All I'm hearing is that you are more interested in ranting about how you are powerless to effect any change whilst ignoring the viable (albeit imperfect) solutions right in front of us. Thank you for refusing to make the world a better place out of some misplaced principle.
Are you even reading your comments?? Yes, of FUCKING COURSE there is no perfect solution, and of FUCKING COURSE ameliorating the problem to some extent is worthwhile. What is your opinion here - that we shouldn't do anything because ahh big systems are scary and it's either revolution or nothing???
You being American is clear from your wilful ignorance and your lack of interest in holding your institutions accountable / improving them.
PS, putting aside all of your other whining about imperfect solutions, yes, literally just doing the gender swap (or applying other criteria when hiring police) would probably solve a lot of policing problems:
That's fair, I don't be necessarily disagree, but perhaps another way of thinking about it is simply by looking at the diversity and types of interpretations that there may be for a particular work. For example, a book club reading 1984 would likely discuss the author's intended reflection on the real world; whereas a book club reading LOTR (depending on the individuals) is much more likely to be discussing the emotions and individual travails and growth of the characters and how the relate to a world which is distinctly its own (even if there are inevitable similarities to our own). In practice, I feel that is a clear enough distinction.
It's an interesting story, I definitely appreciate learning about this... and one which is very specific to Oklahoma, and doesn't reveal all that much (nor would I say it's necessary to hear to understand the crux) of Americanism.
I interpret it quite differently to mean that a good (hi)story is indeed its own unique creation which can exist and be judged and enjoyed on its own accord without necessarily being a commentary or reflection of anything in the real world. Of course, all imagination relates to the real world to some extent—and that's where applicability comes in—but it's possible to reject the elements of allegory and in doing to build your own world which feels just as real and nuanced as our own.
Ah yes, how can we forget that this is Canada's 200th anniversary, after the signing of the confederation in 1825. Sounds like you've definitely got your facts straight...
Tbh your second paragraph being longer and starting with "In general I don't agree with the Rogan hate" makes it sound very much NOT like a caveat but rather the main point of your comment.
Now this "we-found-an-enemy flag" defense you've brought up is just... weird. Someone disagrees with a falacious point that you tried to make, and so you accuse them of being reductionistic and making ad hominem attacks. That's just not what happened dude. If you want to argue your point, do it, but as a matter of fact you clearly indicated that you're okay with what little push back he does give, whereas you did not make it clear that you think him being easily misled is a bad thing.
I don't mean for this to sound rude, but I think that you should work better on articulating the points you're trying to make, and taking it less personally/antagonistically when someone disagrees with you.
All I'm hearing is that you are more interested in ranting about how you are powerless to effect any change whilst ignoring the viable (albeit imperfect) solutions right in front of us. Thank you for refusing to make the world a better place out of some misplaced principle.