The PC and Perpetually Offended Brigade

[astfgyl]

Was my opinion being battered on it? I thought we were discussing it. OK, change of pace:

What do we all think of certain Dr. Seuss books being banned from sale on Ebay, but Mein Kampf is still available? I can see the, shall we say, old fashioned attitudes in the Dr. Seuss stuff and I'm not even arguing with that point, but is it more offensive or dangerous than Mein Kampf?

On second thought , let's not go to Camelot. 'Tis a silly place ...

Edit: Source: https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2021-03-05/if-mein-kampf-can-sell-on-ebay-why-not-discontinued-dr-seuss-books

I just did a search for Mein Kampf on Ebay and it's sold out, so maybe that's been put paid to.

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

More corporate bullshit.

[astfgyl]

Yeah eventually there will be so many of the offended to pander to with the corporate virtue signalling, that there will be nothing left.

[Emphyrio]

There wasn't any call for the books to be banned and they were among the lowest selling books by all accounts so I think there's less of a story in this particular case. I don't believe the books were offensive, just outdated, but I'm open to correction.

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

With the estate announcing they won't be publishing these ones anymore, there would prob be a small spike in demand, and then outrage addicted people of one kind would have slammed eBay, so they've decided to do this and get slammed by another kind of outrage addict instead. This way they look like heroes too.

[astfgyl]

There wasn't any call for the books to be banned and they were among the lowest selling books by all accounts so I think there's less of a story in this particular case. I don't believe the books were offensive, just outdated, but I'm open to correction.

Ah they were outdated, that's not in question at all. I have most of them here and I admit they wouldn't be written like that nowadays. Might pick up a copy of Mein Kampf for the kids all the same now that Dr. Seuss has become a no-no. I'd be against this idea of book banning in general, it's silly. Just let those who may be offended not buy them and if the estate doesn't publish them well so be it but still allow the sale of 2nd hand ones. Lots of shit like Woke Baby allowed and there is an argument to be made against that stuff too, but sure fuck it, let em get on with it if they want to read that to their kids.

He did have some pretty racist cartoons under his belt outside of the kids books as well though. Hitler, I mean.

[Caomhaoin]

Banning books is clearly alarming, but Chris is right (every dog has its day!), the outraging in the right is just as bad as the left, it's just got more of a sneer to it. I was watching Michael Knowles today, and as clever as the man is, that is all he ever does, sneer at leftist outrage and bungle. Just switched the fucker off and did a 45 minute David Goggins work out. That lad will put manners on ya.

[astfgyl]

I fully agree that one side is as bad as the other once they get into extremes. There's loads of things that the Black Shepherd says that I agree with, but I do enjoy arguing the toss, knowing that he will come out in defence of most of the lefty stuff. I must go find some of the right leaning stuff to pick on for the craic, it's just that the leftist stuff is so much more popular in the media so it's easier to come across. I get a great kick out of the patriots on Gab for example. Some amazing stuff on there.

I do think there is something in the notion of the media promoting division between people in general as a sort of distraction from the owners of said media getting richer and richer and amplifying the real dividing issue, which is the inequality of the haves and the have-nots. Or if not the actual inequality, because let's face it, some people have no interest in getting on, the inequality of opportunity. There are whole continents of people who have fuck all and a very hard time getting it while the likes of me is distracted by a few books and the silliness of the corporate virtue signalling around that, while drinking my south american coffee and wearing my made in god-knows-where clothes. I think the movement towards actual equality is for sure obfuscated by the media with silly things.

[Caomhaoin]

Ben Shapiro, Steven Crowder etc are so obnoxious, so biased, they are great entertainment for people like me in the same way that Tucker Carlson is, and a large part of that is down to how irritating they are for progressives.

I think even the not-too-far-gone lefties enjoy Gavin McInnes. He's gas in fairness.

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

McInnes, unlike the other cartoon characters you've listed there, reminds me of too many absolute spas I've met at various sessions over the years. I think he fancies himself to be something like the bastard son of Peterson and Burr, but Shapiro and Manning would be closer to the truth.

[astfgyl]

I wouldn't be au fait with those commentators. The only one I've seen of those listed there is Tucker Carlson. He can be quite a funny watch at times, but that might just be the head on him.

[Caomhaoin]

McInnes, unlike the other cartoon characters you've listed there, reminds me of too many absolute spas I've met at various sessions over the years. I think he fancies himself to be something like the bastard son of Peterson and Burr, but Shapiro and Manning would be closer to the truth.

Maybe, but he does an absolutely spot-on impression of you:)

https://youtu.be/E3hKPe2uops

[Emphyrio]

That actually isn't a million miles from the antics on here 😂

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

McInnes, unlike the other cartoon characters you've listed there, reminds me of too many absolute spas I've met at various sessions over the years. I think he fancies himself to be something like the bastard son of Peterson and Burr, but Shapiro and Manning would be closer to the truth.

Maybe, but he does an absolutely spot-on impression of you:)

https://youtu.be/E3hKPe2uops

You wish there were leftist equivalents of you on the forum like that caricature

See, when Burr takes off liberals, it's hilarious. The five minutes I lasted there were just tedious.

[astfgyl]

https://www.target.com/c/black-owned-or-founded-brands-at-target/-/N-q8v16?Nao=0



This will surely rid the states of racism