this reparations commission, and now, he has to either endorse their demands, or not.
(05-11-2023, 06:55 AM)The Real Marty Wrote: [ -> ]Gavin Newsome is between a rock and a hard place. He set up this reparations commission, and now, he has to either endorse their demands, or not.
Further complicated by the fact he would most assuredly wear this as a feather in his cap when he announces his candidacy. If he doesn’t settle for giving them something, he risks losing some of the black vote. Plus, how will voters regard this with the potential of bringing it to the national stage.
DeSantis picked a fight with Disney and Newsom has gotten himself mired in the reparations morass. Not a good look for either.
The Emperor is missing his black robes.