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Cowpunk

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30. Unfortunately, it's not just the indoctrination.

Thu Mar 20, 2025, 09:58 PM

Mar 20

Fundamentalist religions actively discourage critical thinking. I've often put it this way: One of their primary goals is to destroy your BS detector. That is something that can take a very long time to fix. What drove me leftward in my 30s was seeing that the right wing was less rigorous about making sure they were factual in their reporting than people who leaned left were. In the 20 years since then, the right has gotten much, much worse. They really don't care if anything they are saying is supported by hard evidence any more. Whatever sounds like it should be true to them is true to them. The left has also gotten worse, but the right has gone completely bonkers.

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Brutal Honesty [View all] Rainman4u2C Mar 20 OP

Thank you for this mr715 Mar 20 #1

And the reason the cons dont respond is they have no intention of helping, ever! Eliot Rosewater Mar 20 #3

Why help people that you are contemptuous of mr715 Mar 20 #4

Glad you had that experience, and that you are sharing it...Having said that Eliot Rosewater Mar 20 #2

Thank you for you're kind response! Rainman4u2C Mar 20 #6

Jerry Springer was a good Democrat Clouds Passing Mar 20 #13

But is responsible ReadItnWeep Mar 20 #23

Jerry Springer leighbythesea2 Mar 20 #24

thank you for the testimonial Skittles Mar 20 #5

FWIW - it is pretty routine for SSD to be denied on the first application. Ms. Toad Mar 20 #7

hard left progressive Cirsium Mar 20 #8

I think I said that wrong Rainman4u2C Mar 20 #11

What are those? Cirsium Mar 20 #26

Nationalizing oil companies, Space X, and more... druidity33 Mar 21 #38

Nope Cirsium Mar 21 #41

I appreciate polling... druidity33 Mar 21 #42

Oh stop it Cirsium Mar 21 #43

You put the words in fucking quotes. druidity33 Mar 21 #44

lol Cirsium Mar 21 #45

Unfortunately, it's not just the indoctrination. Cowpunk Mar 20 #30

Far left would be... Chemical Bill Mar 21 #37

Interesting admissions. It's B.See Mar 20 #9

Thank you for this information and Outlook, FirstLight Mar 20 #10

I am happy for you and glad you got a good result. LoisB Mar 20 #12

Kick dalton99a Mar 20 #14

I think the disaster of "trickle down economics" made their takeover possible. SleeplessinSoCal Mar 20 #15

Apples and oranges. pandr32 Mar 20 #16

Yes. A sliding scale between Left and Right is 2-Dimensional Martin Eden Mar 20 #25

Congratulations on getting your SSDI! Mountain Mule Mar 20 #17

When I had a Medicare problem a couple of years ago milestogo Mar 20 #18

That is wonderful news. Thanks for sharing. 1WorldHope Mar 20 #19

Please consider... ZDU Mar 20 #20

Your republican reps stoned Mar 20 #21

Glad to hear the acknowledgement Figarosmom Mar 20 #22

Seriously, how could your story NOT turn you hard left??? NoMoreRepugs Mar 20 #27

What is a hard left progressive? N/T luvallpeeps Mar 20 #28

Good. My mom was a determiner in Va. for about 20 years. GoodRaisin Mar 20 #29

You don't have to become a hard left progressive. William769 Mar 20 #31

This right here Rainman4u2C Mar 20 #33

Sorry you feel that way. William769 Mar 20 #35

I am glad he helped you Meowmee Mar 20 #32

I absolutely would!! Rainman4u2C Mar 20 #34

If you could, not sure what you mean? Meowmee Mar 20 #36

Explained upthread. Lost voting rights... never got them back. nt. druidity33 Mar 21 #39

Here is a good brief description of the main difference between the 2 parties. 3catwoman3 Mar 21 #40