by havanagilla » Mon Jun 12, 2006 10:50 pm
Hugh, this was a quote from DE's post that caught my eye, as I am personally disappointed that the left is not touching these crucial human rights issues. This got me to challenge the validity of the entire "left", because really, this is like dancing around the main problems and ignoring them, while repeating slogans "anti war" etc. that mean very little. The only still very valid "left" activity has to do with economy, namely, working towards socialism, but frankly I don't think this is at all POSSIBLE, to work for social change without addressing the methods used by the rivals, to prevent this social change. Does it mean the left has no grounds ? don't know.<br>--<br>Totally agree with you on the method you are describing and generaly on the misuse of TV and movies to promote stealth agendas etc. However, the gay issue is more complex. there is a gay double spin method, seen here too. the question of choice in terms of sexual preferences is again more complex. Surely, in terms of the larger social phenomenon, gayness is not a choice, but in the world of MC, changing sexual preference is done, being done and can be done quite easily. This again creates the usual paralysis in the dogmatic left. "If we acknowledge MC and the ability to force gayness on <!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>someone</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END-->, we reinforce the religious pov etc. etc. so we will deny it.". Namely, the left cannot these days take a step towards a bit more complexity and is afraid of the media and of "how things shall be perceived". working under constant terror from "how things might look" or worse, "how things might temporarily validate my opponents' claims", is pathetic defensive strategy and is bound to fail. there is lack of true conviction, and a lot self doubt among the left.<br>--<br>One can say - gays should have rights, sexual preferences should not be rated as good or bad, BUT it is quite possible to influence someone's sexual choice under extreme conditions of pressure, brainwashing , rape and suggestion, as it is possible to make someone kill another by psychological method or make them commit a suicide. I think the main blind spot in the left is the issue of whether or not we are our own masters and truly have free will, or can we very easily be turned into suicidal slaves by "remote suggestion" or worse, DRUGS and some voodoo. the basic belief system of the "left" denies our limitations as humans, (that's reserved for the right/religious people) and would rather black out half of what we see happening in order to maintain the official party line. (we call it here the tactics of saying "there is no such animal", upon actually seeing an animal one is not familiar with). however, the concept of free will and being your own master is a bit more complex, and if developed enough, can still hold water. Namely, we have the right not to be unduly inlfuenced, but we CAN be influenced, at least for a while or forever by underhanded psychological methods, and some say underhanded supernatural methods. It only requires a new approach and addressing the new threats on freedom, rather than denying them because "the religious right" might be partly validated through the process (namely, some of their claims that the bible and all of its devil/god stuff is true).<br><br><br><br> <p></p><i></i>