I hate to reduce someone to a diagnosis, but one does wonder what is going on w/Chandra.
I encounter people like her on Quora from time to time. I hate them. They create a highly charged emotional dialogue, and there is zero chance you are going to be able to engage them or talk them off the ledge. They barely know that you exist, you're just a convenient place for them to spew their outrage. I would like not to admit it, but these people do have the power to upset my day, so it's better just to block them.
The unfortunate truth is that I think of the best replies to people while I am doing other stuff, such as walking around outside.
People are much too emotionally charged up. If we actually cared to solve some of the problems in our country and world, people need to work hard to keep the natural emotional reactions tamped down online and be respectful and gracious.
The fact that people are being fed different information and opinion in their various silos is another contributor to the problem.
An example, on the trans issue, I am convinced that liberal people have nowhere near sufficient information to understand it, because any critique of same is just not permitted on the platforms they use. And if you do critique it on some social media platform, you are a bigot. How do you explain to people that the pervasive sea of information they swim in, not just the news media and politicians but entertainment culture as well, is delivering an inaccurate picture? Though I do believe in trying, trying is huge. Sometimes you must build the altar in one place so the fire can come down somewhere else.
It is good to listen to music while you engage the culture battle, it steadies your head. I alternate between classical and instrumental bluegrass while reading.
Karlyn, I am such a virgin at this “measured engaging with the woke left” stuff. I wear my emotions on my face, and the left vein in my forehead starts beating whenever I encounter these people...online, not even in person. but I’m doing my best to work on not reacting. the TX anaesthetist who refuted the resident’s question in front of the house was a brilliant tactic that I am working on utilising. additionally, your four main goals of the woke help me to keep my focus and know how to mentally approach the insanity. well done on your new SJW Gator Grifter. you’re an inspiration.
she’s a goddamn Gator??? University of Florida is my alma master’s main football (and academic) rival at Florida State University (Class of ‘00!). now I have extra reason to love another of your new socialist, SJW, best friends.
I wonder what these women think us mothers of white men should do. Should we shame them from birth, accuse them of being too masculine, tell them to bypass women in need of help (maybe lifting something heavier than is feasible)? Do we tell them not to get an education, give up their jobs for those with less than? I mean, the white women comfortable with making white men the enemy are sometimes doing these things to their own offspring. It's twisted and demented and I will have none of it, nor apologize for lifting up the White men I gave birth to.
I’ve been an unpaid subscriber since you started your Substack. This post, along with your socialism series has tipped me over into a paid subscriber. I too, would have felt like she was fake except I have met people like her in real life.
My sister is exactly like Chandra. I love her but I can’t engage with her rage comments. It is futile. I have better things to spend my life force energies on. I let her spew her thoughts and just say, hmmm.
I hate to reduce someone to a diagnosis, but one does wonder what is going on w/Chandra.
I encounter people like her on Quora from time to time. I hate them. They create a highly charged emotional dialogue, and there is zero chance you are going to be able to engage them or talk them off the ledge. They barely know that you exist, you're just a convenient place for them to spew their outrage. I would like not to admit it, but these people do have the power to upset my day, so it's better just to block them.
The unfortunate truth is that I think of the best replies to people while I am doing other stuff, such as walking around outside.
People are much too emotionally charged up. If we actually cared to solve some of the problems in our country and world, people need to work hard to keep the natural emotional reactions tamped down online and be respectful and gracious.
The fact that people are being fed different information and opinion in their various silos is another contributor to the problem.
An example, on the trans issue, I am convinced that liberal people have nowhere near sufficient information to understand it, because any critique of same is just not permitted on the platforms they use. And if you do critique it on some social media platform, you are a bigot. How do you explain to people that the pervasive sea of information they swim in, not just the news media and politicians but entertainment culture as well, is delivering an inaccurate picture? Though I do believe in trying, trying is huge. Sometimes you must build the altar in one place so the fire can come down somewhere else.
It is good to listen to music while you engage the culture battle, it steadies your head. I alternate between classical and instrumental bluegrass while reading.
‘The Four Goals of the Woke Left’ V ‘Five Goals of White Men of the Right Wing’ 😂
Karlyn, I am such a virgin at this “measured engaging with the woke left” stuff. I wear my emotions on my face, and the left vein in my forehead starts beating whenever I encounter these people...online, not even in person. but I’m doing my best to work on not reacting. the TX anaesthetist who refuted the resident’s question in front of the house was a brilliant tactic that I am working on utilising. additionally, your four main goals of the woke help me to keep my focus and know how to mentally approach the insanity. well done on your new SJW Gator Grifter. you’re an inspiration.
It just takes practice, I’ve just had a lot of it
you’re the only one I’ve encountered who teaches it practically and clearly.
she’s a goddamn Gator??? University of Florida is my alma master’s main football (and academic) rival at Florida State University (Class of ‘00!). now I have extra reason to love another of your new socialist, SJW, best friends.
I wonder what these women think us mothers of white men should do. Should we shame them from birth, accuse them of being too masculine, tell them to bypass women in need of help (maybe lifting something heavier than is feasible)? Do we tell them not to get an education, give up their jobs for those with less than? I mean, the white women comfortable with making white men the enemy are sometimes doing these things to their own offspring. It's twisted and demented and I will have none of it, nor apologize for lifting up the White men I gave birth to.
I’ve been an unpaid subscriber since you started your Substack. This post, along with your socialism series has tipped me over into a paid subscriber. I too, would have felt like she was fake except I have met people like her in real life.
Thank you!
My sister is exactly like Chandra. I love her but I can’t engage with her rage comments. It is futile. I have better things to spend my life force energies on. I let her spew her thoughts and just say, hmmm.