SavannahMann
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When I was a boy, growing up in the ā70ās and 80ās, we had a lot of old sayings that were meant to teach you a lesson about life. One was, if you canāt run with the big dogs, stay on the porch. That was a lesson to teach you to know your limitations, and realistically appraise yourself against others. Another was, Life is tough, if you canāt handle it, get a helmet.
That was told you that you had to learn to ignore things. Words or insults that people said that might hurt your feelings. We just didnāt care. And honestly, I still donāt. I donāt care if you get your feelings hurt. I donāt care if you are horrified by something someone says. Itās your business. Not mine. Your hurt feelings donāt mean a damned thing to me.
That brings us to the Perpetual hurt of today. And there are armies of them that are running around in perpetual outrage over whatever they hear this hour. I honestly am impressed sometimes. Iām not joking. It takes a lot of energy to be outraged, and I donāt know where they get the stamina to be outraged all day, every day, week in, week out. Years of outrage, and theyāre still going strong. If we could harness that source of unlimited power, the Energizer Bunny would finally be put in his place.
First example, Dave Chappell. For those who donāt know, Dave is a comedian, and the job of a Comedian is to turn a mirror on society, and show them how stupid, and funny they are being. There have been some really great ones in history. The greats have their own style, and it is often imitated, but rarely truly duplicated. Dave has pointed out racism and many other things in the past, and the left loved him. In his latest stand up he roasts the Left, and predictably, they are outraged. Where the hell do they get that kind of energy to maintain perpetual outrage?
The left is unhappy with Dave Chappelle for criticizing 'cancel culture' (Update)
I watched the special on Netflix. I thought it was funny, but I thought a lot of his stuff was funny in the past. Perhaps not up there with some of the greats in history, but funny. Now of course, the Left is outraged that their outrage is being made fun of. Dave turns the mirror on them, and they donāt like what they see. Now heās old, stale, and just not funny. Another lesson from my youth that has served me well. Learn to laugh at yourself. It comes with donāt take yourself too seriously.
Speaking of taking yourself too seriously, we can now turn our attention from Dave, to The NY Times. A reporter or columnist literally melted down on Twitter over an intolerable insult. He was called a bedbug. Seriously.
NYT columnist quits Twitter, reports critic to his boss for calling him a "bedbug"
A bedbug. That is right up there with second graders calling each other Poopieheads. But he melted down anyway. This is another reason I titled this thread get over yourselves already. Because folks, you need to get over yourself. You are a pathetically small cog in an enormous machine. If you fall out, chances are the machine wonāt miss a movement. We donāt matter to the grand scheme of things. Get over yourself, and get a helmet.
But wait, there is more. Students at Evergreen University, if you donāt remember that was the one where a Professor said something controversial and the Students went on strike and the Administration basically straddled the fence. I honestly donāt remember what it was, but I was surprised to hear that Evergreen was still open. I assumed that either the students would have transferred to a more āWokeā university or that enough would have quit that they would shut the school down.
Nope. They are still arguing over the Professorās right to teach. The students insist he has to go. They are really angry when he uses logic and truth to defend himself. Their feelings are all that matter. Note to anyone in Human Resources. Avoid candidates with a degree from Evergreen. You donāt need the headache.
Theyāre still outraged what, two or three years later? How the hell do they manage to dress in the morning? I would be exhausted maintaining that level of outrage for a day, much less years.
Get over yourself. Lesbians are torn and upset. They would love to see Pete Buttigieg as President since he would be the first Openly Gay President, but they donāt want him to be President because he would take the slot from a Woman who deserves it more?
Why some lesbians donāt want Pete Buttigieg to be president
When I was a boy, I was taught in Civics Class how to vote. You see we were supposed to listen to the candidates, and find the one who represented the values and ideals that most closely associated with ourselves and our beliefs. Color, Sexual Orientation, Religion, and the rest wasnāt really supposed to matter. It was their values and beliefs that mattered. Not to todayās perpetually outraged. Getting the first openly Gay President? Awesome and awful. Because it will be another Man and not a woman.
What policies does he support that you support? Being gay? Is that all? Get over yourself. Get over yourself and just chill out. Stop trying to figure out which social justice statement is the most pressing. Find a candidate that supports the ideals you do, and run with it. I donāt care what color the candidate is, and I donāt care what religion, sexual orientation, whatever. I care about the issues, and my biggest is the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. If you canāt find an issue you support more than the candidates Gender or Sexual Orientation, then you are so shallow as to be nothing but surface.
Get over yourselves. That is what Dave Chappell is saying. And a lot of us have been saying it for years. Life is rough, get a helmet.
That was told you that you had to learn to ignore things. Words or insults that people said that might hurt your feelings. We just didnāt care. And honestly, I still donāt. I donāt care if you get your feelings hurt. I donāt care if you are horrified by something someone says. Itās your business. Not mine. Your hurt feelings donāt mean a damned thing to me.
That brings us to the Perpetual hurt of today. And there are armies of them that are running around in perpetual outrage over whatever they hear this hour. I honestly am impressed sometimes. Iām not joking. It takes a lot of energy to be outraged, and I donāt know where they get the stamina to be outraged all day, every day, week in, week out. Years of outrage, and theyāre still going strong. If we could harness that source of unlimited power, the Energizer Bunny would finally be put in his place.
First example, Dave Chappell. For those who donāt know, Dave is a comedian, and the job of a Comedian is to turn a mirror on society, and show them how stupid, and funny they are being. There have been some really great ones in history. The greats have their own style, and it is often imitated, but rarely truly duplicated. Dave has pointed out racism and many other things in the past, and the left loved him. In his latest stand up he roasts the Left, and predictably, they are outraged. Where the hell do they get that kind of energy to maintain perpetual outrage?
The left is unhappy with Dave Chappelle for criticizing 'cancel culture' (Update)
I watched the special on Netflix. I thought it was funny, but I thought a lot of his stuff was funny in the past. Perhaps not up there with some of the greats in history, but funny. Now of course, the Left is outraged that their outrage is being made fun of. Dave turns the mirror on them, and they donāt like what they see. Now heās old, stale, and just not funny. Another lesson from my youth that has served me well. Learn to laugh at yourself. It comes with donāt take yourself too seriously.
Speaking of taking yourself too seriously, we can now turn our attention from Dave, to The NY Times. A reporter or columnist literally melted down on Twitter over an intolerable insult. He was called a bedbug. Seriously.
NYT columnist quits Twitter, reports critic to his boss for calling him a "bedbug"
A bedbug. That is right up there with second graders calling each other Poopieheads. But he melted down anyway. This is another reason I titled this thread get over yourselves already. Because folks, you need to get over yourself. You are a pathetically small cog in an enormous machine. If you fall out, chances are the machine wonāt miss a movement. We donāt matter to the grand scheme of things. Get over yourself, and get a helmet.
But wait, there is more. Students at Evergreen University, if you donāt remember that was the one where a Professor said something controversial and the Students went on strike and the Administration basically straddled the fence. I honestly donāt remember what it was, but I was surprised to hear that Evergreen was still open. I assumed that either the students would have transferred to a more āWokeā university or that enough would have quit that they would shut the school down.
Nope. They are still arguing over the Professorās right to teach. The students insist he has to go. They are really angry when he uses logic and truth to defend himself. Their feelings are all that matter. Note to anyone in Human Resources. Avoid candidates with a degree from Evergreen. You donāt need the headache.
Theyāre still outraged what, two or three years later? How the hell do they manage to dress in the morning? I would be exhausted maintaining that level of outrage for a day, much less years.
Get over yourself. Lesbians are torn and upset. They would love to see Pete Buttigieg as President since he would be the first Openly Gay President, but they donāt want him to be President because he would take the slot from a Woman who deserves it more?
Why some lesbians donāt want Pete Buttigieg to be president
When I was a boy, I was taught in Civics Class how to vote. You see we were supposed to listen to the candidates, and find the one who represented the values and ideals that most closely associated with ourselves and our beliefs. Color, Sexual Orientation, Religion, and the rest wasnāt really supposed to matter. It was their values and beliefs that mattered. Not to todayās perpetually outraged. Getting the first openly Gay President? Awesome and awful. Because it will be another Man and not a woman.
What policies does he support that you support? Being gay? Is that all? Get over yourself. Get over yourself and just chill out. Stop trying to figure out which social justice statement is the most pressing. Find a candidate that supports the ideals you do, and run with it. I donāt care what color the candidate is, and I donāt care what religion, sexual orientation, whatever. I care about the issues, and my biggest is the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. If you canāt find an issue you support more than the candidates Gender or Sexual Orientation, then you are so shallow as to be nothing but surface.
Get over yourselves. That is what Dave Chappell is saying. And a lot of us have been saying it for years. Life is rough, get a helmet.
