I love this article cause it confirms what I felt for a few years about that "they" there. I always saw it as the other way to say comrad. It also, still, works better in the plural which works great when you can only address each other as a collective group.
This is distressing to me, because there's been so much progress that I believe is necessary and positive. Tolerance and civil rights are positive and long overdue. But this is something else. The radical theories don't belong in schools; it isn't age appropriate, for one, but much of the theory is dubious to begin with. So infusing it in early education is wildly inappropriate. (When you step back and think about the fact that education is compulsory, the picture becomes downright insidious.) Queer theory dates back to the 80s, & reclaiming the word queer likewise goes back that far. There's too much to go into for this post. As for the nonbinary self-ID'ing, they/them pronouns, I don't begrudge anyone for how one ID's, but there def seems to be "social contagion" & when we're talking about children, esp early development, as those videos reveal, this is a serious problem, which I didn't recognize until recently. It's no longer possible to ignore. Lots of ppl don't want to recognize it because they think it's all about a rightwing culture war backlash. But we need to distinguish between the "religious right" (Focus on the Family, etc) which opposes LGBTQ (etc rights) purportedly on legal grounds (FWIW I do believe in religious freedom under the 1A) but based on Biblical principles (fine, but I believe in C/S separation) and parents' rights & protecting children from grooming. I wasn't comfortable using the word "grooming" until James Lindsay persuaded me it's apt, & more on the mark that "recruitment" or "indoctrination" (tho the latter isn't far off the mark).
I understand why ppl don't want to use the same language as those they disagree with so vehemently politically, but this goes beyond "left" & "right." It transcends it. But as you've argued, convincingly, many (most?) conservatives in this space don't take it seriously but are more interested in using it as a political weapon.
You are very astute in seeing thru all of that and focusing on what is important.
Karlyn, as you explained, the endgame is to destroy the family unit. Total Marxism must prevail and civilization will collapse. I believe this extreme, in your face push is waking normal people up
who have always said it will never happen here. Everyone needs to take a stand and fight for our values and try our best to leave the next generation a better place than we have now. I’m the eternal optimist and believe things are going to change for the better. I’m only one person, but as such I must try to make a difference where I am.
I see the craziness but can’t always verbalize it. Thank you for what you do because you help me understand it fully.
I love this article cause it confirms what I felt for a few years about that "they" there. I always saw it as the other way to say comrad. It also, still, works better in the plural which works great when you can only address each other as a collective group.
Crafty, crafty commies THEY are.
Thank you for this easy to understand definition that we can easily convey to normies. Keep up the great work. Just ordered your book.
This is distressing to me, because there's been so much progress that I believe is necessary and positive. Tolerance and civil rights are positive and long overdue. But this is something else. The radical theories don't belong in schools; it isn't age appropriate, for one, but much of the theory is dubious to begin with. So infusing it in early education is wildly inappropriate. (When you step back and think about the fact that education is compulsory, the picture becomes downright insidious.) Queer theory dates back to the 80s, & reclaiming the word queer likewise goes back that far. There's too much to go into for this post. As for the nonbinary self-ID'ing, they/them pronouns, I don't begrudge anyone for how one ID's, but there def seems to be "social contagion" & when we're talking about children, esp early development, as those videos reveal, this is a serious problem, which I didn't recognize until recently. It's no longer possible to ignore. Lots of ppl don't want to recognize it because they think it's all about a rightwing culture war backlash. But we need to distinguish between the "religious right" (Focus on the Family, etc) which opposes LGBTQ (etc rights) purportedly on legal grounds (FWIW I do believe in religious freedom under the 1A) but based on Biblical principles (fine, but I believe in C/S separation) and parents' rights & protecting children from grooming. I wasn't comfortable using the word "grooming" until James Lindsay persuaded me it's apt, & more on the mark that "recruitment" or "indoctrination" (tho the latter isn't far off the mark).
I understand why ppl don't want to use the same language as those they disagree with so vehemently politically, but this goes beyond "left" & "right." It transcends it. But as you've argued, convincingly, many (most?) conservatives in this space don't take it seriously but are more interested in using it as a political weapon.
You are very astute in seeing thru all of that and focusing on what is important.
I’ve probably missed it somewhere, but why abolish the family? Sounds dystopian to me.
Karlyn, as you explained, the endgame is to destroy the family unit. Total Marxism must prevail and civilization will collapse. I believe this extreme, in your face push is waking normal people up
who have always said it will never happen here. Everyone needs to take a stand and fight for our values and try our best to leave the next generation a better place than we have now. I’m the eternal optimist and believe things are going to change for the better. I’m only one person, but as such I must try to make a difference where I am.
I'm waiting for the Queer Party to be established