I enjoy reading Kate's blog at Small Dead Animals. There are often controversial and intelligent posts and discussions. I find it informative and also reassuring to find that there are many other people not swayed by the MSM of today and the propaganda over the last few years of what Canadian values are. I don't always agree with everything but excellent points are made and it gets me thinking. I don't visit blogs on the left as I hear enough of the left's opinions constantly in the media and from the opposition parties during parliament.
One discussion was regarding the issues with healthcare in Saskatchewan. A commenter who is an NDP supporter recently posted the following on SDA (partial post)
Tories are not great thinkers. Far from from it. They're Facist , racist,sexist homophobic WASP party always have been. Now they try the "Trust Me" card. We're really not dangerous. What does that tell me? They are used car salesmen/women. They cannot be trusted. The cess pool could use some bleach. You'll never convince me otherwise.And the point is? This quote is another reason I won't visit leftist blogs. There is no discussion and the bias and viciousness is unbelievable. Am I missing something? What does WASP refer to? I am sure this commenter feels he/she is a "critical thinker". Brilliant arguments. You are now witness to the religion of the left.
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Wasp=white anglo saxon protestant.
Basically, me. Although last time I checked, I am not racist sexist or homophobic. Or Fascist, although my husband might disagree.
Unfortunately, people like that give "leftists" a bad name.
I have encountered similar viciousness on "rightist" blogs too, and with "rightist" trolls commenting on "leftist" blogs, so can we call them moon bats too? Or are they wingnuts? I can't keep track. Either way, its fallacy to refer to this hate as a "religion of the left" since I have seen it as "a disease of the right".
I read SDA a lot too, and I definitely don't agree with a lot of it, but you are right, it gives me a different point of view and makes me think. I never read the comments section as they are not much more than echo chambers. And the odd person that does argue is usually like above commenter, ie Moonbat.
I am actually getting quite sick of this whole "leftist" "Rightist" thing and pretty annoyed at the labeling and ridiculing of both sides. Anyone can be a wanker, and justly it should be pointed out when they are one. I have been meaning to blog about this but I am writing exams and don;t have the time to put into a well-thought out argument ;)
Although there are some great debaters and researchers on the blog sites, there are more of the entries where people are just venting. I guess it serves a purpose for those people, but personally, I often feel like yelling "cool it!" like I did years ago when the kids got into those arguments that just deteriorate into name calling.
As the farmers in Saskatchewan say; "Ya gotta go through a lotta chaff to get to the wheat".
I agree. I think you can find extremes in every group. Extremists scare me.
I heard something recently:
If you can't say anything nice, say it on the internet.
By the way Lanny, the word verification is getting too long and complicated. It's almost like a skill-testing question to post a comment on here;)
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