Originally posted by Bashar Teg"Centrist" is a term created by those on the 'left' and 'right', you're defining me by terms I consider weak and ill-developed, so the term 'centrist' is useless to me as I understand that the political spectrum is more complex than a binary system of two opposing sides.
then stop saying dumb faux-centrist stuff like that
Originally posted by Scribble
No I mean just straight-up pancakes, I'd prefer that to the lashings stuff, unless we're talking about lashings of nutella on top of the pancakes, I could live with that
You have to be made to suffer. Fine, have your pancakes that are real pancakes. Your punishment is watching Amy Schumers netflix special.(You're gonna be hoping you chose the lashings by the end)
I just think calling it as you see it and trying to weigh up arguments is more important than waving a flag for the side you've picked. People can call me a 'Centrist' if they like, and I'll call them blinkered, fanatical ideologues who can't work outside of an outdated binary political system more designed for power-play and point-scoring than actually advancing humanity in any way.
Originally posted by Bashar TegEmotion isn't always a great basis for practical politics, though. If you let yourself be driven primarily by your emotions then you're essentially falling prey to your own brain chemistry and putting aside critical thinking. The opposite applies (obviously).
so in general they need to be compassionate and empathic. that is a reasonable statement which i agree with. the other was just not.
Originally posted by Scribble
Yeah, so they need to get more in touch with their other emotions, particularly compassion and empathy
I would say even the left has compassion and empathy to work on too. Ideally someone with empathy wouldn't cherry pick who they empathize with.
So, for instance, when the #MeToo thing was first taking off...there was the one woman reporter who said what #MeToo was doing was important enough that she didn't care if any innocent men lost their jobs because of it.
That's some shockingly one sided empathy, don't you think? Kevin Smith had a massive heart attack, Chris Pratt sent him thoughts and prayers. Yeah, I despise all religion and even I think anyone attacking Pratt over that was fed nothing but paint chips as a child.
It's not just in America. You ever watch that Jeremy Kyle show? They had a guy on talking about how his ex gf had literally locked him in the bathroom, wouldn't let him out. He had to jump out of the window to escape, ended up injuring himself(not super bad, but still). The audience(mostly of women) laughed. Imagine a woman describing that situation and then a mostly male audience laughing over it?
I dunno, just seems like the side known for empathy is awfully selective about it. They have empathy for women and minorities, that's about it.
Originally posted by Scribble
Emotion isn't always a great basis for practical politics, though. If you let yourself be driven primarily by your emotions then you're essentially falling prey to your own brain chemistry and putting aside critical thinking. The opposite applies (obviously).
i think you slip into a noticable pattern of oversimplication of complex issues in order to form a quaint and equal contrast, crediting and admonishing both sides equally in the same statement. it's pointless rhetoric and it's why I growl and bark when people do it.