Just have to hope that the haters are still outliers on the fringes. However, it certainly seems like they're becoming more common.
Dumb Political Correctness
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Just have to hope that the haters are still outliers on the fringes. However, it certainly seems like they're becoming more common.
He hasn't commented on the Smollet case because he can't find a good way to use it to defend the left. Don't buy his rationalization.
It's one anecdote. It is a sideshow. He is correct.
Oh, it's a hell of a sideshow, no doubt. It's the latest juicy gossip, and juicy gossip is what passes for about 97% of mainstream news stories these days.
The point remains, if Husker could find any possible way to defend the left on the Smollet sideshow, he'd be here doing it.
Here's an easy test. Before the story became exposed as a fraud, did he exploit it to promote the Left's narrative or did he stay quiet and treat it like an anecdotal sideshow then? If he ran with it, then your criticism would have merit, but I don't recall him doing that.
I didn't hear about the Smollet story until the fraud charges were pretty rampant. It was out there, I guess, but I was totally unmotivated to investigate anything about it. I couldn't have exploited it to bash the left's narrative. Your test would fail were I the subject.
Well, shouldn't that make you back down a little? Lol
I think the better test to consider is this. Does Husker consistently come here and complain about the media sideshow (on both sides), similar to JoeFan? Or does he come here and consistently bash the right wing, and the right wing's media?
You know the answer to this question, and because of that history, when Husker says he hasn't commented on this story because it's a sideshow for both sides, it comes of as a very insincere attempt at painting himself as a virtuous, completely neutral observer. It's not terribly unlike the media's "introspection" when this anecdote blew up in their faces.
You know the answer to this question, and because of that history, when Husker says he hasn't commented on this story because it's a sideshow for both sides, it comes of as a very insincere attempt at painting himself as a virtuous, completely neutral observer. It's not terribly unlike the media's "introspection" when this anecdote blew up in their faces.
I figured you wouldn't like the test I presented. lol
Similar to JoeFan? LOL. I like and laugh along with some of what JoeFan posts, but he's a flagrant and transparent Trump ball-licker. There's nothing "both sides" about him.
But it's not like what the media did. Maybe you weren't paying attention, but the media initially went apeshit about the Smollett story and jumped to conclusions like they normally do when handling stories with a racial element. Then they backpedaled into phony introspection. SH didn't do any of that. He treated it as a sideshow when it favored the Left and when it favored the Right. He was consistent.
Joe Fan
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He’s far from correct if your suggesting the issue has no broader implications. It is an example of what every Democrat lives for- playing the race card! They want to keep blacks down on the plantation and an action like Smollett described fits their narrative perfectly. It was too perfect. They grabbed the story like a dog with a bone and, once again, are revealed as fools.
No, I'm not suggesting the issue has no broader implications. The issue has major implications, which is why the Right needs to start handling it a lot better. What I'm suggesting is that the Smollett story by itself doesn't have broad implications.
He was silent, I'll give him that. That also means, for this one story, he was consistent. I'll give YOU that. I simply don't buy his stated motivation for remaining silent (and consistent). You're free to do so, and I have no hard evidence to convince you otherwise.
Seattle Husker
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I looked up the story behind that board meeting. A group of muti-cultural students were there to speak out against the reinstatement of on advisor who used the full n-word. That speaker was also there to support said advisor. That woman could have advocated for free college and still been booed.
"Broad" is a subjective term, but this incident will have a negative effect on the Lib party's go-to lie of racism when it comes to Trump and MAGA. It's a national story and weakens their strategy. The question is, "for how long?"
The point is that the story' subject matter is not a sideshow. It is "THE SHOW" for Democrats. They're similar to a one Dairy Queen town when it comes to political banter. They can throw in anti-Semitism now and then despite being a party with an anti-Semite as one of their titular heads, and the also try to divide men vs. women, successful vs. slackers, and they successfully divide reality from climate change, but their go-to play when it's third and two is racism.
That isn't how it's being framed even in non-political coverage. Link. It's also worth noting that the boos didn't start until she recited the pledge. They may have been there for the reinstatement (something the professor never mentioned in her statement), but the boos were for the pledge.
On a different note, the alleged n-word incident didn't involve the adviser calling anyone the n-word. She was repeating another student's allegation that he was called the n-word, which resulted in her being put on unpaid leave. I'm no fan of the n-word, but that's lunacy.
Yes, that is true. However, it does so by embarassing the Left, and that's fine. We should exploit their embarrassment, as they enjoy ours when a conservative says or does something stupid.
However, our strategy needs to be multidimensional. Eventually this story is going to dissipate, and the same old ******** narratives will get repeated again. Furthermore, what if Smollett had been telling the truth or at least hadn't been proven a phony? What will we do when the next Dillon Roof incident happens? Will we let the Left smear us with such tragedies and falsify the broader issue? For the most part, we have. We need to stop doing that and have a coherent message that focuses on reality.
Agree.
Joe Fan
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First, break all their records
Next, take all their scholarships
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ProdigalHorn
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Weird how he left that out.
He may not have known that. At least most of the stories that dealt with the pledge story (including the one I referenced) didn't go into much detail on the n-word story. They just mentioned that she said it - didn't give any context.
In his defense most of the media he follows won't mention that part.
Joe Fan
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Statalyzer
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Joe Fan
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Agree except I dont think its a biological "she" in real life.
Assuming 'real life' still exists.
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