I agree with the premise and the warning. I constantly have to remind myself to be shaped by Christ, not warped by anger at the enemy.
BUT a lot of them really are groomers, etc. It's appropriate to say so and warn others. But, yes, we should conduct ourselves by a much higher standard than Rules For Radicals.
Do you know how many times I've been called a groomer by people on the conservative right for disagreeing with them? They are not calling people groomers to warn people anymore than the left is calling people racists to warn people.
We can prove that federal grants to schools are being used for LGBTQ recruitment (grooming). We can also prove that the LGBTQ numbers have skyrocketed since those monies were provided and the groomers were empowered to recruit kids to their clubs. We can do a content analysis of educational materials to show how they have changed to promote oppression ideology and compare the results of that analysis to the growing numbers of woke students and teachers.
I'm not trying to overlook or twist words. I publically applauded your efforts and simply laid an exception. I don't see pedophiles everywhere nor am I paranoid. I am not trying to twist words, simply provide perspective, which I believe is part of discussion.
Katlyn, I like your approach and have begun following you. With two partial exceptions I agree with your list of rules. I do, however, draw the line when say you people can sleep with anyone they want to or do anything that makes them happy, perhaps both of which you didn't mean to be so carte blanche about. Pedophilia and real criminal activity (such as rape) should not be condoned. Pretty sure you didn't mean to extend under your umbrella.
We can only win if we offer truthful ideas that are superior to the false idols of the woke propagandists. The truth can be found through research and common sense. Freedom allows for the discovery of truth. It is not an end unto itself.
I mostly agree with you, but I have to say I do not believe anyone has the right to force anyone else to pretend they are a different sex (or species, or anything) other than what they actually are. People can choose their name, their hairstyle, their clothing -- everything that is "choosable." Sex is not choosable. It is what it is. Forcing others to deny reality is not a right anyone has.
Adults have a right to live their lives however they want to live their lives. As long as they are not hurting people or taking their stuff, it is no one's business.
Adults can do whatever they want as long as they are not hurting others directly (feelings do not count as being hurt directly) or taking people'e stuff. No adults rights supersedes any others.
but that's exactly the point. You can believe you are a man or a woman or a frog or a ghost, but your right to "have your pronouns recognized" (as other than what they actually are) is the right to force others to "recognize" them -- i.e. to say what isn't true -- because your feelings matter more than their right to speak truth. That's precisely the issue right there.
If you don't believe in offering basic respect and curtesy to others, that is your business. You are giving the woke left exactly what they want and you are making us all look like bigots in the process. They will win because of perspectives like yours. If you want to be responsible for that, then you are the one who needs to look yourself in the mirror knowing you caused it because your influencers commanded you to. Facts don't care about your feelings.
"Facts" don't care about MY feelings? It feels like April Fools in here. Karlyn: YOU are my "influencer." I paid you money so you could influence MORE. And I'm telling you, if you cede the ground on newspeak, there is no ground that can't be ceded. If truth about reality can be ceded here, it can be ceded everywhere.
I think you are. And, as I said, I would suggest focusing on things that matter far more than whether or not I accept trans and non-binary people and don't want to spend all my energy focused on how others live their lives. You are setting up arguments that will lead to you losing because you are giving the woke left exactly what they want you to.
You're trying to trick me into denouncing trans people, and I won't do it. I do not care if anyone is trans. You can present as many scenarios as you like and that will not change. I suggest you focus on things that will lead to you winning, rather than focus on things that make you look like the hateful bigot the woke left wants to portray you as. If you're confused about what those things are, you can read my piece on Oompa Loompa's being non-binary that was also posted today.
Well, that's your choice. But all that was asked of you was to read and be accurate with language and what was being written. I promise you that if you can't take it from me asking very basic things, then you will not be able to fight back against the left who will challenge you far more viciously.
Well Katlyn, we certainly agree to disagree on this point. "Anything" can truly be defined and implemented as "anything", some of which, such as the two examples I provided, are beyond the pale.
Only if you're not reading and overlook the word "adult."
Reading is fundamental.
If you are here to purposefully overlook information to twist my words and make it seem like something it's not, I promise this is not the forum for it. If you see pedophiles everywhere, that is paranoia.
Hi Karlyn. I love your work, but I read it in the same way as Richard. He makes a valid point. A clearer way might be to indicate something along the lines of “adults consenting with each other”. It honestly reads like being OK with adults performing pedophilia and rape.🤷♀️. No one is attacking you. It looks like he’s communicating clearly, constructively, and patiently.
While I am glad that you like my work, it is not my fault if you are not reading what I wrote before you comment. Based on your comment here, it is very clear to me that you did not read what I wrote and are instead putting your personal spin on it to try to make an argument I did not make.
If you do not understand what I wrote, I suggest you re-read it again and again until you do. I am not going to play these games.
I agree with the premise and the warning. I constantly have to remind myself to be shaped by Christ, not warped by anger at the enemy.
BUT a lot of them really are groomers, etc. It's appropriate to say so and warn others. But, yes, we should conduct ourselves by a much higher standard than Rules For Radicals.
Do you know how many times I've been called a groomer by people on the conservative right for disagreeing with them? They are not calling people groomers to warn people anymore than the left is calling people racists to warn people.
It is not appropriate to call you a groomer. It is appropriate to call, say, drag queen story hour people groomers.
And yet I'm called a groomer almost every day. This is the point I'm making. The right is using the term exactly like the left uses racist.
We can prove that federal grants to schools are being used for LGBTQ recruitment (grooming). We can also prove that the LGBTQ numbers have skyrocketed since those monies were provided and the groomers were empowered to recruit kids to their clubs. We can do a content analysis of educational materials to show how they have changed to promote oppression ideology and compare the results of that analysis to the growing numbers of woke students and teachers.
I'm not trying to overlook or twist words. I publically applauded your efforts and simply laid an exception. I don't see pedophiles everywhere nor am I paranoid. I am not trying to twist words, simply provide perspective, which I believe is part of discussion.
Then next time I would appreciate it if you would quote me accurately, and not that I explicitly used the word "adult". These things matter.
And you just bot blocked. Goodbye.
Katlyn, I like your approach and have begun following you. With two partial exceptions I agree with your list of rules. I do, however, draw the line when say you people can sleep with anyone they want to or do anything that makes them happy, perhaps both of which you didn't mean to be so carte blanche about. Pedophilia and real criminal activity (such as rape) should not be condoned. Pretty sure you didn't mean to extend under your umbrella.
Keep up the good work.
I do not care who adults sleep with in any way, shape, or form, and neither should you.
You can't be unwoke and dictate what others should believe ini.
You're not unwoke if you're an authoritarian.
And I know because I literally wrote the book on it.
We can only win if we offer truthful ideas that are superior to the false idols of the woke propagandists. The truth can be found through research and common sense. Freedom allows for the discovery of truth. It is not an end unto itself.
I mostly agree with you, but I have to say I do not believe anyone has the right to force anyone else to pretend they are a different sex (or species, or anything) other than what they actually are. People can choose their name, their hairstyle, their clothing -- everything that is "choosable." Sex is not choosable. It is what it is. Forcing others to deny reality is not a right anyone has.
Adults have a right to live their lives however they want to live their lives. As long as they are not hurting people or taking their stuff, it is no one's business.
No.
Adults can do whatever they want as long as they are not hurting others directly (feelings do not count as being hurt directly) or taking people'e stuff. No adults rights supersedes any others.
but that's exactly the point. You can believe you are a man or a woman or a frog or a ghost, but your right to "have your pronouns recognized" (as other than what they actually are) is the right to force others to "recognize" them -- i.e. to say what isn't true -- because your feelings matter more than their right to speak truth. That's precisely the issue right there.
If you don't believe in offering basic respect and curtesy to others, that is your business. You are giving the woke left exactly what they want and you are making us all look like bigots in the process. They will win because of perspectives like yours. If you want to be responsible for that, then you are the one who needs to look yourself in the mirror knowing you caused it because your influencers commanded you to. Facts don't care about your feelings.
"Facts" don't care about MY feelings? It feels like April Fools in here. Karlyn: YOU are my "influencer." I paid you money so you could influence MORE. And I'm telling you, if you cede the ground on newspeak, there is no ground that can't be ceded. If truth about reality can be ceded here, it can be ceded everywhere.
I think you are. And, as I said, I would suggest focusing on things that matter far more than whether or not I accept trans and non-binary people and don't want to spend all my energy focused on how others live their lives. You are setting up arguments that will lead to you losing because you are giving the woke left exactly what they want you to.
Great! Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on the essay I directed you to in a previous comment.
You're trying to trick me into denouncing trans people, and I won't do it. I do not care if anyone is trans. You can present as many scenarios as you like and that will not change. I suggest you focus on things that will lead to you winning, rather than focus on things that make you look like the hateful bigot the woke left wants to portray you as. If you're confused about what those things are, you can read my piece on Oompa Loompa's being non-binary that was also posted today.
These are GREAT Karlyn. Thank you!!
Thank you!
I think it best I simply not try to engage with any longer.
Well, that's your choice. But all that was asked of you was to read and be accurate with language and what was being written. I promise you that if you can't take it from me asking very basic things, then you will not be able to fight back against the left who will challenge you far more viciously.
Well Katlyn, we certainly agree to disagree on this point. "Anything" can truly be defined and implemented as "anything", some of which, such as the two examples I provided, are beyond the pale.
Only if you're not reading and overlook the word "adult."
Reading is fundamental.
If you are here to purposefully overlook information to twist my words and make it seem like something it's not, I promise this is not the forum for it. If you see pedophiles everywhere, that is paranoia.
Hi Karlyn. I love your work, but I read it in the same way as Richard. He makes a valid point. A clearer way might be to indicate something along the lines of “adults consenting with each other”. It honestly reads like being OK with adults performing pedophilia and rape.🤷♀️. No one is attacking you. It looks like he’s communicating clearly, constructively, and patiently.
While I am glad that you like my work, it is not my fault if you are not reading what I wrote before you comment. Based on your comment here, it is very clear to me that you did not read what I wrote and are instead putting your personal spin on it to try to make an argument I did not make.
If you do not understand what I wrote, I suggest you re-read it again and again until you do. I am not going to play these games.