Recently someone posted about how crazy the right is, referring to something MT Greene (I think) said and noted that if the left said something crazy like this, the right would go bananas. I noted that the left can be pretty crazy too and the pushback was immediate asking for proof of how... - ThreadSky

drewperkins.bsky.social • 16 days ago

Recently someone posted about how crazy the right is, referring to something MT Greene (I think) said and noted that if the left said something crazy like this, the right would go bananas. I noted that the left can be pretty crazy too and the pushback was immediate asking for proof of how...

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drewperkins.bsky.social•16 days ago

...the left is crazy in the exact same way. That's silly. Of course it isn't equally symmetrical. But acting as if the left doesn't overreach and do crazy things while the right has lost their minds is unhelpful and tribal. If you're on a 'side' then IMO you should critique and criticize your side..

drewperkins.bsky.social•16 days ago

..b/c the outliers often hinder progress. Elsewhere I commented on a post about Trump's anti-DEI efforts and noted my opinion that some DEI has overreached (violated Enlightenment liberal principles) and I was quote tweeted for a slew of replies calling me a white supremacist Nazi, etc.

drewperkins.bsky.social•16 days ago

Little curiosity, mostly attacks and defense and an implied expectation that I should agree with them 100% and I'm a bad person if I don't. That's doesn't make for a very interesting social media platform as I see it.

schoolmarmadvisors.com•16 days ago

I do truly do appreciate you sharing your thinking but all I can do is observe again that you're offering vibes or perception.

I am truly curious about how I, someone who is on the left, should be responding differently on the "trans issues v. women rights" discussion. Can you point to an example?

schoolmarmadvisors.com•16 days ago

That is if this is truly a problem that can be solved, we should be able to point to specific examples and say, "next time, do this."

Take, for example, your DEI example. It sounds like you made a generalized statement and didn't like the response. Should people have asked you follow-up questions?

drewperkins.bsky.social•16 days ago

What I'm pointing to is the general response on BS to not seem to be particularly interested in why one might be wrong or how someone might view it differently. The value of a social media platform, for me, is to play with ideas, hear differing viewpoints, understand the complexity.

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