A lot of the comments read like it was out of the MAGA conservatives news coverage of major events and US elections recently. Many of these talking points are untrue and unsubstantiated.
I like make some brief points.
The Paris Olympics. Many US right wing conservatives and Russian commentators also remarked about the Opening Ceremony. We should recognise that every country have a right to put up its own show. It is the prerogative of the organising committee. The Olympics is about bringing the people from all over the world together in sports. We let the French express it in the way they want and respect it. Who are we to criticise?
"Weird Harris-Walz Democratic presidential ticket reveals that the crowds are AI generated." Let's put the record straight. I have witnessed the non sensical and weird speeches of Vance and trump to know that they are the Weirdos. Trump talking about Hannibal letter and windmills killing birds are out of context and highly weird. Vance criticising Kamala as DEI is back firing as his wife is Indian American. Weird indeed.
The pictures AI generated? It's more like Trump and conservative media making it up. No need to fake the crowd size - even some of the very own right wing media stopped reporting it. There is no need to AI the pictures when all the Democratic rallies had massive turn outs, including the reportedly "AI ones". We can sense that Republicans and Trump are concerned of the Democratic rally crowd size and made it an issue.
Musk and Trump podcast being blocked DDS? Most ridiculous. Musk is a Social media and Internet personality. He owns twitter, now X. Don't tell me he can't even handle a small glitch or DNS? He may as well resign from his X post. Totally inept. The broadcast being banned? You can catch the full broadcast in censorship riddled Singapore on you Tube. What is the ban nonsense.
British demonstration on the streets? There were demonstrations even when conservatives were in power. Margaret Thatcher was harsher to the demonstrators than the police of today. It's more like a combination of factors that cause it. Only narrow minded conspiracy laden news outlets would just blame it on Labour. I'm not supporting Labour nor against the Conservatives, we just have to look at riots in the proper perspective.
Get the facts right with RFK Jr. he is manipulative and trying to exploit the situation. Even the rest of the Kennedy clan do not support him. This guy has also approached the Republicans. He wants to make a deal with either party. So much for commitment and sincerity. Why would any political party compromise and accept his deal? Just absurd to bring this up.
If there is anything unDemocratic in US politics, it is the MAGA Republicans and the insurrectionist Trump. After losing an election, he goes about over turning the result? Even his VP, Mike Pence and Trump appointed AG Barr did not agree nor prove any wrong doing. Of course Trump and his MAGA cult can go on bringing up conspiracy theories and unsubstantiated reports. Their litigation efforts have so far failed.
it is unbelievable that anyone in their right frame of mind can be gullible enough to read and watch the some of these extreme media coverage. Why would any American even vote for Trump who lies all the time, fails in business and politics, has juvenile behaviour in name calling, denigrating Veterans, his ex staff and don't respect the rule of law or the Constitution.
Before you accuse me of only watching main stream media or brained washed by the MSM, I like to clarify that I watch both media - CNN, Fox, NBC, and Newsmax. I also read Truth Social and X posts. I find that the right wing media are distorting the facts, having selective reporting and making racist, misogynistic remarks and pandering to a cult of personality in Trump. Trump and his cult members are constantly sowing discord and division in US society. We should not subscribe nor propagate his ideas.
I'm a Centrist and can will call out both sides for the wrong doings and undemocratic actions. A lot of people who criticise the Wokes and Liberal Left wing Liberals do not have any idea what they are talking. They do not even know what Liberalism stands for or the way democracy works. Similarly there are well meaning Conservatives who are decent people who conduct themselves respectfully. Conservative and Liberal ideas must be recognised and respected and any disagreements can be settled by civil discussions and behaviour. We should beware of articles such as the ones you posted. These are the news media that will destroy democracy and Liberalism.
Thanks for the reply which took time, and glad to see disagreements that are civil which is more than can be said about the Woke crowd.
Actually, your response is not "Centrist" and am not sure what that means anyway. Have not met a single person who claims to be 'balanced' in their view who is not pushing their own perspective. My own view leans towards Libertarian values which tends to be in opposition to much of what you say above and everything Wokeist. Nor does it conform to all of what Trump says for he is not a Libertarian.
Your response is standard to all those who have spoken up against the current world system. It is a reflection of mainstream thinking and media. The views expressed in this blog and elsewhere (e.g. my own sites) are different, that does not mean they are correct in everything. They are a point of view.
The Democrats whom you seem to defend have stopped all form of debate within their own party and Harris-Walz have not given any press conferences. They are not holding themselves accountable in a democratic system.
Have more to say on Liberalism which is distorted today; the classical Liberal view is Libertarian and Milton Friedman is an example of that. I tend towards that. Wokeism is a disease. That will be proven to be correct.
If you claim all is right with the Olympics then why are people on the defensive when what they have portrayed has caused scrutiny? Surely, people are allowed to disagree? No one has called for a ban of the Olympics just because of the opening and closing ceremonies. Are Wokeists and those defending them claiming that you must be 'open' enough to allow Satanism to be presented? If so, they should have the courage to say that.
There is more to say but not interested in countering everything as a viewpoint does not change because someone presents an alternative, the latter is there to provide a different way (non-mainstream) of looking at things which may not influence but needs to be stated.
You have left out the fact that Harris has stolen Trump's 'no Tax on tips', Walz has a dubious military record and placed tampons in boys' bathrooms; and there is a misunderstanding of what's happening in the UK. Do a closer examination on the impact of millions of illegals in the UK which started under Sunak (one of the worst UK PM's until Starmer) and through the disastrous Starmer regime which has used Orwellian censorship and arrests of those who disagree with him on social media. Also, take a look at Reform UK's points and evidence to see why they predicted what would happen in Britain.
Thanks again for the taking the trouble to reply. Be well.
Most of points in the article I do not agree.
A lot of the comments read like it was out of the MAGA conservatives news coverage of major events and US elections recently. Many of these talking points are untrue and unsubstantiated.
I like make some brief points.
The Paris Olympics. Many US right wing conservatives and Russian commentators also remarked about the Opening Ceremony. We should recognise that every country have a right to put up its own show. It is the prerogative of the organising committee. The Olympics is about bringing the people from all over the world together in sports. We let the French express it in the way they want and respect it. Who are we to criticise?
"Weird Harris-Walz Democratic presidential ticket reveals that the crowds are AI generated." Let's put the record straight. I have witnessed the non sensical and weird speeches of Vance and trump to know that they are the Weirdos. Trump talking about Hannibal letter and windmills killing birds are out of context and highly weird. Vance criticising Kamala as DEI is back firing as his wife is Indian American. Weird indeed.
The pictures AI generated? It's more like Trump and conservative media making it up. No need to fake the crowd size - even some of the very own right wing media stopped reporting it. There is no need to AI the pictures when all the Democratic rallies had massive turn outs, including the reportedly "AI ones". We can sense that Republicans and Trump are concerned of the Democratic rally crowd size and made it an issue.
Musk and Trump podcast being blocked DDS? Most ridiculous. Musk is a Social media and Internet personality. He owns twitter, now X. Don't tell me he can't even handle a small glitch or DNS? He may as well resign from his X post. Totally inept. The broadcast being banned? You can catch the full broadcast in censorship riddled Singapore on you Tube. What is the ban nonsense.
British demonstration on the streets? There were demonstrations even when conservatives were in power. Margaret Thatcher was harsher to the demonstrators than the police of today. It's more like a combination of factors that cause it. Only narrow minded conspiracy laden news outlets would just blame it on Labour. I'm not supporting Labour nor against the Conservatives, we just have to look at riots in the proper perspective.
Get the facts right with RFK Jr. he is manipulative and trying to exploit the situation. Even the rest of the Kennedy clan do not support him. This guy has also approached the Republicans. He wants to make a deal with either party. So much for commitment and sincerity. Why would any political party compromise and accept his deal? Just absurd to bring this up.
If there is anything unDemocratic in US politics, it is the MAGA Republicans and the insurrectionist Trump. After losing an election, he goes about over turning the result? Even his VP, Mike Pence and Trump appointed AG Barr did not agree nor prove any wrong doing. Of course Trump and his MAGA cult can go on bringing up conspiracy theories and unsubstantiated reports. Their litigation efforts have so far failed.
it is unbelievable that anyone in their right frame of mind can be gullible enough to read and watch the some of these extreme media coverage. Why would any American even vote for Trump who lies all the time, fails in business and politics, has juvenile behaviour in name calling, denigrating Veterans, his ex staff and don't respect the rule of law or the Constitution.
Before you accuse me of only watching main stream media or brained washed by the MSM, I like to clarify that I watch both media - CNN, Fox, NBC, and Newsmax. I also read Truth Social and X posts. I find that the right wing media are distorting the facts, having selective reporting and making racist, misogynistic remarks and pandering to a cult of personality in Trump. Trump and his cult members are constantly sowing discord and division in US society. We should not subscribe nor propagate his ideas.
I'm a Centrist and can will call out both sides for the wrong doings and undemocratic actions. A lot of people who criticise the Wokes and Liberal Left wing Liberals do not have any idea what they are talking. They do not even know what Liberalism stands for or the way democracy works. Similarly there are well meaning Conservatives who are decent people who conduct themselves respectfully. Conservative and Liberal ideas must be recognised and respected and any disagreements can be settled by civil discussions and behaviour. We should beware of articles such as the ones you posted. These are the news media that will destroy democracy and Liberalism.
Paul,
Thanks for the reply which took time, and glad to see disagreements that are civil which is more than can be said about the Woke crowd.
Actually, your response is not "Centrist" and am not sure what that means anyway. Have not met a single person who claims to be 'balanced' in their view who is not pushing their own perspective. My own view leans towards Libertarian values which tends to be in opposition to much of what you say above and everything Wokeist. Nor does it conform to all of what Trump says for he is not a Libertarian.
Your response is standard to all those who have spoken up against the current world system. It is a reflection of mainstream thinking and media. The views expressed in this blog and elsewhere (e.g. my own sites) are different, that does not mean they are correct in everything. They are a point of view.
Look at RFK Jr's response at the end in the full version of this post on my better known site (which is hardly regarded as Right wing): https://philosophersforchange.org/2024/08/16/2024-is-orwells-1984/
The Democrats whom you seem to defend have stopped all form of debate within their own party and Harris-Walz have not given any press conferences. They are not holding themselves accountable in a democratic system.
Have more to say on Liberalism which is distorted today; the classical Liberal view is Libertarian and Milton Friedman is an example of that. I tend towards that. Wokeism is a disease. That will be proven to be correct.
If you claim all is right with the Olympics then why are people on the defensive when what they have portrayed has caused scrutiny? Surely, people are allowed to disagree? No one has called for a ban of the Olympics just because of the opening and closing ceremonies. Are Wokeists and those defending them claiming that you must be 'open' enough to allow Satanism to be presented? If so, they should have the courage to say that.
There is more to say but not interested in countering everything as a viewpoint does not change because someone presents an alternative, the latter is there to provide a different way (non-mainstream) of looking at things which may not influence but needs to be stated.
You have left out the fact that Harris has stolen Trump's 'no Tax on tips', Walz has a dubious military record and placed tampons in boys' bathrooms; and there is a misunderstanding of what's happening in the UK. Do a closer examination on the impact of millions of illegals in the UK which started under Sunak (one of the worst UK PM's until Starmer) and through the disastrous Starmer regime which has used Orwellian censorship and arrests of those who disagree with him on social media. Also, take a look at Reform UK's points and evidence to see why they predicted what would happen in Britain.
Thanks again for the taking the trouble to reply. Be well.