Michael Hardner

It's an interesting question. Both American parties poll and product test candidates and messages over and over I think part of the reason the populists like MAGA is that they clearly don't do that. But.... There is still some feedback. If you look at the messages that they've abandoned, for example Trump being quiet on vaccines whereas he was very pro-vaccine at one point. If you look at those messages, you'll find that sometimes the people actually lead the leaders. Interesting though.

I provided a Google link for the exact phrase and it only had 2 hits - both of which pointed to the same threat. Look, I am glad for people to call for civility but it begins at home. And - yes - I have apologized myself for being nasty on here in the past too.

You've heard "judge needs to be eradicated from the bench" ? Ok then.... we're talking about common usage so my mileage may vary. Interesting though... https://www.google.com/search?q="judge+needs+to+be+eradicated"&oq="judge+needs+to+be+eradicated"&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOdIBCDU2MThqMGo0qAIAsAIB&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

I already said it's "plausible"... I wouldn't say it's a common use when referred to a person in a role, such as a judge. My two cents.

Your defense is plausible. But it's still harder than "opposed". The problem with slicing something as amorphous as language into rules is that you create "principles". And these are a lot more easily followed by non-populists than populists, in my experience. You might be able to settle on some principles, possibly using those which are already established... but that's not how populism works.

If you Google the site - "eradicated" comes into use in only a few select instances: -viruses -genocide -eliminating the mindset of the Democratic and/or Liberal party, ie. thought control This is only anecdotal evidence, but IF we go in for that kind of method for assessing truth (like, for example, citing a single crime here or there as proof that people are undesirables) then the site would seem to say that the Democrat and/or Liberal haters are indeed more 'liberal' with use of that word. And, my point: it's a lot stronger than the word 'oppose'. My two cents on that.

Another one... from West... this time calling for judges to be eradicated from the bench... I assume he doesn't mean k1lled but still harder than saying "we must oppose them"

Hey, here's another one !

"leftism" likely means "the Democratic Party" in this context. Seems a lot harder than saying "a Nazi must be opposed"...

Not surprising. But it's important to note that it's going forward. I assumed (Correctly) that the US government was apologizing, somewhat behind the scenes but it came out in the media through various statements. Good news for Georgia IMO.

MAGA is, above all, confusing 🤔

What is this with NGOs now? Some kind of new bogeyman? An NGO is a a non-government organization. That includes Nike, the heart and stroke foundation, the Elks club, your curling team.. We we have achieved the epistemic singularity. There are now only two words and their synonyms: bad and good

Yes, true. It took about 15 years for MLK's impact on the American experience to start to settle in. I would say he was far less divisive at that time. If in 2040 we are looking back at CK with the same general feeling, it could be time to propose that. I doubt you could have made an MLK Boulevard in Georgia in 1968. Good perspective though.

You can agree with his points of view, but it's hard to argue that he wasn't a 'provocateur' or 'gadfly' to be generous. If he wanted a better world for all, that could be argued... But there would be significant political pushback from "cities", I would imagine. Some examples of his provocative comments: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/charlie-kirk-did-stoning-gay-120003332.html

The Canadian context also reflects a decline in civility, which has been noted by current and past MPs.

I'll answer: because his mother was hired as a speaker by WE, which was engaged by the Federal Government, to the tune of roughly $10K per appearance. So, for the f*ck Trudeau crowd - this admitted conflict of interest is in the same league or perhaps more condemnable than Trump launching his own money-laundering crypto currency....

Now you had me looking up Nazi furries 🤨 We're at the point of ridiculousness, and subjectivity as objectivity when people make a legitimate case for looking up a perpetrator's background BEFORE they pass judgment on what they did. Here's the Nazi furry article below. If the shooter was a Nazi furry, a gardening folk-singer, a pro-bowler... it doesn't matter nor does it inform us as to the causal effect of his associations with his actions. It's our responsibility to make sure we have a society that can deal with the people who live in it. https://slate.com/human-interest/2021/11/nazi-furries-deradicalization-efforts.html

I think that I posted that the US would be doing this: US Deputy State Secretary expresses regret over incident. https://m-en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20250914003100315

Maybe we can try comparing thought leaders from across the USA political spectrum and see what they're saying? 🤔 Also compared to what happened after the Minnesota legislators were killed.

I couldn't find the pictures you referenced but... The system is built on dialogue and reasonable compromise. I just chatted with a school official who wasn't aware of the details of the Alberta controversy. That's a shame. Of course there are culture warriors who don't want to ask questions, as evidenced on this thread. They arrive at any discussion with a goal of painting the opposition as immoral, and walking away. And they think that it's the right way to deal with problems. Conservatives and liberals need to make sure that the process is so boring that these hot heads don't show up. If they do, let them bleat for their two minutes then get back to the grown up conversation.

They are training people on how to operate a Korean auto plant.

If you read this article, then you have at least enough attention span to absorb that visas can be a complicated thing. Doubtful to me that Hyundai intended to break the law. https://www.politifact.com/article/2025/sep/10/south-korea-work-visa-immigration-raid-hyundai-ICE/

That's a great first step. It would have to come from Centre right and Centre left public groups: A list of agreed upon tag words that civil society degrees to stay away from, even if someone believes they are apt. After all, It's impolite to call someone a bastard, one even if they are one.

Yeah, I don't know either.

So because Kathy Griffin made a joke, the violence is due to liberals? Weak. Mass shootings happen across the board, politically. If you want to blame one side, you might yourself be a culture warrior.