This is great and timely commentary. The use of the word 'hate' to describe disagreement (with radicals) is on the rise too, you cant read a newspaper in Canada today without seeing at least one headline (and probably several) claiming that either A) some 'hate' action has been perpetrated by some vague 'far-right hate group' or B) some marginalized community has been targeted by 'hate'. Frankly, its out control. Its really an attempt (as you say) for narcissists to gain attention, but its also a way for radicals to shut down speech opposing them. All sorts of good faith principled opposition to radical ideas and people is now framed as hate, it's simply an attempt to shut people up. Calling out this bad behavior, as you are (and I do too) is really important. Its especially dangerous when state institutions like school boards start using political rhetoric (using the word hate) to describe disagreement.
There are so many sociopathic, psychopathic and other forces of mental illness and civic derangemernt at work that one can't possibly know where to start in coping with, let alone curing, a sick society filled with sick mobs of sick people. We're like gaping primates slack-jawed at Biden's massive damage trying to figure out how to fix it.
No joke, I'm serious. How does one even describe it? Where does on begin to stop it then fix it? Where does one start what can't be finished is his lifetime and that of his grandchildren?
"...we are currently subsidising victimhood and taxing resilience." Oh, yes. Resilience = toxic masculinity + white supremacy, don't you know?
I had a friend of a friend, a 25 year old woman who constantly posted on social media about her resilience and her journey to a place of inner peace and strength. In reality, she kept calling in sick to work because she was so upset about her disastrous affair with her married, much older boss. I keep seeing young people having no idea what resilience actually means, and when somebody tries to explain, it's rejected as being a cruel projection of their privilege.
Jessie Jackson and AL Sharpton were keen on this. They "got their shakedown on" before social media existed! I believe that's why we don't really hear from them anymore. Their profit model is outdated.
False claims are rewarded now, because there is vast potential for political gain. False claims save political campaigns lots of money, because they have legs, and are self perpetuating.
We're not going to see the end of this until there is serious legal action brought against the perpetrators of false claims. I don't see that happening any time soon, because of the political aspect.
There's no political will to punish liars. In fact, it's the opposite.
Take Adam Schiff for example. He stopped the Trump impeachment hearing, went out to reporters -- and lied about what a witness said just minutes before. Then when he reentered the hearing, he was called out for it. Then he lied again and said he never told reporters that. It was completely unbelievable. One senator pulled up the CNN headline, already online, listing what Schiff had just lied about. I watched it all go down live. Nothing serious happened to Schiff, he got away with it. Nobody is going to do anything about it.
Might I add, accountability is no longer a virtue. In our current society, getting away with crimes is looked at as a virtue. Like Chamillionaire said, "Try to catch me ride'n dirty..." the idea being that, getting away with the crime is cool.
This is clearly an "idea whose time has come". Other websites are now discussing ways and means of containing these interlinked scourges of humanity... accusations of hate, accusations of emotional, psychological, and social rape, accusations of oppression of sexual minorities, and so on. The inescapable conclusion appears to be eliminate the perpetrators.
Me? I am just going to put my ancient feet up and enjoy the outcome. If perchance I am asked at any time, I will so enjoy raisng my down-turned thumb.
You may find this article interesting. It examines the (should be obvious) fact that vexatious litigants are, well, usually Cluster B personality disordered.
"Disorder in the Court: Cluster B Personality Disorders in United States Case Law"
Incredibly naive, isn’t it? I wish the kids (which due to my age I get to call anyone under 40, lol) would get a little life experience before college. They can’t seem to differentiate bad faith from good, in the very least, and at worst they get off on “queering” anything and everything, without understanding why things are the way they are.
Queer theory has got to go. I’m just about done with the current incarnation of academic feminism, as well, but I’d rather just rehabilitate it and make it a history class, instead of forever trying to find new complains.
Much of the "Believe" view of the law reminds me of the old witch trials, if she downs, she was innocent, if she floats, she's a witch
This is great and timely commentary. The use of the word 'hate' to describe disagreement (with radicals) is on the rise too, you cant read a newspaper in Canada today without seeing at least one headline (and probably several) claiming that either A) some 'hate' action has been perpetrated by some vague 'far-right hate group' or B) some marginalized community has been targeted by 'hate'. Frankly, its out control. Its really an attempt (as you say) for narcissists to gain attention, but its also a way for radicals to shut down speech opposing them. All sorts of good faith principled opposition to radical ideas and people is now framed as hate, it's simply an attempt to shut people up. Calling out this bad behavior, as you are (and I do too) is really important. Its especially dangerous when state institutions like school boards start using political rhetoric (using the word hate) to describe disagreement.
There are so many sociopathic, psychopathic and other forces of mental illness and civic derangemernt at work that one can't possibly know where to start in coping with, let alone curing, a sick society filled with sick mobs of sick people. We're like gaping primates slack-jawed at Biden's massive damage trying to figure out how to fix it.
No joke, I'm serious. How does one even describe it? Where does on begin to stop it then fix it? Where does one start what can't be finished is his lifetime and that of his grandchildren?
"...we are currently subsidising victimhood and taxing resilience." Oh, yes. Resilience = toxic masculinity + white supremacy, don't you know?
I had a friend of a friend, a 25 year old woman who constantly posted on social media about her resilience and her journey to a place of inner peace and strength. In reality, she kept calling in sick to work because she was so upset about her disastrous affair with her married, much older boss. I keep seeing young people having no idea what resilience actually means, and when somebody tries to explain, it's rejected as being a cruel projection of their privilege.
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Jessie Jackson and AL Sharpton were keen on this. They "got their shakedown on" before social media existed! I believe that's why we don't really hear from them anymore. Their profit model is outdated.
False claims are rewarded now, because there is vast potential for political gain. False claims save political campaigns lots of money, because they have legs, and are self perpetuating.
We're not going to see the end of this until there is serious legal action brought against the perpetrators of false claims. I don't see that happening any time soon, because of the political aspect.
There's no political will to punish liars. In fact, it's the opposite.
Take Adam Schiff for example. He stopped the Trump impeachment hearing, went out to reporters -- and lied about what a witness said just minutes before. Then when he reentered the hearing, he was called out for it. Then he lied again and said he never told reporters that. It was completely unbelievable. One senator pulled up the CNN headline, already online, listing what Schiff had just lied about. I watched it all go down live. Nothing serious happened to Schiff, he got away with it. Nobody is going to do anything about it.
Might I add, accountability is no longer a virtue. In our current society, getting away with crimes is looked at as a virtue. Like Chamillionaire said, "Try to catch me ride'n dirty..." the idea being that, getting away with the crime is cool.
And, here we are.
You seem to have probed a nerve Helen. Well done.
This is clearly an "idea whose time has come". Other websites are now discussing ways and means of containing these interlinked scourges of humanity... accusations of hate, accusations of emotional, psychological, and social rape, accusations of oppression of sexual minorities, and so on. The inescapable conclusion appears to be eliminate the perpetrators.
Me? I am just going to put my ancient feet up and enjoy the outcome. If perchance I am asked at any time, I will so enjoy raisng my down-turned thumb.
It's literally the victim complex and people capitalizing on it.
I'm reminded of Smolette's "Neo Nazis in Chicago that turned out to be two black gents from Africa, who he paid to do the deed..
Or maybe that Black Nascar driver that saw a noose on the garage door.
Maybe stop playing the victim and stop acting stupid before the stupid get what they want.
Bang on.
You may find this article interesting. It examines the (should be obvious) fact that vexatious litigants are, well, usually Cluster B personality disordered.
"Disorder in the Court: Cluster B Personality Disorders in United States Case Law"
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6818303/
Incredibly naive, isn’t it? I wish the kids (which due to my age I get to call anyone under 40, lol) would get a little life experience before college. They can’t seem to differentiate bad faith from good, in the very least, and at worst they get off on “queering” anything and everything, without understanding why things are the way they are.
Queer theory has got to go. I’m just about done with the current incarnation of academic feminism, as well, but I’d rather just rehabilitate it and make it a history class, instead of forever trying to find new complains.