Righteous Shaming

[Tekneek]

Originally Posted by Solecismic

Who knew, way back when, that The Dukes of Hazzard would become a lightning rod for censorship from the right and left?

But the left has accomplished where the right has failed...

These things are ridiculous, no matter who is driving it. Especially over something so inane.

[lighthousekeeper]

Originally Posted by Tekneek

These things are ridiculous, no matter who is driving it. Especially over something so inane.

i've always felt the same way. the article i linked is the first argument that makes me doubt though - if (and it's jsut speculation) his gambling while managing forced him to make decisions that hurt the careers of the players playing for him.

[Autumn]

Righteousness is the right word to use. I find that so much is murky and questioned these days that I think when people see something that htey feel safe in saying is 100% wrong they just feed on that feeling of righteousness and go through the roof with it. I think it's why the media loves sensational crime stories that are so one-sided, everybody can have a guilty pleasure out of just ripping into someone without having to consider the other side or being tactful. As people polarize themselves in their own political groups they get to do that out of the strawmen of the other side and have everybody pat them on the back for it.