[Continuation] Cancel culture IRL Part 2 - Page 70

catsmate · Yesterday, 09:39 AM

Originally Posted by Stout

But he left out the best part, canceling somebody is actually fun.

You're projecting again.

catsmate · Yesterday, 09:41 AM

Originally Posted by Dr. Keith

To return to the purpose of this thread, I’d like to point out another real life cancellation: the M&M Spokescandies have been canceled for no longer giving Tucker a boner.

Yeah, even by the standards of right-wing USAian whackjobbery that was weird.

johnny karate · Yesterday, 10:01 AM

Originally Posted by d4m10n

Shouldn't private universities be expected to live up to their stated principles?

And when they don’t, then what?

catsmate · Yesterday, 10:04 AM

Originally Posted by Stout

A while ago I watched a documentary about this old timey Italian guy who used a telescope to prove the Earth actually revolved around the sun. This upset some sort of inquisition who found that idea contrary to and offensive against their belief system that the Earth was the center of all things to they heavily censored him.

Your abject lack of understanding of the events around the trial of Galileo Galilei matches that of pretty much everything else you've posted about here.

johnny karate · Yesterday, 10:07 AM

Originally Posted by d4m10n

The faculty already gave us their reasons for asking Miller to step down.

I’m not seeing anything that precludes the possibility that there were other contributing factors.

Either way, I’m still unclear why you think you’re in a better position to judge the fairness of this than the faculty of the university. Could you please explain that?

johnny karate · Yesterday, 10:17 AM

Originally Posted by Stout

A while ago I watched a documentary about this old timey Italian guy who used a telescope to prove the Earth actually revolved around the sun. This upset some sort of inquisition who found that idea contrary to and offensive against their belief system that the Earth was the center of all things to they heavily censored him.

If we take one of the names of the list posted in post 2747, John Stoddard, we can see the same sort of anti science parallel at play here. A minor cancellation for sure, like getting banned from Reddit for wrongthink but a case of wanting something that's true to not be true.

IIRC, the church didn't admit that they were the ones doing the anti-science wrongthink until several hundred years later.

Yes, the similarities between being forced to recant your beliefs under threat of torture and imprisonment and being removed from an email list are striking and chilling. Another flawless analogy from the “cancel culture” hand-wringers. No notes.

Stout · Yesterday, 11:33 AM

Originally Posted by johnny karate

Yes, the similarities between being forced to recant your beliefs under threat of torture and imprisonment and being removed from an email list are striking and chilling. Another flawless analogy from the “cancel culture” hand-wringers. No notes.

That was a post on ideology and superstition vs reality and truth which I understand is a very difficult concept for cancel culture idealists. Fear not, we're on the path to a new enlightenment and shorty we'll enter a new age of reason.

smartcooky · Yesterday, 12:04 PM

Originally Posted by lionking

Oh for goodness sake, if you don’t care one way or another, how on earth can you even have an opinion? You must live in Humpty Dumpty land.

You have just confirmed what I thought.... you do not understand that its possible for both to be true. You see the world in black and white.

Who's living in Humpty Dumpty land now?

Originally Posted by Lithrael

I can have the opinion that chips are better than crisps and still not care which I get with my sandwich.

Exactly! I can have opinions that...

- the Bengals will get to the Superbowl
- mustard is better than tomato ketchup on a hotdog
- the 2013 Nissan X-Trail is better than the 2014 model
- Labor will win the next Australian election
- you won't understand any what I am saying here

...but not care one way or the other about any of the above.

d4m10n · Yesterday, 02:00 PM

Originally Posted by johnny karate

Either way, I’m still unclear why you think you’re in a better position to judge the fairness of this than the faculty of the university.

I'm not about to cede my sense of fairness to them, especially given the self evident weakness of their stated argument. If they had argued in favor of restitution or reparation for Erika López Prater, that would have been constructive and furthered the stated goals of the university. Instead, in keeping with the spirit of the age, they called for yet another unnecessary cancellation.

Yesterday, 09:39 AM	#2761
catsmate No longer the 1 Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 27,900	Originally Posted by Stout But he left out the best part, canceling somebody is actually fun. You're projecting again.
	__________________ As human right is always something given, it always in reality reduces to the right which men give, "concede," to each other. If the right to existence is conceded to new-born children, then they have the right; if it is not conceded to them, as was the case among the Spartans and ancient Romans, then they do not have it. For only society can give or concede it to them; they themselves cannot take it, or give it to themselves.

Yesterday, 09:41 AM	#2762
catsmate No longer the 1 Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 27,900	Originally Posted by Dr. Keith To return to the purpose of this thread, I’d like to point out another real life cancellation: the M&M Spokescandies have been canceled for no longer giving Tucker a boner. Yeah, even by the standards of right-wing USAian whackjobbery that was weird.
	__________________ As human right is always something given, it always in reality reduces to the right which men give, "concede," to each other. If the right to existence is conceded to new-born children, then they have the right; if it is not conceded to them, as was the case among the Spartans and ancient Romans, then they do not have it. For only society can give or concede it to them; they themselves cannot take it, or give it to themselves.

Yesterday, 10:04 AM	#2764
catsmate No longer the 1 Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 27,900	Originally Posted by Stout A while ago I watched a documentary about this old timey Italian guy who used a telescope to prove the Earth actually revolved around the sun. This upset some sort of inquisition who found that idea contrary to and offensive against their belief system that the Earth was the center of all things to they heavily censored him. Your abject lack of understanding of the events around the trial of Galileo Galilei matches that of pretty much everything else you've posted about here.
	__________________ As human right is always something given, it always in reality reduces to the right which men give, "concede," to each other. If the right to existence is conceded to new-born children, then they have the right; if it is not conceded to them, as was the case among the Spartans and ancient Romans, then they do not have it. For only society can give or concede it to them; they themselves cannot take it, or give it to themselves.

Yesterday, 11:33 AM	#2767
Stout Philosopher Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 5,182	Originally Posted by johnny karate Yes, the similarities between being forced to recant your beliefs under threat of torture and imprisonment and being removed from an email list are striking and chilling. Another flawless analogy from the “cancel culture” hand-wringers. No notes. That was a post on ideology and superstition vs reality and truth which I understand is a very difficult concept for cancel culture idealists. Fear not, we're on the path to a new enlightenment and shorty we'll enter a new age of reason.
Stout Philosopher Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 5,182

Yesterday, 12:04 PM	#2768
smartcooky Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Nelson, New Zealand Posts: 22,868	Originally Posted by lionking Oh for goodness sake, if you don’t care one way or another, how on earth can you even have an opinion? You must live in Humpty Dumpty land. You have just confirmed what I thought.... you do not understand that its possible for both to be true. You see the world in black and white. Who's living in Humpty Dumpty land now? Originally Posted by Lithrael I can have the opinion that chips are better than crisps and still not care which I get with my sandwich. Exactly! I can have opinions that... - the Bengals will get to the Superbowl - mustard is better than tomato ketchup on a hotdog - the 2013 Nissan X-Trail is better than the 2014 model - Labor will win the next Australian election - you won't understand any what I am saying here ...but not care one way or the other about any of the above.
	__________________ Science supplies evidence, invites you to analyse and evaluate that evidence, and then to draw conclusions from that Religion supplies no evidence, demands you have faith, and expects you to uncritically and automatically believe that something is true simply because "the Bible tells you so" If you don't like my posts, opinions, or directness then put me on your ignore list! Last edited by smartcooky; Yesterday at 02:03 PM.

Yesterday, 10:01 AM	#2763
johnny karate ... and your little dog too. Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 15,895	Originally Posted by d4m10n Shouldn't private universities be expected to live up to their stated principles? And when they don’t, then what?

Yesterday, 10:07 AM	#2765
johnny karate ... and your little dog too. Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 15,895	Originally Posted by d4m10n The faculty already gave us their reasons for asking Miller to step down. I’m not seeing anything that precludes the possibility that there were other contributing factors. Either way, I’m still unclear why you think you’re in a better position to judge the fairness of this than the faculty of the university. Could you please explain that?

Yesterday, 10:17 AM	#2766
johnny karate ... and your little dog too. Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 15,895	Originally Posted by Stout A while ago I watched a documentary about this old timey Italian guy who used a telescope to prove the Earth actually revolved around the sun. This upset some sort of inquisition who found that idea contrary to and offensive against their belief system that the Earth was the center of all things to they heavily censored him. If we take one of the names of the list posted in post 2747, John Stoddard, we can see the same sort of anti science parallel at play here. A minor cancellation for sure, like getting banned from Reddit for wrongthink but a case of wanting something that's true to not be true. IIRC, the church didn't admit that they were the ones doing the anti-science wrongthink until several hundred years later. Yes, the similarities between being forced to recant your beliefs under threat of torture and imprisonment and being removed from an email list are striking and chilling. Another flawless analogy from the “cancel culture” hand-wringers. No notes.

Yesterday, 02:00 PM	#2769
d4m10n Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Mounts Farm Posts: 10,198	Originally Posted by johnny karate Either way, I’m still unclear why you think you’re in a better position to judge the fairness of this than the faculty of the university. I'm not about to cede my sense of fairness to them, especially given the self evident weakness of their stated argument. If they had argued in favor of restitution or reparation for Erika López Prater, that would have been constructive and furthered the stated goals of the university. Instead, in keeping with the spirit of the age, they called for yet another unnecessary cancellation.
	__________________ Just reread theprestige's signature; still cannot recall anything about it. Last edited by d4m10n; Yesterday at 02:04 PM.