Feminists never notice
““Feminists never notice crimes like this, because “violence against women” doesn’t matter when it’s committed by Third World men.””— Robert Stacy McCain, Death by Tourism
Worst behaviours
““Modern feminism is largely about encouraging women to adopt the worst behaviours of men.””
Women & children
It makes you wonder what all those repressive nations are really afraid of, doesn't it?
Read More...NeoNote — More on Jordan Peterson
❝❝There's at least one blogger who says that Jordan Peterson's advice is banal and obvious. I haven't been able to get through Peterson's book, but I think Greenfield (the blogger) has a point. We need more men acting like men do, especially with kids and VERY ESPECIALLY with boys. I still worry about the American inner cities, where the Federal government in their Official Incompetence decided that families could work without fathers.NeoNotes are the selected comments that I made on other boards, in email, or in response to articles where I could not respond directly.
Scott Greenfield, different blogger. I think I got the article link from Claire Wolfe.
Honestly there are many libertarians and a fair number of conservatives who just don't get why Jordan Peterson is such a big deal. It's like "yeah, we knew that, it's obvious."
There's a lot to be said for standing up for what you believe.
See, I think it's way too early to compare him to Rush. I also think it's giving Peterson too much credit.
I haven't gotten through his book yet, so maybe there's something there I haven't seen.❞❞
Sacrificed
““Men have sacrificed and crippled themselves physically and emotionally to feed, house, and protect women and children. None of their pain or achievement is registered in feminist rhetoric, which portrays men as oppressive and callous exploiters.””Read More...
— Camille Paglia
Destroy masculinity
Is it most men
Some men
People are amazing
❝❝I prefer to assume that people are amazing unless they prove otherwise. Individuals may be awesome or terrible, but men as a group aren't guilty because of the behavior of some.
Treating all men as if they are guilty will not only cost you allies, it means that some good men will stop listening just because being called perpetually guilty is tiresome.❞❞
— NeoWayland
Monday roundup
Trump to remove ‘climate change’ as a national security threat
It never was a threat. It was an excuse to divert money and resources to a religious cause. Yes, the climate alarmists are a religion. Right down to treating dissenters as heretics.Miami pulls the plug on its red light camera program
Too many cities have leveraged red light cameras into a revenue source and manipulated the light timing to maximize revenue.Donald Trump, Lying, and Eroding Social Trust
Good questions. Presidents and politicos lie, it's what they do. The problems is believing one flavor is better than the other.States Fight Calif. and Mass. over Meddlesome Livestock Law
Why should one state control how farming occurs in another?Navajo Nation sues Wells Fargo in fake-account scandal
“Vulnerable” needs some explaining. There are cultural assumptions that the Diné have that most of the U.S. doesn't. This puts them at a disadvantage when it comes to legal issues.‘Internet Service Providers Should Not Be Able To Decide What People Can See Online,’ Says Man Who Decides What People Can See Online
Mark Zuckerberg is a hypocrite.The #MeToo Movement Is Destroying Trust Between Men And Women
“Demonizing Men Undermines Both Sexes”Judicial Watch President: "Forget Mueller," The Real Question Is "Do We Need To Shut Down The FBI?"
The Bureau is compromised.Democrats Can Weaponize the Sexual Assault Allegations Against Trump
It won't work. Trump is better at this game than the press or his political opponents. He won't go quietly when allegations are in the air.Masterpiece Cakeshop: Are We Free To Disagree?
This nuance is important and often misreported in the media. Jack serves all customers; he does not want to be forced to create all messages.UN Security Council weighs resolution saying Jerusalem decisions are void
Yeah. The UN has no authority in the affairs between two nations or in the internal affairs of any nation. Nor does the US. Nor should they.CA Dems Proposing Spending $1 Billion Giving Health Care To Illegal Immigrants
As long as CA pays and not the rest of the country, I've no problem. But they will find a way to shift the costs, just watch.Trump administration forbids CDC officials from using 7 words and phrases
I'm torn on this one. On the one hand, I don't think the administration should be banning words. On the other hand, I've seen some of the nonsense coming out of the CDC in the last few years.Taken stands
from crux № 13 — Competiton
Competition drives the free market, to keep customers companies have to make things better than their rivals and better than what they themselves did yesterday.
Competition is what the "single payer" eliminates in the name of efficiency, yet over time competition means that products and services will be better, faster, and cheaper.
There is no incentive to improve under a government controlled system. There is overwhelming incentive to pay off legislators and technocrats for favorable treatment.
I'm usually correct.
Except when I'm wrong… *grins*
Jokes aside, you probably agree with me on economics, smaller government and (most) individual rights. We won't agree on religion, personal morality, and sexuality. I hope we can agree on honor.
I hang out here to keep me honest and so I can see how conservatives think. And occasionally to keep you honest *wink* and keep you from taking yourself too seriously.
I just get very tired of watching people who should know better lump all members of a group into a monolithic block who is out to destroy their way of life and must be Stopped for the Good of Humanity™
The ironic thing is many of the people who complain loudest about it being done to them are only too willing to turn around and do it to someone else.
I've seen pagans do it to Christians, "blacks" do it to "Hispanics," Republicans do it to Democrats, and women doing it to men.
And vice versa.
You know what? It's not the label shouting and doing things, it's the individual person. Until you deal them as individuals rather than as a subset of a label, you have walled yourself off.
Not them. You.
Thinking about it just now, that raises a fascinating question.
Which is worth more, a moral code handed to you or one earned through personal experience?
I'm not asking you to follow my code.
I'm not even asking you to allow me to follow my code.
I'm telling you that I won't follow your code just as you would tell me that you won't follow mine.
Now we could find what we agree on and work from there, or you could spend effort telling me why your enlightenment requires my sacrifice.
I think the former would be more productive, but I would enjoy your frustration at the latter too.
I started keeping my crux files because I noticed I kept getting into the same discussions in comment threads on other people’s web sites. After a while it just made sense for me to organize my thoughts by topic. These are snippets. It’s not in any particular order, it’s just discussions I have again and again.