The NSA Said Edward Snowden Had No Access to Surveillance Intercepts. They Lied.

[NanceGreggs]

44. I keep forgetting ...

... this site is now Black-&-White Underground.

If you point out the untruths in Snowden's statements, you hate him

If you express doubt that Warren can be elected POTUS, you hate her.

If you mention that some teachers are lousy educators, you hate all teachers.

By the same token:

If you opine that the vast majority of cops are good, decent people doing their jobs well, you're defending police brutality.

If you enjoy Woody Allen movies, you're a pedophile enabler.

If you open a door for a woman, you're a misogynist.

If you shave your legs and armpits, you're not a feminist.

If you flirt with a woman you find attractive, you're objectifying her.

If you support Obama, you're a mindless idol worshipper.

Black-&-White - no shades of gray. If you're not 100% on-board with one position, it means you are 100% on-board with the exact opposite position.

It is exactly that kind of thinking that reeks of "blindly following authoritarian leaders", those leaders being those on this site who keep laying down the law of what one is allowed to think or express in black-and-white terms, no exceptions.

In fact, I've seen you lay down the law yourself by telling posters that if they don't weigh-in on thread topics that YOU think are important, they are not really Democrats. You consistently call anyone who disagrees with you "authoritarians", "water-carriers for the 1%", etc. - and then you whine about people calling other people names when you're on the receiving end of that very behaviour.

"But go ahead and lynch Snowden and see if you feel better."

Goes directly to my point: If you point out Snowden's lies, his contradictions, or question his motives, you're "lynching" him. No in-between there - only black-and-white. You're either on-board 100% with everything the man has said and done, or you want to lynch him.

You should really try venturing out into the real world once in a while. It's a lot more colourful where people can express all kinds of things that go beyond the black-and-white thinking that has taken hold here.