The red scare of the 1950s was ridiculous enough, but at least the Soviet Union was an actual threat. We are now at a point where “pro-transgender” is the new threat?
The red scare of the 1950s was ridiculous enough, but at least the Soviet Union was an actual threat. We are now at a point where “pro-transgender” is the new threat?
> but at least the Soviet Union was an actual threat
The 'threat' was also the reason many working class Americans had generally higher standard of living than they do today
Sure, if you conveniently drop the qualifying word "radically". But that's not what was said. What was said specifically included the word "radically" for a good reason. Radical anything is a threat.
This is the kind of sarcasm on HN that will draw a ton of comments. Good job on really nailing the psyche of the HN community.
I may have issues detecting sarcasm. I hope to god this is sarcasm… because these kinds of takes are rampant on this site.
> Poe's law is an adage of Internet culture which says that, without a clear indicator of the author's intent, any parodic or sarcastic expression of extreme views can be mistaken by some readers for a sincere expression of those views.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe%27s_law
Oh yeah. For that reason (I guess an unpopular opinion?) I have always been a fan of the /s.
Are you familiar with the concepts of propaganda and lying?
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The administration doesn't like it, therefore it's a threat. Similar to negative news, which are fake, and contrary opinions, which are woke propaganda.
Many symptoms of undercover fascism.
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