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CoC.. time to bail?
7 years ago
[Political. Not fun. Skip if you only want Bad Ideas & such.]
Maybe not YET.
But it does seem like it would be a good idea to start look at where to jump to or if simple abandonment "for the duration" might be the thing.
The inclusion of "alt-right" as a "hate group" but the omission of "antifa" (which are very fa indeed - and not FurAffinity) is worrisome. It's also telling. It tells me that FA is using the "guidance" of the shakedown artists at the ever-more-misnamed Southern Poverty Law Center. That's not good.
The "alt-right" is not a great thing - they are simply another form of the repressive left despite the name. At absolute 'best' (which is not good at all) they simply reversed the polarity of the stupid rather than diminished it. The only thing about antifa not being included that makes any sense is that it seems to be running out of gas.
For anyone reading from outside the US, please remember that "left" and "right" in the US do NOT mean the exact same thing they do elsewhere. There are a couple similarities. "Left" might be quite similar - both seem to have the idea that ever more government control of life is a good idea - as long they're in charge of it. The "right" ("Republicans" are not 'right' as such, just not as 'left' as Democrats, some of whom are beginning to admit/brag about being socialists - consider that Nixon [Republican] engaged in wage & price controls, sakes!) wants to get back to basics, but in Europe that can be more Monarchy or State (which seems rather the same as 'left' to someone one in the US). In the US 'right' is more back to Founder's Ideals of minimal government and leave people alone as much as possible and when in doubt, don't give government more money or power. Yeah, this was being eroded from the very start. Nothing's perfect.
Maybe not YET.
But it does seem like it would be a good idea to start look at where to jump to or if simple abandonment "for the duration" might be the thing.
The inclusion of "alt-right" as a "hate group" but the omission of "antifa" (which are very fa indeed - and not FurAffinity) is worrisome. It's also telling. It tells me that FA is using the "guidance" of the shakedown artists at the ever-more-misnamed Southern Poverty Law Center. That's not good.
The "alt-right" is not a great thing - they are simply another form of the repressive left despite the name. At absolute 'best' (which is not good at all) they simply reversed the polarity of the stupid rather than diminished it. The only thing about antifa not being included that makes any sense is that it seems to be running out of gas.
For anyone reading from outside the US, please remember that "left" and "right" in the US do NOT mean the exact same thing they do elsewhere. There are a couple similarities. "Left" might be quite similar - both seem to have the idea that ever more government control of life is a good idea - as long they're in charge of it. The "right" ("Republicans" are not 'right' as such, just not as 'left' as Democrats, some of whom are beginning to admit/brag about being socialists - consider that Nixon [Republican] engaged in wage & price controls, sakes!) wants to get back to basics, but in Europe that can be more Monarchy or State (which seems rather the same as 'left' to someone one in the US). In the US 'right' is more back to Founder's Ideals of minimal government and leave people alone as much as possible and when in doubt, don't give government more money or power. Yeah, this was being eroded from the very start. Nothing's perfect.
hooves
~hooves
Well said
