tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post4132102765736245582..comments2024-03-28T15:05:10.372-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/28/24: Thank you for your expression of contemptNeil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-17362053813979393262021-01-15T17:05:33.590-06:002021-01-15T17:05:33.590-06:00To me, "woke" is like "politically ...To me, "woke" is like "politically correct." It's a term conservatives use to sneer at what the rest of us call common decency.Bitter Scribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04645909858616987997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-548063971978340142021-01-15T14:39:08.455-06:002021-01-15T14:39:08.455-06:00I try not to be loathsome to anybody, and have tri...I try not to be loathsome to anybody, and have tried reasonableness and friendliness with Trump supporters on a number of occasions. It's accomplished nothing but creating frustration for me and "shoot the messenger" dismissal from them. <br /><br />I don't disagree with your proposition, as stated in your reply to me. I also have not dealt with nearly the number of opinionated folks, of a variety of persuasions, that you have. Today's column offers one guy you blocked and one (who is far from a typical Trump voter, given what he told you) whose response you were encouraged by. I would imagine that among the 40 - 45% of voters who have thought Trump was doing a good job all along, there are many more like the first guy than the second. Jakashnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-67185354735437703982021-01-15T13:59:16.196-06:002021-01-15T13:59:16.196-06:00You're onto something Tom. "Woke" ha...You're onto something Tom. "Woke" has already sailed past its shelf-life, according to the socially conscious. Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-4219139232687880902021-01-15T13:58:31.740-06:002021-01-15T13:58:31.740-06:00That doesn't mean anything. Often Trump suppor...That doesn't mean anything. Often Trump supporters ARE Democrats, or claim not to be Trump supporters because they think it sharpens the sting somehow. Remember, Trump isn't the only one lying, to himself and everyone else. I'm standing by the proposition that their loathsomeness is not a gilded certificate of permission to be loathsome.Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-63103872931023365542021-01-15T13:39:05.103-06:002021-01-15T13:39:05.103-06:00As a polyglot tongue with at least two words for e...As a polyglot tongue with at least two words for every meaning and no means of inhibiting new coinages English glories in a huge vocabulary. Usually an advantage to communication but not always. In my opinion, "woke" is a relatively new word we can well do without.<br /><br />Tom <br /> Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09641357239788323783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-10307405874180625692021-01-15T13:27:49.769-06:002021-01-15T13:27:49.769-06:00"How would you reply?"
There are 2 sp..."How would you reply?" <br /><br />There are 2 specific years mentioned referring to Biden in the first example. In 1977 Notre Dame won the National Championship in college football. In 1988, they won again. They haven't won since. Were those victories at all applicable to this year's "season" or the last 3 decades, for that matter? Donald Trump told insurrectionists intent on trashing the Constitution in his behalf that he "loved" them LAST WEDNESDAY. See the difference?<br /><br />Gotta say, NS, you get one reply from a guy who calls you a good sport and think it points the way forward to dealing with delusional Trump supporters? I'm surprised. That guy specifically noted that he was a Democrat and didn't vote for Trump. How to deal with Democrats who think that treating people equitably in this society is "too woke" is a separate matter.Jakashnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-16637916003964856482021-01-15T10:12:08.249-06:002021-01-15T10:12:08.249-06:00What refreshing responses! The tone you took with ...What refreshing responses! The tone you took with your correspondents really woke me up.<br /><br /><br />Sorry, I'll just sit over here now...heydavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15509102502417886790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-64561972780933950442021-01-15T08:54:23.862-06:002021-01-15T08:54:23.862-06:00Great column as always. When the opportunity pres...Great column as always. When the opportunity presents itself, taking the High Road is seldom regrettable.Connellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18406704590565406630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-71795918952405949502021-01-15T08:50:47.391-06:002021-01-15T08:50:47.391-06:00I can't help but wonder how Neil's corresp...I can't help but wonder how Neil's correspondent who objected so strongly to "woke" Democrats would define "woke." No doubt there's something racial there, but even old Richard J. Daley made noises that he intended to come across as evidencing concern over Black issues. Maybe he's noticed, as I have, the proliferation on TV these days of mixed race couples...in commercials of all things! But what that has to do with Democrats, I don't know. Obviously, these days there are more Black people close to the levers of power, as contrasted with Richard I's much less prestigious rewards for party fidelity. It's a puzzle, but I'm grateful that Neil persisted to the point that the correspondent let down his wrathful guard and spoke more or less civilly and rationally about his distaste of the supposed tendency of the Democratic Party towards being "woke." <br /><br />johntatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088632798195131329noreply@blogger.com