Sagebrush posted:

Zipperelli. posted:

I like how Saddest Rhino has stepped in for LoB with the wall of text gimmick.

... Speaking of which, where has LoB been? Have I missed their recent posts somehow?

Lottery of Babylon posted:

Cultural invasion and dissolution is real. The label "cultural marxism" is a red herring designed to appeal to right-wingers and make left-wingers' brains shut down and refuse to entertain the argument, thus guaranteeing the topic itself is a "right wing" topic that can be split in a divide and conquer across the two parties. I think it is intentionally pushed in this manner, by ensuring "cultural marxism" is the only label under which this conversation can be had.

This prevents the public from unifying to stop the cultural takeover that is taking place. Instead, the larger the right-wing group that realizes this grows, the larger the left-wing opposition to this idea arises as well, thus keeping the first group in check. If you had to control 300 million people in regard to one idea, this is how you'd do it. Polarize the idea so heavily through the language used to label it, that only one side will actually see the intent of what is being said. And the other side is emotionally spring-loaded to reject that idea just because of the label and its associations, even though it's accurate in some ways but not in others. So the two sides will fight each other, even though both sides are being screwed. Because they're not actually arguing with each other, they're generally arguing against what they think the other person believes, based on loaded phrases like "cultural marxism" which immediately paints me like some idiot hand-wringing 1950s conservative.

I think it's important to avoid triggering labels like "cultural marxism" and instead use phrases that convey the same meaning (or are perhaps even more accurate) like "cultural takeover". This helps both sides see ideas clearly and not get clouded by pre-programmed emotional trigger responses, which will help us unify and thus actually have a chance to fix the problem.

Lottery of Babylon posted:

Cultural invasion and dissolution is real. The label "cultural marxism" is a red herring designed to appeal to right-wingers and make left-wingers' brains shut down and refuse to entertain the argument, thus guaranteeing the topic itself is a "right wing" topic that can be split in a divide and conquer across the two parties. I think it is intentionally pushed in this manner, by ensuring "cultural marxism" is the only label under which this conversation can be had.

This prevents the public from unifying to stop the cultural takeover that is taking place. Instead, the larger the right-wing group that realizes this grows, the larger the left-wing opposition to this idea arises as well, thus keeping the first group in check. If you had to control 300 million people in regard to one idea, this is how you'd do it. Polarize the idea so heavily through the language used to label it, that only one side will actually see the intent of what is being said. And the other side is emotionally spring-loaded to reject that idea just because of the label and its associations, even though it's accurate in some ways but not in others. So the two sides will fight each other, even though both sides are being screwed. Because they're not actually arguing with each other, they're generally arguing against what they think the other person believes, based on loaded phrases like "cultural marxism" which immediately paints me like some idiot hand-wringing 1950s conservative.

I think it's important to avoid triggering labels like "cultural marxism" and instead use phrases that convey the same meaning (or are perhaps even more accurate) like "cultural takeover". This helps both sides see ideas clearly and not get clouded by pre-programmed emotional trigger responses, which will help us unify and thus actually have a chance to fix the problem.

BioEnchanted posted:

Also isn't saline solution how doctors keep premature babies hydrated?

Fathis Munk posted:

Saline is pretty much just salt water and saves many lives. It's used for dehydration but also to clean wounds and as a diluent for any kind of injected medicine, since you can't dilute them in water unless you want all your patients cells to burst.

(which is not good for the patient)

Lottery of Babylon posted:

Cultural invasion and dissolution is real. The label "cultural marxism" is a red herring designed to appeal to right-wingers and make left-wingers' brains shut down and refuse to entertain the argument, thus guaranteeing the topic itself is a "right wing" topic that can be split in a divide and conquer across the two parties. I think it is intentionally pushed in this manner, by ensuring "cultural marxism" is the only label under which this conversation can be had.

This prevents the public from unifying to stop the cultural takeover that is taking place. Instead, the larger the right-wing group that realizes this grows, the larger the left-wing opposition to this idea arises as well, thus keeping the first group in check. If you had to control 300 million people in regard to one idea, this is how you'd do it. Polarize the idea so heavily through the language used to label it, that only one side will actually see the intent of what is being said. And the other side is emotionally spring-loaded to reject that idea just because of the label and its associations, even though it's accurate in some ways but not in others. So the two sides will fight each other, even though both sides are being screwed. Because they're not actually arguing with each other, they're generally arguing against what they think the other person believes, based on loaded phrases like "cultural marxism" which immediately paints me like some idiot hand-wringing 1950s conservative.

I think it's important to avoid triggering labels like "cultural marxism" and instead use phrases that convey the same meaning (or are perhaps even more accurate) like "cultural takeover". This helps both sides see ideas clearly and not get clouded by pre-programmed emotional trigger responses, which will help us unify and thus actually have a chance to fix the problem.

EmmyOk posted:

https://twitter.com/turing_police/status/977961400478810112?s=21

Question Mark Mound posted:

"A guy in his twenties" absolutely means 29 years old, right?

zoux posted:

https://twitter.com/broderick/status/978626703743504384

EmmyOk posted:

https://twitter.com/turing_police/status/977961400478810112?s=21

Len posted:

Google brought me this https://nypost.com/video/this-is-the-most-redneck-gender-reveal-in-history/

And the gator one
http://wgno.com/2018/03/27/ponchatoula-family-uses-an-alligator-for-the-gender-reveal/

Aphrodite posted:

But who's Hitler in his warning? The kids organized it themselves.

Aphrodite posted:

But who's Hitler in his warning? The kids organized it themselves.

Aphrodite posted:

But who's Hitler in his warning? The kids organized it themselves.

Panfilo posted:

And watch them pull the sharpest 180 when praising the kids that chose to protest in favor of gun rights. And of course unlike the other sheeple, these other kids were actually thinking for themselves apparently

1stGear posted:

Presumably current US President Hillary Clinton. Current US Presidents Barack Obama and George Soros are also likely candidates.

LargeHadron posted:

That already happened yesterday, not making this up.

This dude always paints himself as the calm thinker among a crowd of screaming, emotional retards. It’s painful to watch. I have a personal policy to not block people on Facebook only because I disagree with them, but man does it get my jimmies in a rustle when I just want to go on Facebook to...to...uhhh hmm. I guess I don’t know why I go on Facebook. A habit maybe? Or maybe...maybe its just the feeling OF NOT BEING SO ALONE.

Aphrodite posted:

But who's Hitler in his warning? The kids organized it themselves.

zoux posted:

Hmmm that's pretty redneck, dunno if it's the MOST redneck, there are a lot of contenders

zoux posted:

Hmmm that's pretty redneck, dunno if it's the MOST redneck, there are a lot of contenders

zoux posted:

Hmmm that's pretty redneck, dunno if it's the MOST redneck, there are a lot of contenders

BlankIsBeautiful posted:

But it's purple. Pink and blue would sort of make purple, I guess. So, the gender is indeterminate?

Sagebrush posted:

Gender reveal parties are the dumbest poo poo on the planet

You already had a baby shower and you're going to have another party when the baby's born. Quit being conceited. No one else gives a poo poo about this

Sagebrush posted:

Gender reveal parties are the dumbest poo poo on the planet

You already had a baby shower and you're going to have another party when the baby's born. Quit being conceited. No one else gives a poo poo about this

Brawnfire posted:

For real, my wife and I realized that--if we followed the usual culture around us--there's four or more parties for the same drat baby by its first birthday. Possibly multiple showers, gender reveal, birth, and first birthday. Struck us as insane.

Avenging_Mikon posted:

You're missing the grift potential here. Babies are expensive. More parties = more free poo poo for baby.

Len posted:

Its all newborn clothes and diapers that will be outgrown before maternity six weeks is over and donated to your kids future daycare

Sagebrush posted:

Gender reveal parties are the dumbest poo poo on the planet

You already had a baby shower and you're going to have another party when the baby's born. Quit being conceited. No one else gives a poo poo about this

Who What Now posted:

Not all gender reveal parties ask for gifts to be brought, and most are for children after the first where the parents want to have a celebration for their pregancy.

Sorry you don't have enough friends to have figured this out.

BlankIsBeautiful posted:

But it's purple. Pink and blue would sort of make purple, I guess. So, the gender is indeterminate?