tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post2149308284608278622..comments2024-03-29T11:29:58.276+09:00Comments on BigHominid's Hairy Chasms: the reaming of James GunnKevin Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-61861415387015290522018-07-25T15:35:06.837+09:002018-07-25T15:35:06.837+09:00John,
Treacher's view seems to be a mix of y...John, <br /><br />Treacher's view seems to be a mix of yours and mine: like me, he says he wouldn't have fired Gunn. Like you, he also has no sympathy for the man.<br /><br />I also got the impression, from Treacher's article, that Gunn's tweets were from <i>before</i> Gunn became part of Disney.<br /><br />Scott,<br /><br />I hope you're wrong, but people on both sides are talking more and more about "civil war," so yeah, maybe it's coming. How sad.<br /><br /><br />Kevin Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-10819239609023293732018-07-25T10:24:04.370+09:002018-07-25T10:24:04.370+09:00The left were all for free speech when they were f...The left were all for free speech when they were fighting "The Man," but once they became The Man themselves they quickly jettisoned any commitment to that principle. The reason is clear: Leftism is contrary to reality and human nature, and in order to maintain hegemony it cannot allow dissidents and outsiders to point out that the Emperor has no clothes.<br /><br />Given this, we have to ask why the right should respect the free-speech rights of their critics when the left often fail to reciprocate?<br /><br />I'm a free-speech absolutist myself, but in The Current Year, the right are fighting one-handed if they allow the left continually to deplatform them without responding in kind. "Losing beautifully" is hardly an inspiring battle cry.<br /><br />The deeper problem, however, is that free speech and multiculturalism are essentially incompatible. When anyone can claim offense or to be a victim of "hate speech," open dialogue and the free flow of ideas become impossible. The left are largely to blame for the present impasse the West faces, since they have rejected many of the ideals of Western Civilization in favor of power and securing hegemony.<br /><br />The solution is to revert to free-speech absolutism, and if any groups can't handle it, they can return to the lands of their ancestors and forebears. If, for example, Muslims in the West can't tolerate critiques of their religion or cultural norms, then perhaps they aren't suited to life in the West.<br /><br />One doubts, however, that the left will ever be able to compromise in this way, because they are essentially anti-Western themselves and have no deeper commitment to respecting and safeguarding the principles of the West.<br /><br />For this reason, I expect the cultures wars in the West to get much worse. Indeed, they could soon turn very hot. What happened to James Gunn is only the beginning. The left started this war. They have no one to blame but themselves.King Baeksuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15106210206814275410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-20288500017899528992018-07-25T09:18:22.614+09:002018-07-25T09:18:22.614+09:00This is pretty much what I meant to say...
https:...This is pretty much what I meant to say...<br /><br />https://pjmedia.com/trending/the-roaming-outrage-mob-took-down-roseanne-barr-and-james-gunn-but-youre-probably-safe/<br />John Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614775172062071697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-81262214600579821282018-07-25T04:56:45.720+09:002018-07-25T04:56:45.720+09:00What goes around comes around. Gunn was all about...What goes around comes around. Gunn was all about saying Roseanne Barr should be fired for her comments. It's the damn slippery slope thing I suppose...John Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614775172062071697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-26798541000274095852018-07-24T17:07:18.967+09:002018-07-24T17:07:18.967+09:00Thank you.
And, yes: the icing on a sexy, sexy, l...Thank you.<br /><br />And, yes: the icing on a sexy, sexy, little cake.Kevin Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-31381405786357961942018-07-24T17:01:21.374+09:002018-07-24T17:01:21.374+09:00Hey, man, I just wanted you to know that I always ...Hey, man, I just wanted you to know that I always found you offensive and repellent, even <i>before</i> I knew you were a pedo and abuser of small animals. That was just the icing on the cake.Charleshttp://www.liminality.orgnoreply@blogger.com