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Isn’t “nature needs to stop” a very leftist position, like the whole idea on which Utopianism is built?
Sort of, going just by my un-expert impressions. The old version of original socialism seemed to be: cover the world with people and exploit whatever it takes to keep them at survival level. But I think progressives are more into a future built around squishing people into urban zones and leaving nature more alone (i.e. avoid flooding existing coastal cities, less fracking, ideally less meat eating etc.). The Soviet era presumed there would be lots of farmers on collectives whereas the Clinton types disdain the flyover zones which must be just tolerated in service to the cities. Whatever lets them have more control of the masses either way…
“Kids” are not necessarily “stupid”, but they are naïve and gullible and empty-headed, pretty much by definition.
P.S.: I don’t watch Laura Ingraham’s show, but I would like to know which sponsors dropped her. It’s important that pressure from the Left be answered by pressure from the Right, or more sponsors will be intimidated into shunning conservative shows.
Stephen, I have to recommend you follow a piece of advice from Charles Murray: “Excise the word like from your spoken English.” It is very difficult to listen to the podcast as the overuse of the word “like” is very, very grating. My husband and I tried Friday’s podcast and we were instantly reminded of why we quite listening to it after one try last year – too many “likes”. You are doing yourself no favor by going along with your peers in this overuse. Honestly, it’s hard to take anyone seriously who talks that way, as it makes one sound as if they’re still in high school.