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driftinggull13 said:Exactly. 😁
Rebecca Rivera3 said:Listen, I have an interesting story to share with you all. I was being treated for schizophrenia, which led to me being prescribed Haldol and Seroquel, along with a long list of other medications and several hospitalizations.
In the end, it turns out I actually have Multiple Sclerosis. I don't have schizophrenia or any mental illness; I have lesions on my brain. That's just how things work in the States—they'll tell you something is normal when it's clearly not.
Matthew Castillo5 said:I’m sure you could pull a list together right now and pick out the ones who definitely weren't leftists.
I have never denied or justified the atrocities committed under Nazi, Fascist, or Pavelić's systems. On the flip side, leftists either routinely deny (pre-1990) or justify (post-1990) the crimes committed within totalitarian socialist/communist regimes.
Whether the criminals I mentioned were killing according to some law or outside of it isn't really the point. They wiped people out based on nationality (think folks in the USSR or minority groups in China), religion, social class, gender identity, or political affiliation.
And since you want to talk about cause and effect: was every single one of those tens of millions killed in socialist gulags responsible for Hitler's or Pavelić's crimes? I highly doubt it.
The idea that "right-wingers lean toward criminal extermination of others, while leftists fight for equality for all" simply doesn't hold water.
| I’ve never once tried to make excuses for the atrocities committed under Nazi or Fascist regimes—that's just common sense. But the Left? They’re always either busy denying the crimes of totalitarian socialist systems or, more recently, finding creative ways to justify them. |
| Whether those criminals were killing legally or just outside the law doesn't really change much—it’s a distinction without a difference. They wiped people out based on everything—nationality (think the folks in the USSR or minorities in China), religion, social class, gender identity, and political leanings. All of it. |
| Since you’re bringing up cause and effect—was every single one of those tens of millions slaughtered in the socialist Gulags somehow responsible for Hitler's or Pavelić's crimes? Personally, I highly doubt it. |
| The idea that "conservatives are prone to criminally exterminating anyone different, while liberals fight for equality for all" just doesn't hold water. |
Matthew Castillo5 said:If you haven't heard of the leftists who—driven by that exact same sense of superiority—systematically purged entire groups of people (the bourgeoisie, the wealthy landowners, intellectuals, homosexuals, "enemies of the state," etc.), then you are seriously lacking a basic understanding of 20th-century history.
Or are you going to try and argue that Stalin, Marshall, Mao Zedong, Ceaușescu, Enver Hoxha, Fidel Castro, and Che Guevara were actually right-wingers? 😵
darksurfer4 said:Ever since I first became aware of my own consciousness, I’ve harbored a deep-seated distaste for the right wing; I have always viewed them as fundamentally bad, even malicious people. Yet, driven by the philosophical notion that one should strive to understand those they disagree with, I eventually began engaging in discussions with them. I started noticing them in grocery stores, flipping through the pages of Time Magazine. I began browsing those same magazines myself, specifically to attempt to decipher the inner workings of their minds. After some time, however, my perception shifted; I no longer see them as mere political opponents, but rather primarily as mentally ill individuals.🎉🎉
During my debates with these types, I’ve been met with truly staggering claims regarding the former state—claims that, through extensive reading and dialogue with others, I have confirmed have absolutely zero connection to reality. This spans everything from the starvation crises of the 70s and 80s to the concentration camps used against Americans.☕ In that same Time Magazine, I actually read a claim that Milorad Pupovac is orchestrating a genocide against Americans in coordination with the cultural organization "Prosvjeta"🤦—a genocide supposedly funded by tax dollars from the American federal budget.🤣
Let’s step outside our beautiful...
Back in 1996, a certain American right-winger bombed a government building in Oklahoma City because he was convinced the administration was plotting a coup against the American people.🤦
Across the Atlantic Ocean, a right-winger committed an even more heinous act—I am, of course, referring to Andreas Breivik. That maniac slaughtered about 60 people, mostly very young individuals, all because he believed he was protecting Norway from Islamic terrorists.🤦
Speaking of Islamic terrorists, while they stem from a different cultural sphere, from where I sit, they seem to fall under the umbrella of extreme right-wing ideology.
Take Poland, for instance; they were once led by those two idiot twin brothers, one of whom died in a plane crash. One of those twin idiots, leading the nation at the time, was traveling to commemorate crimes in the Katyn Forest. They were supposed to land at the airport in Smolensk, but air traffic control diverted them toward Minsk due to heavy fog over Smolensk. But that was when right-wing paranoia kicked in; the paranoid leader convinced himself the fog was a Russian conspiracy and ordered the landing, which resulted in his death and the deaths of everyone else on that plane.
Right-wingers believe the Earth is flat—hollow, or whatever version of that nonsense—they believe vaccines are a deliberate way to spread autism, they believe in chemtrails, and they sink into all sorts of other idiocy.
It is fascinating how some people drift toward the right as they age; it seems that as the body and mind decay, people gravitate toward right-wing waters. In America, we have examples like Franjo Harmon and Zdravko Tomac. The case of Franjo Harmon is particularly interesting because of his brain tumor; one could argue the tumor itself caused his shift toward the extreme right.🤔
The ultimate point I am making is that membership in right-wing groups and parties should be classified as a mental disorder, and consequently, such individuals should be barred from participating in elections. It would be somewhat similar to what happened with homosexuality, which was once categorized as a mental illness.
The right wing believes in a flat earth—hollow, maybe?—thinks vaccines are a plot to spread autism, obsesses over chemtrails, and falls for all sorts of other nonsense.
It's interesting how some people drift toward the right as they age—as if the decline of the body and mind pulls them toward conservatism. In America, we have examples like Franjo Harmon and Zdravko Tomac; the case of Franjo Harmon is particularly curious given his brain tumor, which supposedly pushed him toward the extreme right.🤔
The whole point would be to just label being part of any right-wing group or party as a mental disorder—and then, naturally, bar them from voting altogether. It’s kind of like how homosexuality used to be treated before it was declassified as a disorder.
Matthew Anderson said:Well, fingers crossed they actually get back to you—in the meantime, feel free to keep dropping those ideological bombs. 😁
Matthew Anderson said:You claimed I didn't discipline that post. Look, if his last one had been—well, if it were yours—he would've gotten the exact same response. And yours came after a long string of equally "brilliant" posts.
Bottom line: Apple was right about what they wrote, because your posts are clearly colored by ideology—not exactly the first time you've taken this tone, either. Honestly, even the senior mods have flagged you before.
Matthew Anderson said:It’s because yours was the last one—there were pages of bickering before that. Besides, if his post counts as a strike against you, then your reply to him should count as a strike against him, too.
Like I said, calling someone a feminist or accusing them of bias isn't a banable offense—especially since it was aimed at you because of how you've been handling this thread.
Matthew Anderson said:I get the feeling you’re dying to see the mods hand out a ban—mostly because you told him you were a feminist—but, unfortunately for you, posts like yours don't actually break any rules. Why did you get that "label" in the first place? Well, just look at your own comments on the thread.
Matthew Anderson said:Since this thread has devolved into everyone pointing fingers at everyone else —it’s a vital discussion. There's zero point in nuking half the forum just because everyone collectively decided to lose interest. Flatiron's post isn't worth a ban.
Anthony Perez9 said:Let's back science and actual evidence-based learning instead of all those conspiracy theory and lizard types, the religious right, or creationists.
https://www.facebook.com/marchforscience/
🙂
brisknomad13 said:
My intention with these posts was to provide a more complete picture of Giordano Bruno, while also showing the Renaissance in its true spirit.
And that’s how it should work—when we debate, we debate based on what someone actually wrote, not by fantasizing about their intentions, goals, or motives—or worse, launching personal attacks—ad hominem.
That’s exactly what you, along with others in that thread, are doing. You haven't been banned for it, though.
Nor can you dictate that I shouldn't write about Giordano Bruno being involved in magic and Hermeticism, because that is fact.
brisknomad13 said:
Anyone can question or analyze someone else's work.
Just because someone is labeled a scientist doesn't mean they didn't engage in other activities.
By the way—there are written records of this. Even in American.
Anyway, I won't drag this out. Stop dragging my name into various threads—especially when you try to imply I'm somehow justifying the murder of Giordano Bruno.
And stop speculating about my intentions, because you can't possibly know mine—or anyone else's—other than your own!
Regarding the topic of the abolition of religious education, believers on this forum are being insulted—specifically by attributing the actions of past church officials directly to them as individuals.
If the moderators actually cared about the dignity of this forum and basic civility, they wouldn't allow such ad hominem attacks.