I’m a liberal democrat horrified by the current Dr Seuss drama and normalization of censorship

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Anonymous wrote:I’m gonna have to go buy more popcorn for keeping up with this thread.

I love seeing the left eating it’s own while at the same time denying they’re doing it, haha!

The Dr. Suess Foundation is eating itself?

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Anonymous wrote:I’m gonna have to go buy more popcorn for keeping up with this thread.

I love seeing the left eating it’s own while at the same time denying they’re doing it, haha!

The Dr. Suess Foundation is eating itself?

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and Dr Seuss admitted he was racist earlier in life and apologized for it. He admitted he made mistakes. So his foundation has decided to stop publishing the books he said were a mistake, what's the big deal? The right loves making a big deal about nothing.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m gonna have to go buy more popcorn for keeping up with this thread.

I love seeing the left eating it’s own while at the same time denying they’re doing it, haha!

The Dr. Suess Foundation is eating itself?

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and Dr Seuss admitted he was racist earlier in life and apologized for it. He admitted he made mistakes. So his foundation has decided to stop publishing the books he said were a mistake, what's the big deal? The right loves making a big deal about nothing.

This is all the right has ever had. “Wedge” controversies. Anything that makes insecure people upset. No policies, no ideas.

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Anonymous wrote:Ahh, geez. Another thread that makes me fearful for the future of our country when people can’t discern the difference between censorship and the free market. I’m a moderate but I really hate the right at this moment for all their fear-mongering and arm-waving on click Nate topics rather than the important stuff we need to get done.

What is the name for the free market cancelling a beloved cultual icon in accordance with an ideology I don't agree with There is no better word than censoring right now. If the use it enough that way, that becomes the new definition. This happens all the time with other words. Why fight over words? You know what they are talking about.

It’s pretty clear that you and many others on this thread don’t know what they are talking about.

Are you another person who is going to set me straight on what I believe and what words I am allowed to use? When are you going to listen for understanding instead of just confirmation of your biases?

Decisions by private entities are not censorship.

Well they are now. Deal with it. It's going to get worse.

No, they are not. Censorship is a government telling you what you can(or must) and cannot say, and fining or jailing you for disobeying. A company that decides to cease selling love volume publications is not censorship.

What's it called when a woke agenda infiltrates the minds of white elites who then hunt for real problems in the wrong places? Let me know when you have a name for this.

It's called you making a mountain out of a molehill. Sorry you don’t like the “woke agenda” and are upset that you can’t control what other people think.

Sorry you can't control my mind. Or my speech either. At least not yet.

Ot trying to. I’m offering my sympathy that you are so upset that you can’t control what other people think.

Seems like you are. You are making up feelings for me that I don't actyally have. Doesn't sound like sympathy to me. Sounds like the opposite.

Because I wanted to know what this was about. It's a dumb thing. Tucker is a moron that wants to create scandal for ratings. I prefer Hassan Abi because he's liberal. He says it's fine.

I don't watch either of those guys.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m gonna have to go buy more popcorn for keeping up with this thread.

I love seeing the left eating it’s own while at the same time denying they’re doing it, haha!

The Dr. Suess Foundation is eating itself?

DP. The smart righty PP realizes you are arguing with another liberal here and you don't.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m gonna have to go buy more popcorn for keeping up with this thread.

I love seeing the left eating it’s own while at the same time denying they’re doing it, haha!

The Dr. Suess Foundation is eating itself?

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and Dr Seuss admitted he was racist earlier in life and apologized for it. He admitted he made mistakes. So his foundation has decided to stop publishing the books he said were a mistake, what's the big deal? The right loves making a big deal about nothing.

Did he say these books were racist? I think he changed some lines in one and thought that was enkught

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Anonymous wrote:I’m gonna have to go buy more popcorn for keeping up with this thread.

I love seeing the left eating it’s own while at the same time denying they’re doing it, haha!

The Dr. Suess Foundation is eating itself?

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and Dr Seuss admitted he was racist earlier in life and apologized for it. He admitted he made mistakes. So his foundation has decided to stop publishing the books he said were a mistake, what's the big deal? The right loves making a big deal about nothing.

Did he say these books were racist? I think he changed some lines in one and thought that was enkught

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Anonymous wrote:Ahh, geez. Another thread that makes me fearful for the future of our country when people can’t discern the difference between censorship and the free market. I’m a moderate but I really hate the right at this moment for all their fear-mongering and arm-waving on click Nate topics rather than the important stuff we need to get done.

What is the name for the free market cancelling a beloved cultual icon in accordance with an ideology I don't agree with There is no better word than censoring right now. If the use it enough that way, that becomes the new definition. This happens all the time with other words. Why fight over words? You know what they are talking about.

It’s pretty clear that you and many others on this thread don’t know what they are talking about.

Are you another person who is going to set me straight on what I believe and what words I am allowed to use? When are you going to listen for understanding instead of just confirmation of your biases?

Decisions by private entities are not censorship.

Well they are now. Deal with it. It's going to get worse.

No, they are not. Censorship is a government telling you what you can(or must) and cannot say, and fining or jailing you for disobeying. A company that decides to cease selling love volume publications is not censorship.

What's it called when a woke agenda infiltrates the minds of white elites who then hunt for real problems in the wrong places? Let me know when you have a name for this.

Um. The normal evolution of culture? How do you think interracial marriage became widely accepted or pre-marital sex wasn’t something people were ashamed of? Some people decided those things needed to change in society, went about seeking like minded people. When enough people believed that way, people that are serving the public (companies with broad based appeal as an example), changed their practices. This is not some new phenomenon. Why aren’t we all sitting around a campfire discussing the movement of the herd? Because society evolves.

Sure, and many of those changes were controversial. And they were described in ways that other people didn't like. And the meanings of words changes too. All the time. Simply by using words in new ways that are perfectly understandable but other people don't like it. And they count themselves smart as they applaud one change and ridicule another.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m gonna have to go buy more popcorn for keeping up with this thread.

I love seeing the left eating it’s own while at the same time denying they’re doing it, haha!

The Dr. Suess Foundation is eating itself?

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and Dr Seuss admitted he was racist earlier in life and apologized for it. He admitted he made mistakes. So his foundation has decided to stop publishing the books he said were a mistake, what's the big deal? The right loves making a big deal about nothing.

Indeed. The only thing to take away from this thread is this . . .

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Anonymous wrote:I’m gonna have to go buy more popcorn for keeping up with this thread.

I love seeing the left eating it’s own while at the same time denying they’re doing it, haha!

The Dr. Suess Foundation is eating itself?

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+1

and Dr Seuss admitted he was racist earlier in life and apologized for it. He admitted he made mistakes. So his foundation has decided to stop publishing the books he said were a mistake, what's the big deal? The right loves making a big deal about nothing.

This is all the right has ever had. “Wedge” controversies. Anything that makes insecure people upset. No policies, no ideas.

Exactly.

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Anonymous wrote:Dr Seuss hated white supremacists. He was a political cartoonist before making children's books. He was racist in his early years but eventually realized he was wrong and changed.

So, even Dr. Suess canceled Dr. Suess. But the racists just can't let him go.

He was never for go it alone or America First. He was a "globalist elite" that wanted America to help the world. He's hated Trump's ideas. I'm surprised Republicans want to support his books.

Then he'd have no problem with some of his books being pulled for racist content. But the racists sure do.

If you watch the Hassan Abi video, you'll see that this was actually done by the Dr Seuss foundation, not 'woke liberals'. The foundation responsible for publishing his books chose to do this.

Woke is as woke does. Which is fine if that's who they want to be, but at least acknowledge that's what they are doing. You can call it something nicer sounding if you like.

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Anonymous wrote:Dr Seuss hated white supremacists. He was a political cartoonist before making children's books. He was racist in his early years but eventually realized he was wrong and changed.

So, even Dr. Suess canceled Dr. Suess. But the racists just can't let him go.

He was never for go it alone or America First. He was a "globalist elite" that wanted America to help the world. He's hated Trump's ideas. I'm surprised Republicans want to support his books.

Then he'd have no problem with some of his books being pulled for racist content. But the racists sure do.

If you watch the Hassan Abi video, you'll see that this was actually done by the Dr Seuss foundation, not 'woke liberals'. The foundation responsible for publishing his books chose to do this.

Woke is as woke does. Which is fine if that's who they want to be, but at least acknowledge that's what they are doing. You can call it something nicer sounding if you like.

Who isn't acknowledging that the Dr. Suess foundation is pulling some of its books because of harmful content?

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Anonymous wrote:Ahh, geez. Another thread that makes me fearful for the future of our country when people can’t discern the difference between censorship and the free market. I’m a moderate but I really hate the right at this moment for all their fear-mongering and arm-waving on click Nate topics rather than the important stuff we need to get done.

What is the name for the free market cancelling a beloved cultual icon in accordance with an ideology I don't agree with There is no better word than censoring right now. If the use it enough that way, that becomes the new definition. This happens all the time with other words. Why fight over words? You know what they are talking about.

It’s pretty clear that you and many others on this thread don’t know what they are talking about.

Are you another person who is going to set me straight on what I believe and what words I am allowed to use? When are you going to listen for understanding instead of just confirmation of your biases?

Decisions by private entities are not censorship.

Well they are now. Deal with it. It's going to get worse.

No, they are not. Censorship is a government telling you what you can(or must) and cannot say, and fining or jailing you for disobeying. A company that decides to cease selling love volume publications is not censorship.

What's it called when a woke agenda infiltrates the minds of white elites who then hunt for real problems in the wrong places? Let me know when you have a name for this.

Um. The normal evolution of culture? How do you think interracial marriage became widely accepted or pre-marital sex wasn’t something people were ashamed of? Some people decided those things needed to change in society, went about seeking like minded people. When enough people believed that way, people that are serving the public (companies with broad based appeal as an example), changed their practices. This is not some new phenomenon. Why aren’t we all sitting around a campfire discussing the movement of the herd? Because society evolves.

Sure, and many of those changes were controversial. And they were described in ways that other people didn't like. And the meanings of words changes too. All the time. Simply by using words in new ways that are perfectly understandable but other people don't like it. And they count themselves smart as they applaud one change and ridicule another.

I was simply answering the question above: "whats it called when a woke agenda …". The answer is … drumroll... normal evolution of culture. I didn't say that people always like it or that one side is always on the side of angels. Just saying that you are describing a supremely common activity in human society.

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Anonymous wrote:Ahh, geez. Another thread that makes me fearful for the future of our country when people can’t discern the difference between censorship and the free market. I’m a moderate but I really hate the right at this moment for all their fear-mongering and arm-waving on click Nate topics rather than the important stuff we need to get done.

What is the name for the free market cancelling a beloved cultual icon in accordance with an ideology I don't agree with There is no better word than censoring right now. If the use it enough that way, that becomes the new definition. This happens all the time with other words. Why fight over words? You know what they are talking about.

It’s pretty clear that you and many others on this thread don’t know what they are talking about.

Are you another person who is going to set me straight on what I believe and what words I am allowed to use? When are you going to listen for understanding instead of just confirmation of your biases?

Decisions by private entities are not censorship.

Well they are now. Deal with it. It's going to get worse.

No, they are not. Censorship is a government telling you what you can(or must) and cannot say, and fining or jailing you for disobeying. A company that decides to cease selling love volume publications is not censorship.

What's it called when a woke agenda infiltrates the minds of white elites who then hunt for real problems in the wrong places? Let me know when you have a name for this.

Um. The normal evolution of culture? How do you think interracial marriage became widely accepted or pre-marital sex wasn’t something people were ashamed of? Some people decided those things needed to change in society, went about seeking like minded people. When enough people believed that way, people that are serving the public (companies with broad based appeal as an example), changed their practices. This is not some new phenomenon. Why aren’t we all sitting around a campfire discussing the movement of the herd? Because society evolves.

Sure, and many of those changes were controversial. And they were described in ways that other people didn't like. And the meanings of words changes too. All the time. Simply by using words in new ways that are perfectly understandable but other people don't like it. And they count themselves smart as they applaud one change and ridicule another.

I was simply answering the question above: "whats it called when a woke agenda …". The answer is … drumroll... normal evolution of culture. I didn't say that people always like it or that one side is always on the side of angels. Just saying that you are describing a supremely common activity in human society.

Yes, and so am I. But this is a particular type of activity. It does have a technical name, but I doubt you would understand it any better. It's called iconoclasm. I don't think we've had a good iconoclasm controversy since the Reformation. But this is what they are like. Arguing over silly things like word meanings. So buck up.

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Anonymous wrote:Dr Seuss hated white supremacists. He was a political cartoonist before making children's books. He was racist in his early years but eventually realized he was wrong and changed.

So, even Dr. Suess canceled Dr. Suess. But the racists just can't let him go.

He was never for go it alone or America First. He was a "globalist elite" that wanted America to help the world. He's hated Trump's ideas. I'm surprised Republicans want to support his books.

Then he'd have no problem with some of his books being pulled for racist content. But the racists sure do.

If you watch the Hassan Abi video, you'll see that this was actually done by the Dr Seuss foundation, not 'woke liberals'. The foundation responsible for publishing his books chose to do this.

Woke is as woke does. Which is fine if that's who they want to be, but at least acknowledge that's what they are doing. You can call it something nicer sounding if you like.

Who isn't acknowledging that the Dr. Suess foundation is pulling some of its books because of harmful content?

The people who say "woke liberals" aren't doing this simply because the heads of the Seuss Foundation got woke but didn't send out a formal announcement of their wokeness.