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Culture Introspection Lefty Rigidity

“Woke” and the

tantruming young Left have utterly killed comedy. And their music stinks, too–because a group like “The Clash” could NEVER do a song like Rock The Casbah anymore.

The blistering force of rebellion that drove Punk Rock is dead, and now Billy Idol is a snarling act for the company Workday (who?). Gee, I wonder what he got paid per fake snarl…

All that is left is the groveling kowtow pablum of trained monkeys, singing and dancing and doing comedy at the end of strings held by their societal masters, while touching their foreheads to the ground in a show of lickspittle, servile deference.

Flash forward to 2024, when a very large portion of the population is most definitely not ever in it for the fun. Woke leftism is so twisted that it manages to turn young people into bitter, pinched, “Get off my lawn!” types. They actually seek to be offended. 

… Comedy has nothing to do with “community values” because, as I mentioned earlier, it’s subjective. Often, at its best, stand-up is uncomfortable as hell but still makes people laugh because it’s cathartic. These people don’t want catharsis, because there’s a level of introspection involved in that. [emphasis added]

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Lefty Rigidity

See, Disney (yet again)

deliberately stepped in some serious dog doo-doo. It’s like they are trying to destroy their brand. I remember as a kid watching “The Wonderful World of Disney” each Sunday night. Yes, sometimes (for adults) it was a bit silly, but for me as a kid, it was always a treat.

It was always geared toward kids. And it was alway safe–good, clean fun. And movies like Swiss Family Robinson (1960) became goofy family classics–I mean, who can forget the “BONK!” when the rolling log hits the head of Kuala the pirate? “You make Kuala wait long time!”

Or Rocketman (1997), a source of never-ending great quotes (Not the hairy one!) and the world’s best Miss America scream. The Disney of my childhood (and even 25 years ago) simply no longer exists.

But, because of “woke” Leftism, it’s mostly crap, now. Those halcyon days of the past are indeed gone. And we have tried oh-so-hard to believe they weren’t gone, but they are. And it’s a dirty shame.

Again, the woke corporate idiots might want to consider that there are a lot of non-leftists in America with money to spend. Disney more than most companies should know that its core fan base isn’t made up of raging commies. 

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Captain Obvious Lefty Rigidity Malignant Leftism

Sure, but if

you point out how weak Biden is as a candidate, you get immediately slimed by the dyed-in-the-wool Democrat partisans. Independent and critical thinking is simply not allowed in mainstream Democrat circles!

Remember, as a Democrat you don’t have to fall in love, you just have to fall in line…

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Current Events Leftugees Lefty Rigidity

One word:

Leftugees.

Beyond dollars and cents, politics also appears to have a role in inter-state migration. The 15 bluest states, for instance, lost roughly 1% of their population from 2020 to 2022, according to the Cook Partisan Voter Index, while the 15 reddest states gained 1.1% at the same time. 

People flee crappy government. Can Lefties really be so dense as to not understand that? No, this is not mere ignorance, at least at the top, it is will.

And what we are seeing is the movement of the most conservative–they realize that the old Leftism stinks and they tend to be more conservative (on average) than the populations to which they flee. And that makes sense–it is hard to move and you have to be pretty motivated to do so. There are a zillion details to deal with, both great and small.

So Florida and Texas get more “red,” while California, New York, and Illinois get more “blue” (by default). And non-Portland Oregonians don’t flee, but accomplish the same thing by trying to change the state borders and create a “Greater Idaho.”

Tale as old as time–when the ruling class becomes intolerable, there is a very natural division of the people. One group flees–the two groups can no longer live together.

That’s why Federalism is so important–it allows people of different beliefs to nevertheless stay united, without force. And the Left has desperately tried to tear down Federalism, relying instead on force and coercion.

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Current Events Lefty Political Philosophy Lefty Rigidity Logic

It is absolutely

true. For a Leftist, if you disagree with them, you are one of three things: 1) stupid, 2) evil/corrupt/racist, or 3) mentally ill.

They really have no other explanations. See, otherwise they would have to marshal actual facts and put forth rational arguments. But if you can be summarily dismissed as stupid, evil, and/or mentally ill, they don’t need to make a substantive argument at all! And it is much easier for them that way. Less effort.

Plus, this way they never put their beliefs and assumptions at risk. They know very well that a Leftist who argues a point often becomes a Conservative! So they can’t leave their “bubble” or “Circle of Safety” by rationally arguing a point–it’s far too dangerous to their beliefs!

And (said in a “whine” voice), “Logical argument is hard!”

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Lefty Rigidity

See, the problem

is NOT the messaging. It’s the message. But see, MANY Leftists are much too rigid and narcissistic to realize that the problem is not how “fancy” the packaging is. The problem is the product itself!

The midterms are looking rough for Team Donkey. Very rough. And most of the troubles come straight from the top. While President Biden isn’t up for reelection this year, he’ll likely be responsible for ending a lot of careers this November.

… An anonymous tipster compared Biden’s polls to the last guy. “He’s now lower than Trump, and he’s really twisted about it,” the person close to the White House said.

BUT, don’t get overconfident! These folks steal elections, as we know only too well.

Spokesperson Jen Psaki isn’t the only Democrat jumping ship. Now there’s an exodus of Black staffers because of “little support from their superiors and fewer chances for promotion.” Chief of Staff Ron Klain is also said to be eyeing the exits.

… If dogs won’t eat the dog food you’re selling, a new slogan won’t fix the problem. You need to change your product.