Hard to separate the two in many instances.
You're right of course. Ablism is not okay.
That said, I am increasingly of the opinion that right wing bullshittery is kind of a mental illness or developmental disability. A combination of paranoia, xenophobia, fear of change, anal retentiveness/greed, lack of empathy, lack of sympathy, unquestioning/uninquiring, stuck in the low autonomy/high authority stage of development....
One day, when we're on a path to discovering a cure, calling someone vile for being right wing could be seen as ablism.
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brb homonecrobatrachophile, Mon 19 Sep 2022, 19:57,
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yin and yang
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Other_(philosophy)
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artifus is doing it all wrong, Mon 19 Sep 2022, 20:18,
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I'm promoting compassion for the subnormal though. ;P
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brb homonecrobatrachophile, Mon 19 Sep 2022, 21:14,
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praise bob may peace be upon him
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_the_SubGenius
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artifus is doing it all wrong, Mon 19 Sep 2022, 21:17,
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Authoritarianism as a trait is not associated with any political leaning.
They are often greedy, intolerant, low empathy twats though, who often mess their kids up.
www.verywellmind.com/what-is-authoritarian-parenting-2794955
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FeralCatMan Unusual disease collector., Mon 19 Sep 2022, 20:38,
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horseshoe_theory
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artifus is doing it all wrong, Mon 19 Sep 2022, 20:40,
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In the Criticism section of hthat article, whoever is levelling those criticisms seems to have missed the most important point
- the totalitarian extremes are shit. It's far less important to categorise how they got to their totalitarianism, than it is to recognise the fact that totalitarianism is, in itself, fucking shite, and should be stopped.
By any and all means necessary, of course. Round up those dangerous totalitarians. Possibly we could use some sort of camps? I'm not sure yet, I'll have a think.
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Invisible Wizard - 9th Level Pissant, Mon 19 Sep 2022, 21:45,
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yin_and_yang
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artifus is doing it all wrong, Mon 19 Sep 2022, 21:50,
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I was talking about the stage of development
where children unquestioningly respect authority. It is my contention that people who unquestioningly respect the authority of institutions (like the monarchy, aristocracy, class system, etc) are kind of stuck in this state, and/or that institutions exploit this trait for the sake of maintaining power.
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brb homonecrobatrachophile, Mon 19 Sep 2022, 21:20,
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one notes that you neglect the notion of parent
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artifus is doing it all wrong, Mon 19 Sep 2022, 21:22,
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I doubt it, it isn't a specific developmental stage I'm aware of.
Much more likely it is a result of a parental style. How they interact with the child; this starts from day 1 and is often unconsciously learnt, so the resulting adult likely has no memory of it.
When a stressful event or series of events occur, they can repeat the parental style and then justify it from a societal/political/upbringing/etc. point of view, after the behaviour.
People often make decisions based on feelings then rationalise the decision or find a prior rationale that seems to fit the decision.
This is one of the many reasons why everything is messed up, or is that the depression speaking or the pills, upbringing, politics, anxiety, who is saying this and what do I mean by who, sometimes I write different things, how much of that is a different 'I' or a learnt idea I claim as my own or is claimed by someone, who is this 'I' character anyway?
HTH
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FeralCatMan Unusual disease collector., Mon 19 Sep 2022, 22:34,
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpZJ_LQ4CFg
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artifus is doing it all wrong, Mon 19 Sep 2022, 22:54,
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