I can't help but think that this is pure cynicism. You can't honestly think this way.
"Monarchy is a wise, all-knowing, entirely benevolent philosopher king providing for the safety and needs of each of his subjects. The Saudi Sultan is oppressive and cruel, therefore Arabia isn't a Monarchy.
Define a highly flawed thing as perfect and then deny the realities of that thing because it isn't perfect.
That's what the people in charge do all the time with "Democracy" too. It's literally just rule by the people, demos. But they add qualifiers where a "real" democracy must have:
100% enfranchisement
one person one vote
equality under the law
majority rule with minority protections
fairness and equity
Etcetera, etcetera, attaching whatever qualifiers they need to justify the argument they're trying to make. (such as "democracies don't go to war with each other") If a so-called democracy fails, they can say it wasn't real democracy.
More evidence comes out daily proving that the NPC meme is true. They are fed good-think input by the mainstream, and spout it verbatim no matter what. These robots don't have a single unique thought or show any signs of self reflection, creativity, or questioning of their beliefs when reality doesn't align. Free will, self reflection, ability to change, and creativity are necessary requirements to be an intelligent higher life form, yet these NPCs seem to lack all of them. Thinking about how and why this happens leads to some terrifying possibilities.
Anyway, the reason why I'm replying is that your comment reminded me about something that I believe is inherent to leftist dogma and philosophy, that they don't question their beliefs even when the evidence, history, observation, and experimentation runs contrary to them, repeatedly. When I was a kid I was a lefty, and thought exactly like this, but after some bad depression in my teens I came to realize that my views were shaped by what I thought the world should be, not what it was/is.
Of course it is. They know they are fucking lying.
Leftism is always fundamentally about power. They are simply maneuvering to a better position, and deflecting attacks. Nothing more.
Fascism is totally undefinable and basically means "whatever you're doing" because you're a Nazi. Critical Race Theory is a deeply academic concept that is also mysteriously undefinable. Socialism is this ultra-specific and unreachable thing that has never existed in any Communist or Socialist country, even if they said they achieved it, which is why you can't criticize any form of Leftism.
I can't help but think that this is pure cynicism. You can't honestly think this way.
"Monarchy is a wise, all-knowing, entirely benevolent philosopher king providing for the safety and needs of each of his subjects. The Saudi Sultan is oppressive and cruel, therefore Arabia isn't a Monarchy.
Define a highly flawed thing as perfect and then deny the realities of that thing because it isn't perfect.
That's what the people in charge do all the time with "Democracy" too. It's literally just rule by the people, demos. But they add qualifiers where a "real" democracy must have:
100% enfranchisement
one person one vote
equality under the law
majority rule with minority protections
fairness and equity
Etcetera, etcetera, attaching whatever qualifiers they need to justify the argument they're trying to make. (such as "democracies don't go to war with each other") If a so-called democracy fails, they can say it wasn't real democracy.
More evidence comes out daily proving that the NPC meme is true. They are fed good-think input by the mainstream, and spout it verbatim no matter what. These robots don't have a single unique thought or show any signs of self reflection, creativity, or questioning of their beliefs when reality doesn't align. Free will, self reflection, ability to change, and creativity are necessary requirements to be an intelligent higher life form, yet these NPCs seem to lack all of them. Thinking about how and why this happens leads to some terrifying possibilities.
Anyway, the reason why I'm replying is that your comment reminded me about something that I believe is inherent to leftist dogma and philosophy, that they don't question their beliefs even when the evidence, history, observation, and experimentation runs contrary to them, repeatedly. When I was a kid I was a lefty, and thought exactly like this, but after some bad depression in my teens I came to realize that my views were shaped by what I thought the world should be, not what it was/is.
"I'm not wrong, the universe must be wrong."
Of course it is. They know they are fucking lying.
Leftism is always fundamentally about power. They are simply maneuvering to a better position, and deflecting attacks. Nothing more.
Fascism is totally undefinable and basically means "whatever you're doing" because you're a Nazi. Critical Race Theory is a deeply academic concept that is also mysteriously undefinable. Socialism is this ultra-specific and unreachable thing that has never existed in any Communist or Socialist country, even if they said they achieved it, which is why you can't criticize any form of Leftism.