We'll have to agree to disagree on that particular one. Being an idiot about a political topic doesn't automatically make it a political view. It could just make you (the general sense of 'you,' not you personally) an idiot. But, I digress.
Like it or not, virtually everything is political or has those connotations these days. We may not like that seemingly straightforward science issues or matters of personal rights or freedoms have become political issues but they have and are. I don’t foresee things getting better unless and until we as a collective can begin discussing things in a more civil manner and quit demonizing opposing points of view. But the problem is, people are being pushed (or choosing) far ends of the spectrum and not much is happening to foster meeting in the middle.
A couple of thoughts with this.
And/Or people are becoming aware of how others throw a hissy fit over every little thing because no one pays attention to them in real life and/or they don’t like their lot in life, that getting upset over nothing Is a way for them to feel “empowered” because they can get a few people unjustly fired. Those douche bags can now wake up in the morning and have their coffee feeling better about their lives while not caring about the ramifications of others being treated unjustly.
Yeah... it's a whole 'don't throw stones in a glass house' kind of thing. I'm all for holding people accountable for their actions/words, but a lot of the people who go out of their way to flame or criticize people on social media are doing so to make up for their own failings. Or, they experience some kind of social justice 'high' when they've hammered somebody enough to the point that something unfortunate happens to them.
Yep, and this happens far too often, people expect it to happen, and are unfortunately de-sensitized to it.
Gunn's tweets were pretty whacked out, too. I'm surprised he got re-hired. Hadn't heard that.
