Which books will you burn?

[Demongyz]

30 minutes ago, redtail hawk said:

yes, the meanings of those books are so obscure.  They were clearly predicting the looming drag queen and transexual take over of the future world....

Not sure about the drag queen bit so much, but perhaps read a little into the pruning of society in Brave New World and you may see parallels with how the left views the right these days, and how the left view humanity as a whole and of course they way they are addressing it.

[Joe Ferguson forever]

6 minutes ago, Demongyz said:

Not sure about the drag queen bit so much, but perhaps read a little into the pruning of society in Brave New World and you may see parallels with how the left views the right these days, and how the left view humanity as a whole and of course they way they are addressing it.

So the categorization of social and occupational groups is not something that R's do?  They've cynically targeted two whole subsections, one for their hate and one their love..  Caste systems in various forms have always existed, everywhere.  The degree to which it is practiced in Brave New World is being most rapidly advanced by the right.  Voting restriction laws and redistricting are 2 excellent but terrible examples of designed subjugation of lower socioeconomic groups.

Edited April 25, 2023 by redtail hawk

[Demongyz]

8 minutes ago, redtail hawk said:

So the categorization of social and occupational groups is not something that R's do?  They've cynically targeted two whole subsections, one for their hate and one their love..  Caste systems in various forms have always existed, everywhere.  The degree to which it is practiced in Brave New World is being most rapidly advanced by the right.  Voting restriction laws and redistricting are 2 excellent but terrible examples of designed subjugation of lower socioeconomic groups.

Yeah, caste systems. See, you view the right as the folks on the reservation.  Too dumb to even deal with, keep them and their god out of civilization.  As for everyone else, it's best to just abort those babies, keep people drugged on "soma" and fall in line.  Don't even think outside of your role.  Subjugate the masses.

 

Let's talk about redistricting, it is done by the left and the right, perhaps it is wrong but don't play that game with me.  Hell, CA want's to split into a bunch of states and they of course don't even want 1 state for the conservatives, they draw the lines to intersect with every left wing city to ensure no rights for the right.  

 

Voter suppression? Like 1 vote per person and you have to show ID?  Oh dear god, we couldn't do that!!!!

[Orlando Buffalo]

What an interesting, and historically ignorant thread, this is. Socialists and communists burn books, conservatives simply remove them from children and tell them to wait until 18 or with a parents permission.  We allow adults to do as they want and encourage them to think, you guys encourage them to make life changing decisions as children because if they do it later they will most likely change their minds.

[Tiberius]

 

Nazis were very Conservative 

[Joe Ferguson forever]

9 minutes ago, Demongyz said:

Yeah, caste systems. See, you view the right as the folks on the reservation.  Too dumb to even deal with, keep them and their god out of civilization.  As for everyone else, it's best to just abort those babies, keep people drugged on "soma" and fall in line.  Don't even think outside of your role.  Subjugate the masses.

 

Let's talk about redistricting, it is done by the left and the right, perhaps it is wrong but don't play that game with me.  Hell, CA want's to split into a bunch of states and they of course don't even want 1 state for the conservatives, they draw the lines to intersect with every left wing city to ensure no rights for the right.  

 

Voter suppression? Like 1 vote per person and you have to show ID?  Oh dear god, we couldn't do that!!!!

America is about social mobility.  That's what makes it the shining beacon it is.  imo, D's policies are often aimed at giving everyone a leg up - think Medicare and Social Security.  R's are more targeted and historically less impactful.  Statistically, education is the most reliable way up the ladder.  Which group is more supportive of education?  btw, no one is keeping or thinking about keeping you, me or our God out of civilization.

Edited April 25, 2023 by redtail hawk

[Tiberius]

6 minutes ago, B-Man said:

 

 

Amen.

 

This certainly demonstrates how the Left misinterprets the world.

 

 

*  I won't be burning any books, but if I did I guess it would be at 8PM   right sec.c3 ?   

 

😆

 

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You don't know anything about history, though 

[Demongyz]

16 minutes ago, redtail hawk said:

America is about social mobility.  That's what makes it the shining beacon it is.  imo, D's policies are often aimed at giving everyone a leg up - think Medicare and Social Security.  R's are more targeted and historically less impactful.  Statistically, education is the most reliable way up the ladder.  Which group is more supportive of education?  btw, no one is keeping or thinking about keeping you, me or our God out of civilization.

You think conservatives aren't for education?  They are against indoctrination.  Leftist/Marxist/Maoist ideology sprinkled in with race/societal warfare, that is the current educational system.  Learn calculus, great!!  Don't tell me math is racist.  Teach all American history good and bad, not the 1619 bastardization of history.   I'm sure you are just a liberal minded person and are very reasonable, and I'm sure you don't believe in all the crap that is coming down the pike, but believe me, it is coming.

[Orlando Buffalo]

22 minutes ago, redtail hawk said:

America is about social mobility.  That's what makes it the shining beacon it is.  imo, D's policies are often aimed at giving everyone a leg up - think Medicare and Social Security.  R's are more targeted and historically less impactful.  Statistically, education is the most reliable way up the ladder.  Which group is more supportive of education?  btw, no one is keeping or thinking about keeping you, me or our God out of civilization.

Which area has the lowest performing school districts despite spending astronomical amounts? Just look at Orange County Schools and look at how the voting goes red vs blue by neighborhood and it tells you how well it performs. Few deep blue areas have good public schools, because smart liberals will send their kids to private schools before a normal deep blue district school. 

[Doc]

Speaking of Brave New World, they remade it into a series several years ago.  The upshot was the the protagonist John succeeded in convincing the lower castes (gamma, delta and epsilon) that they deserved better and they end up killing all the alphas and betas, destroying society in the process.

[Demongyz]

4 minutes ago, Doc said:

Speaking of Brave New World, they remade it into a series several years ago.  The upshot was the the protagonist John succeeded in convincing the lower castes (gamma, delta and epsilon) that they deserved better and they end up killing all the alphas and betas, destroying society in the process.

I never brought myself to watch it, I've not read the book in a while, but wasn't John from the reservation and thus would have been dead?

[Doc]

2 minutes ago, Demongyz said:

I never brought myself to watch it, I've not read the book in a while, but wasn't John from the reservation and thus would have been dead?

 

He was considered a hero to the lower castes. 

[Demongyz]

1 minute ago, Doc said:

 

He was considered a hero to the lower castes. 

Oh ok, so they did that after his death.  Mao would have been proud.

[Doc]

32 minutes ago, Demongyz said:

Oh ok, so they did that after his death.  Mao would have been proud.

 

Sorry, should have clarified that in the series he didn't kill himself and watched in horror as the carnage took place, and the ending has him back on the reservation with New London in tatters, miserable and eating all alone, likely contemplating what he'd done.

Edited April 26, 2023 by Doc

[Joe Ferguson forever]

1 hour ago, Doc said:

Speaking of Brave New World, they remade it into a series several years ago.  The upshot was the the protagonist John succeeded in convincing the lower castes (gamma, delta and epsilon) that they deserved better and they end up killing all the alphas and betas, destroying society in the process.

Yup, that's what MAGA is all about.  Great plan....I think the Beta's are in the most danger.  Many don't live in gated communities or can afford security mercenaries.  Nor do/can I.  Carpe diem!  Alternatively, we can vote against MAGA's...

Edited April 26, 2023 by redtail hawk

[SectionC3]

1 hour ago, Orlando Tim said:

What an interesting, and historically ignorant thread, this is. Socialists and communists burn books, conservatives simply remove them from children and tell them to wait until 18 or with a parents permission.  We allow adults to do as they want and encourage them to think, you guys encourage them to make life changing decisions as children because if they do it later they will most likely change their minds.

 

So you're saying you're the equivalent of a commie and a socialist, but just without the pyrotechnics.  Well done.  

[Roundybout]

2 hours ago, Orlando Tim said:

What an interesting, and historically ignorant thread, this is. Socialists and communists burn books, conservatives simply remove them from children and tell them to wait until 18 or with a parents permission.  We allow adults to do as they want and encourage them to think, you guys encourage them to make life changing decisions as children because if they do it later they will most likely change their minds.

 

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All very socialist and communist folk no doubt. 

[Doc]

23 minutes ago, redtail hawk said:

Yup, that's what MAGA is all about.  Great plan....I think the Beta's are in the most danger.  Many don't live in gated communities or can afford security mercenaries.  Nor do/can I.  Carpe diem!  Alternatively, we can vote against MAGA's...

 

It's not MAGA burning down cities.

[SectionC3]

1 hour ago, Doc said:

 

It's not MAGA burning down cities.

In point of fact nobody's burning down cities.  Looks like all of MAGA's hand-wringing about Antifa and the Antifa Air Force was nothing but a hoax. 

[SectionC3]

5 hours ago, Westside said:

I think the first book I will ever burn will be your autobiography. LOL

 

Your attempt at wit is charming and clever.  Hoax.  Be better.