The Dangers of Anti-Intellectual Propaganda

[IronWing]

That's not transgender. That's an identity crisis.

We aren't advocating that LOL.

But does this qualify as a male or a female to you:

Guess what tho.. she's a transgender.

She's doing a terrible job of looking like a man.

 

[Jhhnn]

Trump loves the poorly educated but it's not for the reasons they imagine...

 

[brycejones]

57 genders isn't intellectualism. The left pushes beyond common sense in many ways today, they're not necessarily the intellectuals any longer. They smugly believe they are, though.

Thanks for proving the OP's point.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

All propaganda is anti intellectual.

 

[sandorski]

Napoleon Bonaparte — 'You wish to sail a ship up stream by lighting a fire under its decks, I have no time for such nonsense

 

[jackstar7]

For me, the saddest part is that this has been a continual part of American culture that was documented over 50 years ago. Sadly, it changed nothing.

 

[jackstar7]

This so far has mainly been with the Right in this country. Its why elitist is now a pejorative for most people now. That said, the Left is going after people like Jordan Peterson for things they consider sexist and transphobic even though his comments are backed by facts. The Left needs to be careful as many in its base believe things that are not backed by science.

Your concern trolling and bothsides-ing is a shocking twist in comparison to your usual posts here.

/s

 

[SlowSpyder]

Thanks for proving the OP's point.

From the link: "Two decades of brain research have provided hints of a biological origin to being transgender, but no irrefutable conclusions."

You are putting the cart before the horse, what you want before the science in claiming all these different gender identities.

 

[brandonbull]

The GOP strategy for decades now has been to convince the unwashed masses that the "intellectuals" are the true groupthinkers: sitting in their Ivory Towers, dispensing proclomations and big, sweeping reforms that are designed to keep the peasants content in their slop.

It's a powerful message for the uneducated, because free will is in short supply when your amygdala is properly and meticulously groomed to the notion that everyone and everything but you are responsible for your own miserable situation. Vote for the strong fella, and he will fix all your problems (that never were your fault anyway)! Amazing how people rationalize those two concepts, but it is the GOP bread and butter.

The Left's strategy for decades is to convince the masses that social and political activism are the cornerstones of "intellectuals" and not that pesky math and science stuff. If you don't renounce religion, then you are doubly dumb because people are trained to think that religion and science are mutually exclusive. I doubt anyone will disagree that the education system in the US is generally run and managed by the Left yet we are losing ground everyday in educating our youth. The institutions of "higher learning" are importing foreign students in order to pay for the Elizabeth Warren types that have infiltrated those schools and are leeches sucking the system dry.

The cornerstone of the Left is to blame everyone else for their problems. Minorities and illegal aliens fail because of them racist white people. LGBT people fail because of the religious nuts. Women fail because of those sexist men. Poor people fail because of them rich folks. Democrats fail because of them gerrymandering GOP folks. X fails because of Y.... blah blah.

 

[bshole]

For me, the saddest part is that this has been a continual part of American culture that was documented over 50 years ago. Sadly, it changed nothing.

Of course it has. In the past, those of subpar intellect were too busy with subsistence living to widely disseminate their views. Science and technology has developed to the point where every mouth breathing dipshit can now publish their views widely. Witness the astonishing rise of flat-earthism, con trails, etc...

 

[brandonbull]

Of course it has. In the past, those of subpar intellect were too busy with subsistence living to widely disseminate their views. Science and technology has developed to the point where every mouth breathing dipshit can now publish their views widely. Witness the astonishing rise of flat-earthism, con trails, etc...

I thought it was chem trails.

 

[interchange]

From the link: "Two decades of brain research have provided hints of a biological origin to being transgender, but no irrefutable conclusions."

You are putting the cart before the horse, what you want before the science in claiming all these different gender identities.

Without declaring a stance on if their ought to be specific recognized gender categories, can I challenge this position? Why does there need to be biological origin for gender construction to be valid? There is not biologic origin for, say, Christianity. Do you recognize it as a valid religion? How about worship of the great Flying Spaghetti Monster?

Intellectualism is benefited from people who challenge its conclusions. I am not sure if your stance is better represented by challenge or defiance. If challenge, can you share more of your position?

 

[bshole]

I thought it was chem trails.

Yea I am not up on the conspiracy theory lingo. I just know that it is rampant on youtube.

 

[sandorski]

The Left's strategy for decades is to convince the masses that social and political activism are the cornerstones of "intellectuals" and not that pesky math and science stuff. If you don't renounce religion, then you are doubly dumb because people are trained to think that religion and science are mutually exclusive. I doubt anyone will disagree that the education system in the US is generally run and managed by the Left yet we are losing ground everyday in educating our youth. The institutions of "higher learning" are importing foreign students in order to pay for the Elizabeth Warren types that have infiltrated those schools and are leeches sucking the system dry.

The cornerstone of the Left is to blame everyone else for their problems. Minorities and illegal aliens fail because of them racist white people. LGBT people fail because of the religious nuts. Women fail because of those sexist men. Poor people fail because of them rich folks. Democrats fail because of them gerrymandering GOP folks. X fails because of Y.... blah blah.

Todays bucket o' shit.

 

[zinfamous]

The Left's strategy for decades is to convince the masses that social and political activism are the cornerstones of "intellectuals" and not that pesky math and science stuff. If you don't renounce religion, then you are doubly dumb because people are trained to think that religion and science are mutually exclusive. I doubt anyone will disagree that the education system in the US is generally run and managed by the Left yet we are losing ground everyday in educating our youth. The institutions of "higher learning" are importing foreign students in order to pay for the Elizabeth Warren types that have infiltrated those schools and are leeches sucking the system dry.

The cornerstone of the Left is to blame everyone else for their problems. Minorities and illegal aliens fail because of them racist white people. LGBT people fail because of the religious nuts. Women fail because of those sexist men. Poor people fail because of them rich folks. Democrats fail because of them gerrymandering GOP folks. X fails because of Y.... blah blah.

Didn't think I would wake up today and witness a Republican stooge try to proclaim that the GOP is the party of science.

But here we are!

 

[brycejones]

The Left's strategy for decades is to convince the masses that social and political activism are the cornerstones of "intellectuals" and not that pesky math and science stuff. If you don't renounce religion, then you are doubly dumb because people are trained to think that religion and science are mutually exclusive. I doubt anyone will disagree that the education system in the US is generally run and managed by the Left yet we are losing ground everyday in educating our youth. The institutions of "higher learning" are importing foreign students in order to pay for the Elizabeth Warren types that have infiltrated those schools and are leeches sucking the system dry.

The cornerstone of the Left is to blame everyone else for their problems. Minorities and illegal aliens fail because of them racist white people. LGBT people fail because of the religious nuts. Women fail because of those sexist men. Poor people fail because of them rich folks. Democrats fail because of them gerrymandering GOP folks. X fails because of Y.... blah blah.

Bath salts, you should do less.

 

[WHAMPOM]

How many genders are there? I believe there is female and male. Others are free to pretend / identify with whatever they want, I won't stop you and don't care how people choose to live their lives. But don't expect me to participate, you're not whatever you feel like you want to be, that's not how genetics work. And in this area the left puts their feelings ahead of the science.

Once some buddy patted you on the ass and you liked it, time to stop rejecting and embrace your gay feelings. We will not think any less of you then we do now.

 

[bshole]

Didn't think I would wake up today and witness a Republican stooge try to proclaim that the GOP is the party of science.

But here we are!

The infuriating thing for me is to watch scientifically illiterate politicians questioning scientists like there is still a debate about a scientific consensus. The politician is supposed to accept the scientific consensus and than make decisions based on that consensus. Increasingly politicians are failing in this duty.

 

[WHAMPOM]

But it is true, I honestly give zero fucks what skin tone you have, what religion you are, if you're a guy and love dicks, or even better... a woman that loves women. I honestly don't care and want people to do whatever they need to do to try and find happiness. If you're not affecting the rights of others, I couldn't care less. That said, if you're a Caucasian male that identifies as a LGBT African American pony, I'm not playing along... but I don't care if that's your thing, its your life.

Sigmund Freud says, "You express your secret longings by what you rile against."

 

[realibrad]

Oh? I'm sure you are plumbing NCBI for some proper papers, right now? I'm waiting to see how it is all biology.

All of it. All of the time.

Ah who cares. SlowSpyder agrees with your curious lack of support. That's all that matters.

Don't be obtuse.

Check out this post.

https://forums.anandtech.com/threads/we-have-met-the-enemy.2531070/page-3#post-39226673

This is not something that is questioned in science. Its well known that biology drives gender identity. Its not the only thing, but your statement is factually wrong.

 

[realibrad]

Your concern trolling and bothsides-ing is a shocking twist in comparison to your usual posts here.

/s

Lol bothsiding. Me giving a valid example of the Left doing something the Right mainly does is bothsiding.

 

[jackstar7]

Lol bothsiding. Me giving a valid example of the Left doing something the Right mainly does is bothsiding.

Nice to see you grasp a simple concept! Kudos!

 

[realibrad]

Nice to see you grasp a simple concept! Kudos!

Glad to see you admit its a valid example. Kudos!

 

[SlowSpyder]

Without declaring a stance on if their ought to be specific recognized gender categories, can I challenge this position? Why does there need to be biological origin for gender construction to be valid? There is not biologic origin for, say, Christianity. Do you recognize it as a valid religion? How about worship of the great Flying Spaghetti Monster?

Intellectualism is benefited from people who challenge its conclusions. I am not sure if your stance is better represented by challenge or defiance. If challenge, can you share more of your position?

I think living by what you think an invisible friend in the sky wants is no way to go about life... but, that's what works for me, for others believing in that stuff and swearing it is real is what works for them. That's all fine, but if they asked me to pray or live by their gods rules, I'm not playing along. I don't go to their church, I don't worry about what their god says. Likewise, when a guy with a 10" schlong and an X and Y chromosome in every single cell of his body insists I call him a her, I'm not playing along.

 

[SlowSpyder]

Sigmund Freud says, "You express your secret longings by what you rile against."

Isn't Freud largely turned away from in today's psychology? Because he's wrong here, I simply am not attracted to the same sex, if I were I'd have no issue with it, but I am not.