It isn’t “Cancel Culture”. It’s “Consequence Culture”. Nothing sums it up more succinctly than that. Although the internet can obscure this fact, putting it in internet-free terms clears it up immediately: Picture yourself standing outside of your place of employment with a megaphone in your hand. You announce something controversial. You announce it so loudly …
MYTH #26: “I Will Not Apologize For Being American / Christian / Straight / White / Male / European Heritage / Conservative.”
Listen to me…okay? Now pay attention and repeat after me: No one…NO ONE…NO ONE ANYWHERE…is asking you to apologize for “being” something. No one gives two craps that you’re American, or that you’re Christian, or that you’re straight, or that your ancestors are from Europe, or that you like “tradition,” or that you’re White. Okay? …
MYTH #25: “The Media Is Lying To You. They Have A Serious Left Wing Bias.”
Saying “The Media is lying to you” is not true. In fact, saying that is just plain stupid. It’s stupid because it is such a grotesque oversimplification of a much more complex, nuanced reality, which is: The Media isn’t “lying”. The Media is “sensationalizing”. And those are two different things. If they weren’t, then there …
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MYTH #24: “Hitler Was A Socialist And The Democrats Are Socialists, Therefore The Democrats Are Our Nation’s Nazis”
This myth almost single-handedly fuels much of the Conservative / Nationalist Movement today. Ironically, it is also the reason White Supremacists and Neo-Nazis cannot wait to jump on board with this myth whenever it comes to condemning Democrats: because it deflects the appearance of terrorism and sedition away from Far Right Extremism. The connection between …
MYTH #23: “The Democrats Are Hypocrites For Not Owning Black Lives Matter’s Violence And Then Blaming The Insurrection On Trump”
This is, in so many ways, the most tragic myth of our time and one that can only hasten the erosion of our Republic. The attempt to debunk this myth to the people who cling to it is a demonstrably fruitless effort. At this late stage, if anyone, citizen or otherwise, hasn’t grasped why the …
MYTH #22: “We’re Not Even Allowed To Pray in Our Schools Anymore!”
With this particular myth, I am going to be especially mean and harsh to the people who choose to believe it, because it is so, so far from the actual truth. Similar to the idea that “Conservative voices are being silenced on college campuses,” this myth is such an obvious manipulation and manufactured wedge issue …
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MYTH #21: “Ben Shapiro makes some REALLY Good Points!”
No. No he doesn’t. And I’ll explain exactly why. In a previous post, I explained what Ben Shapiro does to perform his rhetorical magic tricks. Here, I’ll explain how he does it and provide some detailed examples. After all, I alluded to a “cavalcade of examples” in a previous post as to how Ben Shapiro’s …
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MYTH #20: “Liberals Are Brainwashing People Into Thinking White Privilege Exists”
This is, by far, the most fundamental and essential point of contention between Conservatives and Liberals. It cuts to the heart of our Republic. It questions the very foundations of our country, specifically the assumption that America’s economic and political structure is a “Meritocracy.” A Meritocracy means: the harder you work, and the more useful …
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MYTH #19: “Focus On What He’s Done For Our Country, Not On What He Says”
This presupposes that words carry no meaning, provide no context, and have no value. It is a distortion of what would otherwise be a sensible assertion: “Actions speak louder than words.” Sure. But that, of course, depends upon a little thing called “context”. You don't believe me? Okay, then picture an action. For our sake, picture a kind and noble action. Let’s say …
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Myth #18: “Christians Are The Most Persecuted Religion In The World”
This myth is among the more infuriating myths fastidiously peddled by today’s Right Wing. It is particularly frustrating to hear because the perpetuation of this myth is prompting otherwise peaceful, kind, congenial fellow Americans to become trenchant and militant. This, in anticipation of a coming attack on their friends and family by rabid, militant secularists, …
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