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Offline Black Dog

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Re: Conspiracy Culture
« Reply #165 on: March 04, 2021, 11:57:39 am »
I used to call myself progressive, and I still have many progressive views, but when progressives started to get crazy about 5 years ago I said "I can't associate myself with some of this ridiculous stuff".  I think it turns reasonable people off.

OK like what?

Has it occurred to you you're getting fed this stuff through a filter that is designed to position these things as beyond the pale and outrageous?

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It really comes down to how far people are willing to push things, which seems a lot these days.  I remember 20 years ago you'd include a female or minority or 2 in a TV show to be more inclusive, and that was good, that's some progress.  Now it's like THE thing people are obsessed with, and everything is identity quotas, and it's not terrible or anything but it's just like "this is kind of annoying because if you don't have X or Y included you're a sexist racist so cancel you".

Nothing says "I'm a progressive" like complaining that there are too many gays and blacks on TV now.


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