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“I’m reminded of the Colbert Report where the foibles of conservative thought were cheerfully revealed through parody. Just listened to “Excessive Force…”. and they reveal many of the contradictions and blindspots of liberal-only thinking but they lack the punchline or wink so the audience gets the joke. They seem to take themselves seriously. When they say “decriminalize” they mean ignore crime rather than don’t commit crime. They talk about ending poverty by giving money to people to have more children in an overcrowded habitat. Policing problems need to be solved by the government overlords, changing the culture of violence present in some communities is not a goal. Colbert’s character was funny because his out-of-touch elitism was recognizable. Stewart et al have elitism in spades but it comes across as parody without humor.
Re: episode with London Breed, Mayor of SF, CA. She is fantastic! Jon went at her with ideologue attitude and she responded with a great blend of love and understanding but also the pragmatism necessary when you actually manage a city rather than a microphone. She did get across the idea of meeting people where they are and having infrastructure ready to respond when they are wanting to better themselves. Jon’s response, in essence, was that progressives do not have answers to crime, mental illnesses, addiction and homelessness but certainly the government should be giving all these people money. London’s many examples of a hand up instead of handout seemed to stymie Jon. (People taking steps to help themselves rather than just being wards of the government seemed a step too far for Jon.)
I like parts of this pod because they don’t just criticize the right. They present a clearer view of how leftists think which I am trying to understand. Elsewhere the leftist media viewpoint is 99% victimism, anti-SWM bigotry and anti-right sentiment (or outright hate). This podcast gives glimpses of an underlying ideology for leftist thinking.
(Unfortunately there are many taboos left unmentioned. Partly perhaps due to their guise as victims, leftists don’t discuss or second-guess their many social victories. Especially the big double standards now broadly accepted where, eg, chosen minorities are not expected to behave or contribute in the way expected of straight European immigrants. Allowance for Violence, disease spread, taxation and responsibility to your community varies with personal demographic and the concept of equality is opposed. I wish that demographic blame-gaming or anti-equality based on gender, race, religion etc, was discussed openly.)”
The Shadow Nose via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/04/23
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“John, I’m glad to see you back!”
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“Good to have you back in the conversation Jon. First episode was great and I look forward to more.”
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“He is finally BACK!!!!!!”
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