Left-Wing Discussion Thread III

[The Parkus Empire]

Honestly, it appears to me that terms like feminist, SJW, and regressive left are pretty much devoid of meaning in most postings. They are really just shorthand ways for abbreviating everything I don't like.

If people who hate SJWs would replace the word "SJW" with what they think SJWs stand up for, then a lot of arguments would be avoided.

It stands for someone who is a social justice fanatic

[Sunstruck]

If people who hate SJWs would replace the word "SJW" with what they think SJWs stand up for, then a lot of arguments would be avoided.

It stands for someone who is a social justice fanatic

Obviously.
But that's extremely generalized and it's used to describe a rather large group of people that may not have much in common. The term "social justice fanatic" itself is no better.

[Northern Davincia]

so...err...what are the problems with the world and how do we fix them?

Laissez-faire capitalism, internationalism, our growing inability to debate with each other civily in a new age of extremes, and the fact that ice cream still makes us fat.

We fix them through a well-reasoned national program of reform, a commitment to freedom of speech, and eventually giving in and buying bigger trousers.

Laissez-faire capitalism is the solution, not the problem.

[Painisia]

What are people on the Left`s stance on pornography?

[Kubra]

What are people on the Left`s stance on pornography?

collectivise it

[The Arian nation]

Laissez-faire capitalism, internationalism, our growing inability to debate with each other civily in a new age of extremes, and the fact that ice cream still makes us fat.

We fix them through a well-reasoned national program of reform, a commitment to freedom of speech, and eventually giving in and buying bigger trousers.

Laissez-faire capitalism is the solution, not the problem.

Why on earth would it be the solution?

[Sunstruck]

What are people on the Left`s stance on pornography?

I consider myself to be on the left...
It's normal? It should be legal everywhere. Unless it's rape or was released/taken without permission.

[Sunstruck]

Laissez-faire capitalism, internationalism, our growing inability to debate with each other civily in a new age of extremes, and the fact that ice cream still makes us fat.

We fix them through a well-reasoned national program of reform, a commitment to freedom of speech, and eventually giving in and buying bigger trousers.

Laissez-faire capitalism is the solution, not the problem.

Why?

[Aellex]

Laissez-faire capitalism is the solution, not the problem.

Replace "laissez-faire capitalism" with "indiscriminate bombing of population centers" and I would agree with you.

[Northern Davincia]

Laissez-faire capitalism is the solution, not the problem.

Why on earth would it be the solution?

The freer the markets, the freer the people.

Laissez-faire capitalism is the solution, not the problem.

Why?

Because state intervention is a straight path to corruption, inefficiency, and tyranny.

[Aillyria]

I'm a bit older than the majority of the forum, so I'm not all that up to speed on new memes.


If that were true I'd be calling people like Richard Spencer an SJW or regressive too. I despise both the alt-right and regressive left.

"Checkmate, atheists!" is a meme where someone talking about something completely irrelevant to religion ends it with "checkmate, atheists!" as a joke. As an atheist I find it funny, some don't.

The idea of that made me chuckle, that's pretty funny.

What are people on the Left`s stance on pornography?

I hate it, should be illegal.

[Pilarcraft]

What are people on the Left`s stance on pornography?

Obviously it should be legal.

[The Arian nation]

Why on earth would it be the solution?

The freer the markets, the freer the people.

Why?

Because state intervention is a straight path to corruption, inefficiency, and tyranny.

I want to keep an open mind who knows i may even turn capitalist so can you please explain further

[Sunstruck]

Why on earth would it be the solution?

The freer the markets, the freer the people.

Why?

Because state intervention is a straight path to corruption, inefficiency, and tyranny.

Could say the same about private corporations.

[Cekoviu]

3. Don't see why you're trying to pander to my apparent anti-bourgeoisie thoughts, then.
4. >last time
Don't remember you ever saying that before, but eh. Bad word choice either way.
5. Man, you really need to get up to date with meme culture.

I'm a bit older than the majority of the forum, so I'm not all that up to speed on new memes.

Feminist at least has some meaning, but otherwise true.

If that were true I'd be calling people like Richard Spencer an SJW or regressive too. I despise both the alt-right and regressive left.

Okay, let me revise that: they lack meaning except to refer to people one doesn't like that have social views to the left of them.

[Ostroeuropa]

"Checkmate, atheists!" is a meme where someone talking about something completely irrelevant to religion ends it with "checkmate, atheists!" as a joke. As an atheist I find it funny, some don't.

The idea of that made me chuckle, that's pretty funny.

What are people on the Left`s stance on pornography?

I hate it, should be illegal.

There's some evidence access to pornography lowers incidence of rapes.

[Cekoviu]

What are people on the Left`s stance on pornography?

should be produced exclusively by the government to prevent degenerate porn like furries

[Sunstruck]

What are people on the Left`s stance on pornography?

should be produced exclusively by the government to prevent degenerate porn like furries

The idea of that made me chuckle, that's pretty funny.


I hate it, should be illegal.

There's some evidence access to pornography lowers incidence of rapes.

Sounds believable, what's the evidence? (not being sarcastic)

[The Arian nation]

What are people on the Left`s stance on pornography?

The freer the better

[Ostroeuropa]

should be produced exclusively by the government to prevent degenerate porn like furries

There's some evidence access to pornography lowers incidence of rapes.

Sounds believable, what's the evidence? (not being sarcastic)

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/al ... al-assault

Personally i'm skeptical, since it also coincides with the introduction of abortion.
Unwanted children are more likely to experience violent childhoods, and violent childhoods are the thing most rapists (80%, both male and female) have in common, the second being parents who ignore them when they aren't beating them.

(Incidentally, this is an example of feminism barking up the wrong tree and preventing effective solutions in order to yet again waffle about how its masculinity doing it, based on assertions sourced in prejudice rather than analysis of reality. To prevent rape, we should do more to tackle violence against children, but the primary perpetrators there are women, so that doesn't give them their fix.)

But I still wouldn't reverse the availability of porn, just in case.

[Sunstruck]

Sounds believable, what's the evidence? (not being sarcastic)

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/al ... al-assault

Thanks
I'll read that when I'm not using a school laptop
edit: what the hell does porn have to do with abortion? I'm more skeptical about that article now.

[Aillyria]

What are people on the Left`s stance on pornography?

Obviously it should be legal.

Absolutely not.

[Cekoviu]

The freer the markets, the freer the people.

Because state intervention is a straight path to corruption, inefficiency, and tyranny.

I want to keep an open mind who knows i may even turn capitalist so can you please explain further

Do not listen to his lies; he peddles his evil wares here, hoping to lure unsuspecting socdems into his trap of laissez-faire capitalism. Legends say that if you whisper statistics about Sweden over his cries about the invisible hand of the free market, you will hear his true intentions and it shall aid you in cleansing your mind of the evils of right-libertarianism. Also beware of Proctopeo, who seems inoffensive but will gradually drag you in without you even noticing, and turn you into another monster of the deep.

[Sunstruck]

Obviously it should be legal.

Absolutely not.

Are you only saying this because of your religious beliefs?

[Northern Davincia]

The freer the markets, the freer the people.

Because state intervention is a straight path to corruption, inefficiency, and tyranny.

I want to keep an open mind who knows i may even turn capitalist so can you please explain further

I used to be a leftist, and I have no intention of turning back. The government simply has no right to control what it does not own, or in this case, the market.