Politics Please say rock bottom is getting close

Yeah, that's a phrase used to excuse bullies from saying whatever they want.

 

It occurs to me that we are nowhere near rock bottom, and we're really looking to find out where that is

 

Trans jokes are the new hotness, ever since they added an anti-semitism spin to them.
Conservatives love dehumanizing minorities. Makes them easier to murder without feeling guilty.

 

Ya'll just need some thicker skin.

 

As a person who has a hard time not standing up to bullies, i 100% disagree with you.

We are softer than we ever have been.

 

Lol, ok.

"Look at how goofy you look. You're ugly."

"Fuck off"

"Whoa. Get some thicker skin. It was a joke"

 

I never said bullying is funny.
Let’s put it this way, id prefer to spend my time rallying against the worst of things. Meaning true racist agendas or anything that suppresses one sect of people.

But you aren't gonna rid the world of assholes. If you choose to spend your time and energy going at every asshole, I'm here to tell you from experience, you are trying to drain the ocean.
But have at it.

 

True racist agendas? Saying something racist then calling it a joke is bad. Sorry.

Of course you won't rid the world of assholes. But letting people think they can just say whatever they want with no repercussions is the worst thing you can do.

 

I don't see it as people nowadays having "thinner skin". I think it's a chunk of us realizing you should actually treat people kindly and with respect, and if you're going to say mean or stupid shit, you should get called out for it. Having thicker skin back in the day reads to me that white men were able and willing to say whatever shit they want, and you just had to deal with it or else. Fuck that. Call out assholes for being assholes.

 

Calling someone ugly is racist? Because that is the example you gave that i commented on.

And i can think of far worse things than ignoring a bully.

 

Bingo. The Right has been crying for years about how the Left has been taking away "rights" for years, and that Trump has put a stop to it (that is how deep the stupidity goes). All the Left tried to do was shame people for being assholes. Unfortunately, too many people in this world want to be assholes and are proud to be so. Trump made it okay to be an asshole again. And the Republican Party has taken full advantage......Welcome to today's America...........

 

Their response? Ignore sniveling crybabies.

if one is to get up In arms over every little assholish move someone says or does, one will be very, very unhappy.
I have recently come to understand there are far too many assholes in this world and they deserve zero of my energy unless their behavior inflicts real harm on others.

 

How did this become left vs right? I thought it was a kind vs rude behavioral discussion?

 

When Trump was an asshole repeatedly and much of the right supported and even encouraged his behavior.

Then the majority of the republican party actually voted for him to be president.

 

Yes, I grew up with extreme and constant (mostly verbal) abuse and must have heard that sticks and stones shit a million times. An excuse for those in authority to do nothing.

Broken bones heal faster.

 

I think some of it is the whole “fuck your feelings” phrase that seemed to take off with the Magats.

 

It's not necessarily "getting up in arms" over every little thing. But it's calling out and standing up to assholes in part because there are marginalized citizens in the world who can not. Or when they do, they're told to get thicker skin. So then everyone should call them out.

 

I get. I am no fan of bullies. I just found it to be much akin to pushing back on the ocean. And frankly have also received much criticism over the years for being too sensitive.
I have just found my energy is spent more productively on other issues needing addressed and have become much happier for it.
To each their own.