How do you plan to stop it?

Or do you wait until you need to be a scientologist to hold a job?

well idk who we is in this scenarior, or if I am even one of them, but yes I would agree that there should be priorities.

... kick V

But religion has important bonding qualities for people. You can't discard it completely because then a void will form. People will descend into nilihism and other destructive and devisive habits.

No, because Scientology is a Dying cult and if the left exemplifies itself after them then good

no no no... it's not dying.

I hear aiming for the heads works pretty well

@Malt_Hitman @>_ And I agree with you. But here we are on a dumb argument on if religion bonds people or tears them apart.

@Abel not helping.

@Abel maybe helpful. Just not right now.

*Rye North will remember this...*

The inquisition tightens by the day. And the books are burned. And we sit around like philosophers pondering if the sun rises tomorrow. What will you do when the soldiers storm the city? Ask them to be nice to your ideas?

If you kick me you are on par with leftist scientologists

Test

Oh no I don't mean *literal* heads

Because we do nothing but fight each other.

But that's the market place of ideas. People hash out their disagrements and try to find the best solution. But some topics are so strong and polarizing that it can go into circles for a while before people present convincing evidence to dislodge someone's deeply held beliefs.

I mean the people who indoctrinate students

They do

Lmao

not entirely sure I would say having a philosophical discussion is ...."fighting eachother"

I hope this is satire

If it is gg

Make students protest their professors

If not the left had complete brain rot

Question them, show different opinions

learn how to argue first.

instead of just resorting to ad hominem

@Paradox have you *been* to a libertarian convention? They strip nude on stage. Their "philosophical discussions" turn into lectures on how religion is a dumb idea. They get <5% of the vote. *They don't matter*

BTW, V. You're just misfortunately named. There's a comentator known as 'Vee'. He's a bit of a dumbass, and 'Kick Vee' became a Mantra.

@Abel that would work. If you could pull it off.

I haven't been to any convention. I am not very political. And I don't like crowds.

Ok. Well everything I just said happens.

There's a reason the Libertarian party is marginal.

Can confirm

Pratel just summed up the average Libertarian meetup

It's the dumbest group you've ever seen. Meanwhile, go to a Republican or Democrat meetup. They might disagree on somethings occasionally, but most of the talk is *how to elect a candidate*

They will talk at great length the steps they need to acheive that goal.

Also, Pratel, I need you to fix my internal voice. Is it more like 'Pray-tell' or 'Prattle'?

If they don't matter, why are we talking about them?

@RyeNorth lol. I never actually decided. Which do you prefer?

I dunno.

What if it's Pra-tell?

```prat·tle
ˈpradl/Submit
verb
1.
talk at length in a foolish or inconsequential way.
"she began to prattle on about her visit to the dentist"
noun
1.
foolish or inconsequential talk.
"do you intend to keep up this childish prattle?"```

@pratel outdo was in reference to taking up bipartisan causes socialists like to claim dominion over, like police brutality

Irony that probably the smartest guy in the discord has a name spelled close to that. 😛

Wherein you can come up with a solution that works and undermines their platform all at once

@Matt_512 I've heard people think it's "pray tell" before.

I never actually decided on a meaning.

A less good but still funny example of this is the transparent backpack

@Beemann That's a political party strategy

It can work.

I'll split the difference.

It's an organizational strategy in general

It rhymes with Cradle now.

Doesn't have to be repubs

@Beemann I don't follow your argument.

I'm thinking more of how social justice types will conspire to get each other into positions of power.

They justify their changes based on a perceived wrong

Or obtain access to major platforms to impose social norms and persuasion.

but does that really work?

Like the prevalence of school shootings or police brutality

So what, try and turn SJWs into "thin blue line" types?

I think the Republican Party is prone to be pushed in the right direction with youthful involvement

@Paradox yes.

Not convinced.

How do you think they got the universities?

How did they get the wealthy to endorse socialism?

You don't even have to adopt their position on it, you can just address the problem as you see it really, as long as you're sure you're being honest about it

I've been volunteering at my local Republican Party HQ

No. I mean, do you think they have been able to impose norms...?

And the older folks that help out there kind of adore having me around.

Like the example I gave for police brutality is better systems for training and assessing police action, which leads to more funding for cops

Who are often understaffed and poorly funded already

@Paradox Yes. What do you think happened to Reddit over the past year or two?

What is a modern university?

Have you been to a university? every office has an "ally" stamp on it.

I talk a bit about classical liberal concepts, (avoiding the L word) and they keep calling me a gift from God. (I avoid the A word too...)

That tells students that they are to also be an "ally" if they want respect.

And lo and behold, the core SJWs are among young colelge educated.

And, have universities taken a hit because of it? culturally.

A bit.

But only really among the right.

The left supports them wholeheartedly.

And let's talk reddit.

Have you seen young people these days?

Seriously though, guys. get involved in your local Republican Party. Take a note from Sargon before it's too late.

Reddit drones.

The entire left, the left pary, the extremists on the left...?

All parts.

The extremists in particular.

*norms matter*

Speaking of Norms...

I wonder what my lefty friend is thinking about the recent news...

Socialists, socdems and neolibs have formed a much more cohesive group outside of a few political struggles

Well, I am fairly certain that is completely not true. I mean you hear lefties whining about how universities are crap now all the time. Well, the extreme left calls them Alt-right now, ofc.

They've all decided to fight along the same lines

It's funny. My old friend's wife is a massive fan of Rosanne and avid trump hater