Back in the day, the Irish were routinely compared to apes. George W Bush was dubbed "Chimpy" by the left. Abraham Lincoln was compared to an orangutan by his detractors. But none of that is "racist" to the leftists because the recipients of the abuse are white. The reason they believe that comparing a black couple to monkeys is racist is because leftists actually believe that black people resemble monkeys in their looks and behavior, and that they're naturally inferior to whites, which is why they need tolerant white liberals to protect and defend them. But we're the racists.
I'm not sure about the looks and behavior part, but the belief in the natural inferiority of blacks I think really exists with most liberals. So many wards, so little time....
Ever hear of "The Bell Curve" written by conservative Charles Murray? He argues that genetic factors contribute to differences in cognitive test scores and societal outcomes among different racial and ethnic groups - and that blacks have lower IQs than whites.
There’s no longer a friendship there for the letter writer to save. You simply cannot overcome emotional frenzy with reason.
There will never be a magic argument that convinces people to actually think about anything. The left is wildly spun up in an emotional terror maelstrom - that was created completely by design. They will silence dissent by ANY means, because it’s about how they FEEL, not what they THINK.
We’ve all lost friends through this by now - and we are powerless to stop it. That is a choice THEY make. They value nothing more than their sense of belonging, their shallow righteousness, the temporary reduction in anxiety - all the things they get from the mindless lockstep parroting of the narrative. They know very well that if they waver, they’ll be cast out, and nothing is worth that.
It’s a classic cult.
They will adopt any position they’re told to; they’ll destroy anything they’re directed at. These people regularly discard family, friends, ANYTHING that threatens their belonging. Logic has zero power over panic.
Idiots like Swalwell, Goldman and Scott Wiener will never figure out that their only usefulness comes from their willingness to debase themselves on behalf of the Party of Love's illogical talking points. Those that support the usual dem claptrap are absolutely no different.
How very true, sometimes it’s hard to know where to draw that line—I have had to draw it myself. It’s not fun, and it’s hard not to question yourself, and your motives in the drawing of that line.
I think it’s the self questioning that is the real tell of your character. Do you think the writer’s friend questions her motives—I highly doubt it.
This one of those rare generalizations that is true, for all of humanity:
There are two categories of people in this world, those will look inwards to solve a problem and those who look outwards. There is no in between.
The “outwards” type, always looking outwards, blames and manipulates others. It is the case that they are constitutionally not equipped and therefore are incapable of self examination.
You're right, Stone, when you say: "The first thing I want to say is that there is no saving the Left. Whatever happens to them, it will have to happen without people like you or me trying to get them to return to any place of sanity. It won’t happen."
That said, your writer is better off having little or nothing to do with their "long-time" friend. Sounds like a blessing in disguise to me.
As the old saying goes, "with friends like that, who needs enemas?"
Trump is such as racist that he and Jesse Jackson had a multiple decades friendship. Trump even eulogized Jackson at the time of his death. I didn't know Jackson had racist friends.
Joe "put y'all back in chains, Jim Crow 2.0" Biden attended Jackson's memorial as a "friend". He told the mostly black attendees that, he's “a hell of a lot smarter than most of" them. Didn't he fall asleep at one point?
Who knows. At least he didn't crap his pants at the Vatican.
Good to see that you are still on the prod, NWCitizen. Always interesting to read your words of pith -- even though we are likely on pretty opposite ends of the commentary. Take care and cheers! :-)
The Leftist decided what they wanted to believe long ago when it comes to Trump and Conservatives in general. They thought it was funny and good that Trump was shot and very nearly fatally. Many of them posted how glad they were about what happened to Charlie Kirk and the Jewish people in general. The Left has no business criticizing anyone about anything until they get their own house in order
And the right didn't decide "what they wanted to believe long ago when it comes to democrats and liberals in general"? People who "celebrated" assassinations got lots of publicity but that does NOT mean that everyone on the left did. I certainly did not. I would hate to see Trump martyred.
While liberals do see themselves as more intelligent or superior to black people, they also see themselves as more intelligent and superior to those who do not agree with them and they are never shy in letting everyone know that. Hard to swallow.
Scott Adams said you can’t live among people who wish to harm you, and to get away from such people. For this, he was branded a racist and cancelled. What Scott found was those who understood what he said continued to support him, and the corporate media created a false narrative about him. After being cancelled, Scott flourished because he was no longer restrained by the large parent companies he was working under. His audience grew, and his writings and ideas reached more people.
Based on Sasha’s writing, she seems to have gone through a similar ordeal, but it also appears she has emerged from it with a greater audience who appreciates her talent.
Sadly, the word racism really seems to have almost no meaning anymore. It has been used and overused to death.
"Charlie Kirk was shot in the neck, and these people think a meme is worse. I don’t know how to fix that."
Me either, Sasha. I worry about how we've gotten to the state of things as they are now and where I fear our society is headed. I look back at the past for a specific moment that started it all and don't see one defining event, unless it's the invention of the cell phone that's become an essential device for just about everything now. Since that tool's become ubiquitous there's been, IMO, a long but accelerating slide into tribalism and disrespect for alternative views that permeates our culture today, supercharged by the various social media platforms that are instantly accessible with that device. I mean, I see my teen and pre-teen grandchildren get buffeted by the onslaught of information dumped on them daily from the many sources vying for their attention and wonder at how they manage to cope with it all. I don't even try, myself. I belong to no social media sites and never was interested in participating in the madness of all that. It's why I'm a Substack subscriber and continue to support you and others like you. I don't always agree with you but so what? You'd probably say the same thing about some of my views. Anyway, stay strong, Sasha.
There is another important difference between the right and the left. The "right," or at least the classical liberals, believe in individualism and seek abstract universals that they can apply in their dealings with individuals. The "left" are collectivists and see the world in terms "oppressed" and "oppressors." For the current moment, Jews are defined as being in the oppressor group (this has changed in my lifetime) and blacks are defined as being in the oppressed group. It doesn't matter that the Obamas are among the most influential people in the world and, while he was president, Barack Obama was the single most powerful person in the world. They do not matter as individuals. The matter as members of the group.
So, a classical liberal would see all dehumanization as equally bad. The socialist only cares about the dehumanization of certain groups. When I was in middle school, I had a friend whose father was a plumber. Her family was Jewish. It is funny to think that according to leftist radicals the President of the United States is more oppressed than a plumber.
In any case, I don't think that person is a good person to have as a friend. That's always useful to know.
We humans are inherently evil. We have to choose to NOT be evil. We have to choose to have long suffering for our neighbors even when they are so prideful, so jaded that they cannot be reasoned with.
We all have free will, the ability to make choices.
That's an interesting comment. I can see certainly see why you believe that humans are inherently evil. My belief has been that humans are inherently tribal and utopian, both of which justify our doing terrible things to those who don't share our tribe's beliefs. If we're going to have utopia, we can't accommodate those whose beliefs don't jibe with hours.
I see these traits and tendencies in every TDS sufferer I know, and I know a lot of them, more every day, in fact. But your comment ends with a glimmer of hope: theoretically, at least, people have free will.
I see racism every day.
Every liberal who insists blacks cannot get picture ID to vote is racist.
I love your writing. You express what I think more beautifully than I ever could.
I just forwarded this to my best friend and said the same thing about Sasha’s writing!
Back in the day, the Irish were routinely compared to apes. George W Bush was dubbed "Chimpy" by the left. Abraham Lincoln was compared to an orangutan by his detractors. But none of that is "racist" to the leftists because the recipients of the abuse are white. The reason they believe that comparing a black couple to monkeys is racist is because leftists actually believe that black people resemble monkeys in their looks and behavior, and that they're naturally inferior to whites, which is why they need tolerant white liberals to protect and defend them. But we're the racists.
I'm not sure about the looks and behavior part, but the belief in the natural inferiority of blacks I think really exists with most liberals. So many wards, so little time....
The party never left the plantation.
Correctamundo, your grace!
Ever hear of "The Bell Curve" written by conservative Charles Murray? He argues that genetic factors contribute to differences in cognitive test scores and societal outcomes among different racial and ethnic groups - and that blacks have lower IQs than whites.
https://medium.com/@hamilt0n/ethnicity-and-iq-4a2b1ea20178 Thomas Sowell rebuttal of innate intelligence difference between blacks & whites.
What's your excuse for a low IQ?
Lincoln was often called the Original Gorilla. Different ape. He did have extremely long arms which is probably where the insult came from.
The race card is maxed out.
Big LoL. Reminds me of a classic tweet -- BM (Before Musk) -- from Adam Carolla:
"When you’re losing an argument…play the race card!"
https://x.com/adamcarolla/status/1421138069026074628
There’s no longer a friendship there for the letter writer to save. You simply cannot overcome emotional frenzy with reason.
There will never be a magic argument that convinces people to actually think about anything. The left is wildly spun up in an emotional terror maelstrom - that was created completely by design. They will silence dissent by ANY means, because it’s about how they FEEL, not what they THINK.
We’ve all lost friends through this by now - and we are powerless to stop it. That is a choice THEY make. They value nothing more than their sense of belonging, their shallow righteousness, the temporary reduction in anxiety - all the things they get from the mindless lockstep parroting of the narrative. They know very well that if they waver, they’ll be cast out, and nothing is worth that.
It’s a classic cult.
They will adopt any position they’re told to; they’ll destroy anything they’re directed at. These people regularly discard family, friends, ANYTHING that threatens their belonging. Logic has zero power over panic.
Idiots like Swalwell, Goldman and Scott Wiener will never figure out that their only usefulness comes from their willingness to debase themselves on behalf of the Party of Love's illogical talking points. Those that support the usual dem claptrap are absolutely no different.
Excellent points. Well said.
How very true, sometimes it’s hard to know where to draw that line—I have had to draw it myself. It’s not fun, and it’s hard not to question yourself, and your motives in the drawing of that line.
I think it’s the self questioning that is the real tell of your character. Do you think the writer’s friend questions her motives—I highly doubt it.
This one of those rare generalizations that is true, for all of humanity:
There are two categories of people in this world, those will look inwards to solve a problem and those who look outwards. There is no in between.
The “outwards” type, always looking outwards, blames and manipulates others. It is the case that they are constitutionally not equipped and therefore are incapable of self examination.
the "outwards" type are always the victim...
You're right, Stone, when you say: "The first thing I want to say is that there is no saving the Left. Whatever happens to them, it will have to happen without people like you or me trying to get them to return to any place of sanity. It won’t happen."
That said, your writer is better off having little or nothing to do with their "long-time" friend. Sounds like a blessing in disguise to me.
As the old saying goes, "with friends like that, who needs enemas?"
Trump is such as racist that he and Jesse Jackson had a multiple decades friendship. Trump even eulogized Jackson at the time of his death. I didn't know Jackson had racist friends.
Joe "put y'all back in chains, Jim Crow 2.0" Biden attended Jackson's memorial as a "friend". He told the mostly black attendees that, he's “a hell of a lot smarter than most of" them. Didn't he fall asleep at one point?
How many times has trump fallen asleep at cabinet meetings and other events or does the right neglect to mention that?
Never.
LOL! He's having a "long blink."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypcks71Q6Qo
Did Trump fall asleep at an Oval Office meeting?
Who knows. At least he didn't crap his pants at the Vatican.
Good to see that you are still on the prod, NWCitizen. Always interesting to read your words of pith -- even though we are likely on pretty opposite ends of the commentary. Take care and cheers! :-)
No, idiot.
The Leftist decided what they wanted to believe long ago when it comes to Trump and Conservatives in general. They thought it was funny and good that Trump was shot and very nearly fatally. Many of them posted how glad they were about what happened to Charlie Kirk and the Jewish people in general. The Left has no business criticizing anyone about anything until they get their own house in order
And the right didn't decide "what they wanted to believe long ago when it comes to democrats and liberals in general"? People who "celebrated" assassinations got lots of publicity but that does NOT mean that everyone on the left did. I certainly did not. I would hate to see Trump martyred.
While liberals do see themselves as more intelligent or superior to black people, they also see themselves as more intelligent and superior to those who do not agree with them and they are never shy in letting everyone know that. Hard to swallow.
True, that is why I never do. Great fun to throw back in their faces, though!
Scott Adams said you can’t live among people who wish to harm you, and to get away from such people. For this, he was branded a racist and cancelled. What Scott found was those who understood what he said continued to support him, and the corporate media created a false narrative about him. After being cancelled, Scott flourished because he was no longer restrained by the large parent companies he was working under. His audience grew, and his writings and ideas reached more people.
Based on Sasha’s writing, she seems to have gone through a similar ordeal, but it also appears she has emerged from it with a greater audience who appreciates her talent.
Sadly, the word racism really seems to have almost no meaning anymore. It has been used and overused to death.
Th new version is "Sticks and stones will break my bones, and words are just the same".
Or "Our violence is speech, and their speech is violence".
Or "By any means necessary".
Or "The ends justify the means".
Or Extremism is righteousness".
Oh my God, you can’t fix stupid😎 I can’t believe I said it
"Charlie Kirk was shot in the neck, and these people think a meme is worse. I don’t know how to fix that."
Me either, Sasha. I worry about how we've gotten to the state of things as they are now and where I fear our society is headed. I look back at the past for a specific moment that started it all and don't see one defining event, unless it's the invention of the cell phone that's become an essential device for just about everything now. Since that tool's become ubiquitous there's been, IMO, a long but accelerating slide into tribalism and disrespect for alternative views that permeates our culture today, supercharged by the various social media platforms that are instantly accessible with that device. I mean, I see my teen and pre-teen grandchildren get buffeted by the onslaught of information dumped on them daily from the many sources vying for their attention and wonder at how they manage to cope with it all. I don't even try, myself. I belong to no social media sites and never was interested in participating in the madness of all that. It's why I'm a Substack subscriber and continue to support you and others like you. I don't always agree with you but so what? You'd probably say the same thing about some of my views. Anyway, stay strong, Sasha.
Great answer. It doesn’t solve her immediate problem or desire, but frames it in a way that should give her the perspective to live with it.
There is another important difference between the right and the left. The "right," or at least the classical liberals, believe in individualism and seek abstract universals that they can apply in their dealings with individuals. The "left" are collectivists and see the world in terms "oppressed" and "oppressors." For the current moment, Jews are defined as being in the oppressor group (this has changed in my lifetime) and blacks are defined as being in the oppressed group. It doesn't matter that the Obamas are among the most influential people in the world and, while he was president, Barack Obama was the single most powerful person in the world. They do not matter as individuals. The matter as members of the group.
So, a classical liberal would see all dehumanization as equally bad. The socialist only cares about the dehumanization of certain groups. When I was in middle school, I had a friend whose father was a plumber. Her family was Jewish. It is funny to think that according to leftist radicals the President of the United States is more oppressed than a plumber.
In any case, I don't think that person is a good person to have as a friend. That's always useful to know.
We humans are inherently evil. We have to choose to NOT be evil. We have to choose to have long suffering for our neighbors even when they are so prideful, so jaded that they cannot be reasoned with.
We all have free will, the ability to make choices.
It’s hard… I know.
That's an interesting comment. I can see certainly see why you believe that humans are inherently evil. My belief has been that humans are inherently tribal and utopian, both of which justify our doing terrible things to those who don't share our tribe's beliefs. If we're going to have utopia, we can't accommodate those whose beliefs don't jibe with hours.
I see these traits and tendencies in every TDS sufferer I know, and I know a lot of them, more every day, in fact. But your comment ends with a glimmer of hope: theoretically, at least, people have free will.
But...