From Rhino Times reader Austin Morris
Are Leftists mentally ill?
My mother was a lifelong socialist and the enduring characteristic she displayed was an inability to see the world as it is; a reality perception problem. The inability to perceive reality correctly is a hallmark of mental illness.
In today’s news we have an excellent example of Leftism, its inability to accept reality – and its spite.
Last year, sixteen year old Christian McGhee of Central Davidson High School in Lexington was punished, suspended and branded as a racist. His class had been given an English assignment to write about aliens, and he innocently asked his teacher : “Like space aliens or illegal aliens who need green cards?” He was immediately dragged out of class to the Assistant Principal’s office.
His offence? Using the term “illegal alien”. This is, of course, the honest and accurate term for a foreign citizen who’s in the US illegally.
The school accused Christian of “Making a racially insensitive remark”, characterized his question as a “racially-motivated comment”, and called it and/or him “offensive”.
Christian’s family decided to fight this injustice, and the Davidson County School District has just agreed to pay them $20,000 in compensation and offer a public apology to Christian.
This is the modus operandi of Leftists. They smear innocent people and twist words in desperate attempts to make themselves feel superior by putting other people down. We have a perfect example in an individual who chronically pollutes these columns in precisely this way.
As they wrap themselves in fake compassion and claim moral superiority, the ugly underside of every Leftist invariably exposes itself in their venom, vitriol, and virulence.
For the Leftist not only fails to see reality as it is, he also fails to see himself for what he really is. The truth is just too ugly to accept.
– Austin Morris
It must have been very difficult growing up with a parent with that kind of belief concept.
It was. We never got along. She seemed particularly aggrieved that even my boyish inchoate political beliefs were distinctly right wing.
Austin, your article was very well written and rooted in truth and factual observation. I have noticed the same behaviors myself and not necessarily family members but extreme activist who seem to be unable to connect connect the dots in a logical manner. Thank you for stating it so eloquently!
Thanks, Randall. I’ve never seen you in these columns before, but I encourage you to keep on tuning in, and commenting. The Rhino is an amazing local resource, if only because it really does permit robust free speech.
I keep thinking your name is an anagram, but it’s probably me being crazy.
All Hand Roar…?
People are like sheep, easily led and sheared. That’s just the way it is, and has been.
It must have been very difficult raising a child like Austin.
LOL !
Love it!
Chris I personally want you to know I’m proudly flying my Flags today ( all 3 of them ) thanks to the freedom given to me by this country, the military and veterans that have served and died for us Happy Birthday to the U S Army
We thank you
A big Happy Birthday to both the United States Army and their Commander in Chief President
Donald J Trump.
A favorite trick to divide Americans is to use an outlier case to frame a political opposition as something they are not by using a single bad example, such as this school board, even though their actions were not widely supported by anyone on either end of the political spectrum. For example, if you believe Austin’s argument, would you believe an of the following examples:
– that all conservatives are Nazis because a few groups flew a Nazi flag next to a Trump flag at a handful of Trump campaign events.
– 0r that all conservatives believe in using violence to push their agenda because of the extremists that called death threats against election officials in liberal voting districts.
– Or to use an example close to Austin’s example, all conservatives are transphobic bullies because a conservative school board member (Natalie Chambers) in Utah falsely accused a girl on the basketball team of being transgender who quickly was overwhelmed with threats and harassment online as a result.
You can find plenty of poor decisions, bad behavior by people from either side of the political spectrum. To use those outliers to claim they represent the millions of liberal minded or conservative minded people is just pushing a false narrative to create more division between the parties. To frame a party as let’s say Anti-Science, you need to show that actions are being taken at a political leadership level to be fair in your accusation. Or that a party is happy using baseless conspiracy theories by repeating long debunked accusations of mass fraud to claim an election was stolen. etc.. etc.. etc..
As a liberal minded person, I would agree that the action of that particular school board was absurd and was right sued in court. So no, it doesn’t represent the broader liberal movement unless Austin has examples of party leadership pushing that level of censorship of people…which isn’t happening.
But you be you.
Chris can’t even see that the letter skewers him!
LoL !
Is that to say that you agree that outlier bad behavior defines anyone who share their political leanings? If so, are you happy with the conservstives that fly the nazi flag at Trump rallies so all conservatives are label as Nazis? Many liberals do beleive that (I don’t….ut seems like you do?)
He still doesn’t see that he has been vilified, without being explicitly identified by name. It’s gone right over his head! This guy’s really, really stupid, huh?
This is a well thought out and balanced post. Too bad it will be lost on most of the readers here.
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Oh dear, another dyed-in-the-wool Leftist who’s only here to insult us.
Why are they so condescending?
Austin I’ll bet Kim thought ole slo Joe was well thought out and balanced
Yeah, I bet she voted for him.
Kim why do you assume it will be lost on us.
— Because she believes we’re stupid.
Austin, Hardheaded and stubborn I am, stupid I am not
The paint brush paints both ways. So please keep that in mind. We all need to calm down with rhetoric and hateful comments. But remember that is not one sided
No hatred here, Ken. My mother was a lifelong socialist, but I loved her.
Well said Austin.
“As a liberal minded person”? My guess is the Rhino readers are shocked at your admission, pun intended.
I think they are more shocked that I used to be a conservative. I still believe in fiscal responsibility, Pro-second amendment, and efficient government but came to see the conservative promise as a lie. The conservative lie that they are fiscally responsible yet only run up massive debt spending at the expense of our future turned me off and then came the anti-science MAGA movement which pushed me out entirely.
As Christians, we’re called to approach these situations differently than the world might.
Jesus consistently warned against broad judgments of entire groups of people. In Matthew 7:1-5, He tells us “Judge not, that you be not judged… Why do you see the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log in your own eye?” When we paint millions of our neighbors as mentally ill based on their political views, we risk falling into the very judgmental spirit Christ warned against.
Throughout the Gospels, Jesus showed love even to those who opposed Him politically and religiously – tax collectors, Roman centurions, Pharisees, and Zealots. He didn’t question their mental health or moral character, but rather sought to reach their hearts with truth spoken in love.
Paul reminds us in Ephesians 4:29: “Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.” When we describe our political opponents with words like “venom, vitriol, and virulence,” we’re not building up or extending grace.
The school administrators made a mistake, but that doesn’t mean everyone who shares what one guesses are some of their political views is mentally ill or malicious. As followers of Christ, we can advocate for fairness and truth while still treating our neighbors – all of them – with the love and respect that reflects His character.
“By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another” (John 13:35).
Sure said that better than I did. Well done. Thank you for sharing.
Amen.
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Frank, you are addressing how we should behave; I am addressing realities. They are different things.
But thank you for reminding us how we ought to behave.
And I’m sorry, but the venom, vitriol, and virulence of the Left is undeniable and is displayed daily. In just today’s news, ABC has suspended their longstanding staffer Terry Moran, for breathtakingly spiteful, hate-filled vituperative comments he made on “X” about the President and one of his administration. In a startling example of prejudice, Moran said you could tell that Stephen Miller was full of hatred “…just by looking at him”. The ABC hack went on to call Trump a hater whose hatred constituted his “spiritual nourishment”.
Wow.
Not much Christian charity there. Or impartial reporting…
Lots of projection though. The Left always accuses us of what they are actually guilty of, whether they’re fighting to preserve institutionalized racism like DEI – while calling us racists – or rolling their tanks into Budapest, Prague and Kabul while calling us Imperialists.
It all demonstrates their reality perception problems and mental illness.
Sorry but the hate, corruption and bigotry of the right is undeniable as it is displayed daily. The only racism that the Trump administration provides sanctuary is the falsehood of genocide against white south Africans after falsely accusing refugees from Haiti of eating people’s pets. Not to mention the hatred of LGTBQ, minorities, and liberals here in the rhino times comment section on the daily basis.
Not much Christian charity by the right how cancels aid to foreign countries torn apart by war, economic strife, etc…
It all demonstrates that conservative ignore the reality of the real issues global and locally to feed their false narrative of the world based on lies, hate and bigotry.
But you be you.
Rant on.
What a load of bollocks.
Classic ‘na uh’ response from Austin with his inability to engage any counter argument. Let me help you ‘ol chap. Are you saying that Trump didn’t claim genocide was occurring against white South Africans? Or that his lie isn’t a lie? Hint: it is a lie. Or are you claiming his lie about Haitian’s eating pets wasn’t racially motivated?
I can defend any of those statement if you like as well as the broader implication that conservatives are pushing hateful narratives with lies, misinformation and bigotry.
South Africa and Haiti have nothing at all to so with the letter. Nor does President Trump.
That’s why your comment is just a rant, an irrelevant rant.
Do try to focus, Chrissy.
You really do struggle with reading comprehension.
You said ‘load of bollocks’ to my comment in which I was making the case that conservatives are full of hate, corruption and bigotry as a counter to your liberal’s are crazy rant letter so then I added more color to support my argument…..follow? or can you not string together multiple comments in a thread?
Are you sure you are ok?
The American Journal of Political Science published a paper stating that liberal political beliefs are linked to psychoticism.
Psychoticism, in the context of psychology, refers to a personality trait characterized by impulsivity, aggression, antisocial behavior, and a tendency towards recklessness.
.”..vevnom, vitriol, and virulence of the left….”
Says the conservative that spews hatred, personal insults, bigotry, misinformation and racist propaganda here on the daily. Hypocrisy from the right cracks me up.
Best wishes.
And yet, you can never substantiate any of your accusations when challenged, can you?
But you never miss a chance to smear conservatives.
You are the hypocrite.
I believe I offer far more in terms of facts, studies, and expert sources than you who makes clear that those thinks are of no value versus your own ‘I thunk it so it mus be tru’ approach analyzing the world.
You do see the hypocrisy of your statement that I “smear conservatives” given we are commenting under a letter you wrote to the editor smearing liberals? (without offering any facts, data, sources, etc…. just your basic hollow opinion)
But you be you.
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No, my Letter is factual and 100% correct. Nothing hollow or smearing about it…. just facts.
If you want to try to dispute anything in the Letter, go ahead.
But you won’t – because you’re full of s***.
Chris,
Let;s see,,,you don’t sign my paycheck, you don’t write my evaluation report, you don;t give an allowance, you don’t pay my bills so that pretty well tells me that as far as your personal impact on me you are like a pimple on my 4th point of contact…irritating but of no consequence because eventually you;ll go away.
Austin , my friend
Just offering some advice…try taking the same outlook.
Stay righteous and true my friend.
Patrick,
The guy can’t even see that he’s been lampooned in the Letter. He’s not very sharp, but he is tiresomely argumentative and captious. He thinks he’s scoring points when he goes off into completely irrelevant issues, but he’s only exposing his own stupidity.
Maybe you’re right, and I should ignore him. After all, they do say “You can’t argue with an idiot”.
Weird Austin. Your letter actually offered no facts at all other than repeating some random story of people going overboard in their handling of a situation. The rest is just your hollow personal opinion that a single example frames an entire class of people. Are you so arrogant that you considered your ‘I thunk so it mus be troo’ positions to qualify as fact?
THAT cracks me up. THAT is arrogance at a level most people don’t admit to publicly very often. Heck that is almost as arrogant as Trump’s belief in his own lies.
But you be you.
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The Letter is 100% factually correct.
It is a flawed as you are. LOL
No do the assessment of conservatives
Here, I will do it for you:
A new study has revealed that a specific group of Republicans, known as MAGA Republicans, are more likely than other groups to endorse political violence. The findings, published in PLOS One, indicate that this group showed distinct beliefs on race and democracy, differing significantly from other Republican factions and non-Republicans.
A recent American Family Survey reveals that people on the left are chronically unhappy. Whether or not their party is in power, they constantly complain and display discontent and unhappiness. The survey found that liberal women have the lowest satisfaction rate.
Brad Wilcox, a Family Studies fellow, noted liberals, particularly women, don’t want to discuss issues. They tend to yell and scream and try to shut you down. They become angry and even violent at times.
I saw that study too! Controlling for age & sex, conservatives expressed contentment at almost three times the rate of liberals. No wonder Leftists are so angry and unhappy.
I was reading about a similar study that found that when survey respondents were asked about their ‘overall mood’ versus their ‘mental health’, the reported differences between conservatives and liberals largely disappeared. This indicates that conservative might be less comfortable using the term ‘mental health’ due to perceived weakness or politicization of the term.
So again, another example of how conservatives fear science and knowledge and liberals are far more open to actually learning and understanding about themselves and the world.
But you be you.
Anyone who has wondered or questioned how most public schools approach social situations like this should not be surprised that an independent thinking young person was vilified and labeled a hater for his statement in spite of the fact that his appears to be a legitimate question.
If anyone needs proof that these ‘halls of education’ are in fact dens of indoctrination. Is anyone surprised how American students come rank so low when compared to the rest of the world in the areas needed to get along in the world, those being reading, writing, math, but they are well versed in social issues.
God help us all.
* Yes, this incident also exposes the far left politics of public schools and the attempts to impose Leftism on the poor students – in addition to displaying just how out-of-touch with reality our “educators” are. They believe that using the term “illegal alien” is bigoted and hateful, when it’s just the correct term for, well, illegal aliens.
Leftists are mentally ill.
Funny no one from the left defended these actions. Why? Because they didn’t agree with them. Only in the angry hate filled minds if conservatives does this represent anything other then a board that made mistake and paid for it in court.
Good forbthe courts for righting a wrong.
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Conservatives are not filled with anger and hatred, Leftists are. They become absolutely unglued with anger and hatred all the time, even when a boy says illegal alien.
They’re just ill…. mentally ill.
Says a guy becoming unglued in this very comment.
Looks like Austin is projecting yet again. LMAO
* I am in complete control of myself. I am being reasoned and logical. I did not harass a young man because he said illegal alien. Leftists did.
Is reality that impervious to you?
The ‘leftists’ did no such thing. A very small group of people did do that….but in no way was it representative of liberals as a whole. If that were true, I would make the argument that all conservatives are Nazis because a bunch of rebel goons flew the nazi flag next to Trump flags at his rallies.
Are you a Nazi because some other Trump supporters waved a Nazi flag? Of course, not.
If you want to argue that the actions of one represent all, I am happy to call you a Nazi if that’s what you want. Weird, but ok.
But you be you.
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But this is not an isolated and atypical incident, is it? Just yesterday the NEA took part in demonstrations in Raleigh protesting the deportation of illegal aliens.
Why are “educators” involving themselves in an overtly political issue that has nothing to do with teaching children, and on the hard Left side?
– Because this country’s “educators” and education establishment are chronically and constitutionally left wing, and they’re trying to impose their beliefs on America’s children.
As Alan Marshall says, public schools are indoctrination camps.
How is protesting the same as an absurd reason for suspending a kid?
The indoctrination conspiracy theory is an old, tired lie told by the left. Kids barely listen to teachers to learn their studies. They certainly don’t listen to teachers or school administrators for how to think or act socially. Kids get their social queues from each other and to some degree their parents.
Once they get to college, they of course get exposed to a much wider range of people and social thinking which is just as important as their classroom learning. They aren’t ‘made woke’ by professors or teachers. They are ‘made woke’ by engaging with a diverse group of people from around the country and world.
But someone as close minded as you would never understand that….but you be you.
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Chris your comment is such gibberish that it makes no sense.
Read it yourself…. and weep.
I don’t think the mental nutcase liberal Communist/Marxists believe in the bible.
So the party that doesn’t believe in helping those in need is Christians? Weird.
School systems are filled with liberal minded people who believe their knowledge is superior to conservatives. Remember Rodney King when he said. . . .”Can’t we all get along?”
About 30 years ago, my daughter was in kindergarten and asked me (a medical professional) what was wrong with LC. I told her LC was retarded. The next day I was called before her school principal and her teacher. The youngish teacher (younger than my 34 years old at the time) appeared livid at me. I couldn’t figure why that would be the case. Turned out my daughter said LC was retarded and the livid teacher and composed principal gave me a “dressing down” for teaching my daughter and offensive label. I learned that day that medical vocabulary didn’t translate in a social situation. That day, I learned the turn developmentally challenged to identify what was wrong with LC.
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When people refuse to use honest language – and even become enraged by it – they are, by definition, mentally ill.
Orwell was prescient enough to recognise the sly disingenuousness of the Left as they twisted language in order to alter how we perceive things, and how we think. So for example, homosexuality became “gay”, a word hitherto meaning happy, innocent and carefree.
As Orwell pointed out, the ever declining number of words in Newspeak meant that Thoughtcrime would ultimately become impossible because the words were simply not available to express it.
That is the sinister and surreptitious goal of people who don’t use honest English. They’re trying to control how you think about something.
“LC” was mentally retarded. You know it, I know it, and they knew it. They just can’t accept reality… which is a flag for mental illness. So they twist and distort language.
And many words become more known as insults versus their original meanings and intent. So better to expand your vocabulary and avoid using words that will be viewed as insulting. Or you can continue to be insensitive to others and just focus on yourself at the expense of others.
I am pretty sure which way you swing on that topic.
But you be you.
What a load of cobblers.You’re not even close to a credible rebuttal of the Letter, or anything else.
But here’s the thing: you are so thick that you can’t even see when you’ve been routed.
In many recent instances you have failed to understand the logic that humiliates you. That’s how obtuse you are.
Why don’t you just see to your garden in Randolph County, and enjoy your retirement, old man?
Projecting yet again. LMAO.
You be you ol’ chap. You really do crack me up.
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You telling me to “expand your vocabulary” is like a retard telling a genius to become smarter.
My vocabulary is infinitely greater, more nuanced, and more comprehensive than yours. You can barely write a comment without committing at least one solecism.
You’re actually getting funnier in your old age, buddy. And more deranged.
Yet you can’t find a word other than retard. Hmmmmmm….says a lot about you.
No, there are plenty of other words that approximate in meaning. The point is that I refuse to censor myself because some self-righteous totalitarians object to a perfectly legitimate English word. They are trying to control us, and I refuse to be controlled.
Leftists totalitarians even want to control the words we use, as Orwell predicted.
No. You refuse to adjust your way speaking because you have no concern or empathy about anyone around you that may have a different life experience and personal views than yourself.
Not complicated.
For example, I a kid I had a rebel flag as a southern pride thing on a number of items I owned (beach towels etc…). Once I came to understand that my friends in the black community viewed it as a lasting symbol of the south’s lasting history with racism, it was no issue for me to stop using the symbol. Big deal. I was happy to recognize how that symbol has been used by southern racists once they were socially pressured to stop outright acts of racism and how it reminded my black friends and acquaintances of that history of hate and bigotry.
But you be you.
I do indeed refuse to “adjust my way of speaking” to accommodate mentally ill Leftists who are trying to control me.
EFF THEM.
The word ‘retarded’ has long been used as an insult by people. Your insensitivity to that shows you deserved to be called out. It is just as ignorant of those that call LGBTQ people perverts and try to claim it isn’t an insult (as well as inaccurate although I assume some LGBTQ people are perverts just as those in the hetero community).
If you want to teach your child to be insensitive to others by teaching her to use words long established as offensive or insulting, that is your choice as a parent. But your daughter (and you) will continue to be called out for it. Why fight so hard to potentially hurt other people emotionally? We have a very diverse language with plenty of unoffensive words to replace those word that have become tools of hate, bigotry and insult.
But you be you.
Chris I really wish you had been raised on the same farm I grew up on, with old school grandparents and parents who spoke what they were thinking and never worried about hurting feelings, it was never time to worry about it. I’m truly grateful to have been raised by wonderful people. Wouldn’t trade it for anything.
Guessing you yourself are of an older generation (as am I really), and therefore I assume your grandparents come from an age when I bet, they were very open in their ugliness about certain people. Especially to a certain section of society. Love ’em. It was their time and how they were raised and creatures of the time. I would hope we get better with every generation. Guess it skipped your generation.
But you be you
Your often used closing remark about “But you be you” is a sign of a child wanting to have the last word. Drop the “darts” you tend to create against those with whom you disagree. You’ll feel better for it.
I have an awful habit of wanting the last word. No question. I think Austin does to, so we end up in these absurdly long threads where we will never agree and doubt many have the stomach to read. LOL, it’s a form of entertainment and stress relief I suppose.
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He IS a child, Joe. He has the maturity and mentality of a seven year old.
Like many emotionally and intellectually arrested people, he suffers from ADHD. It’s a form of mental illness, and he has admitted to this.
The guy has no life, but gets his rocks off by assuaging his insecurities and placating his inner child in these columns, where he believes his sophistry and circumlocution confirm his brilliance.
He is, of course, a moron with psychological and personality issues.
More childish name calling from Austin. Yawn.
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How dare you impugn the character of Teresa.
She has shared with us a true story from her own life, and you say that she is offensive and insulting, when her crime is nothing more than calling a mentally retarded child mentally retarded. Facts are facts. Saying them out loud is not hateful, or bigoted, or racist, or prejudiced, or any other smear that you habitually use to denigrate those who do not share your political beliefs.
Some kids are born retarded. It reflects nothing heinous on their part. It’s just the lottery of life.
Classic for a conservative to double down when it is pointed out that their original premise is flawed.
First you are changing the narrative. She didn’t call the child ‘mentally retarded’, she called them retarded which has an even strong negative connotation.
Since you struggle with reading comprehension I will writing this one slower for you with a little more directly clarity why she should find a more appropriate term and deserved being called out for using the word retarded:
As a medical label for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, the word was once considered to be neutral, clinical and incapable of offending. But, over time the word has been put to other uses and has become problematic and incredibly hurtful. The word now carries a pejorative meaning that reinforces painful stereotypes.
It has become a slur.
More often today, when people use the word ‘retard’ or ‘retarded’ it isn’t to describe someone who has a disability. It is used to describe someone who they deem is inadequate or to describe something that doesn’t function correctly. When used in those contexts it becomes a word that hurts, it hurts people with disabilities and their families. In fact, using the R-word in this way is considered a slur.
“Why am I hurt when I hear ‘retard?’” John Franklin Stephens, Special Olympics global ambassador once wrote in a blog for Huffington Post. “Let’s face it, nobody uses the word as a term of praise. At best, it is used as another way of saying ‘stupid’ or ‘loser.’ At worst, it is aimed directly at me as a way to label me as an outcast — a thing, not a person. I am not stupid. I am not a loser. I am not a thing. I am a person.”
As Mr. Stephens makes clear in this blog post, and other op-ed articles he’s penned, people can often be thoughtless and cruel, never fully understanding the damage that their words can have.
But you be you. I don’t think many people expect you to have any care or concern for others based on your comment history. I hope Teresa can do better, but I have no hope for you Austin.
Thin skinned people who clutch their peals and shriek “I’m offended!” do NOT have the right to control how we speak, or to debase and distort English.
Words have meaning. Deal with it.
Retard / Retarded has long been used as an insult and is inappropriate to use in reference to anyone. Word use and meaning change over time. Denial of that is just another example of your willful ignorance. Not to mention your lack of any concern or compassion for how your actions and words impact other people. We have a long-established word for a person like you…wanna guess what it is?
We all have a word for you, buddy.
It starts with “W”.
I agree Winner!! is a great word for me!
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Wrong again, you Wanker!
You do realize that that happened 30 years ago right. But you be you
Yes Chris, we can all see that. We can all see through your pathetic little alias too.
My God, you really do behave like an emotionally stunted ten year old.
Grow up.
LOL more conspiracy theories from Austin. I am loud and proud and use my own real name. Not sure what you are going on about.
But you be you.
Okay, I guess I’m Follically Challenged – !! That’s balding, in honest American. What a joke.
Liberals are nuts.
Austin
I voted for Trump but can’t understand how self professed Christians like you, Theresa and can be so cruel?
First Matthew 5:43-44 says LOVE YOUR ENEMIES.
Second John 3:15 compares hatred in your heart and words to MURDER.
So proceed with caution if you are a true Believer.
As the stepfather to a son with severe intelectual disabilitiesI cannot understand nor condone how you and Theresa can be filled with so much hate. Using the R word is just as hate filled as using the N word.
I used to wonder how the Nazi Party was able to entice the German people, the most Christian country in Europe in the Thirties to allow their neighbors to be shipped off in box cars. Judging by the hatred of the Dems and venom you and others here spew on this site it appears that it won’t be long before you and your friends start advocating for a Final Solution here in this country.
Conservatism has no place for bigots and hate mongers.
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Oh please… spare us !!
Spare us your sanctimony and cant before we all throw up. Get off your high horse buddy, because your self-righteousness is showing. I don’t even know what you’re talking about. “Love your enemies”…? My mother was a hard Leftist – do you think I consider her an enemy? You’re nuts.
I’m sorry your stepson is [deleted]. It happens. I don’t hate him, I don’t despise him, I don’t resent him… and more to the point I have never said anything like that. I certainly don’t want him taken off to gas chambers. Your rhetorical overreach is ridiculous.
How dare you compare me to the Nazis. How dare you. My grandfather fought against them and almost drowned in the sea off Cairo. My people defeated Nazism, and held out even while America stood on the sidelines.
Since you believe it fair to compare the actions of a few to the whole, by your own logic you ARE a Nazi given how MAGA types such as you have flown Nazi flags at Trump rallies several times.
See how illogical your logic is when pointed back at you?
“MAGA people” are good decent patriotic Americans. They are not Nazis, and neither am I.
Just more character assassination and personal attacks from an odious Leftist…
Austin So you intentionally use the R word again? Wow! Good for you you brave fellow, please dont let your friends think you are a weakling. Continue to show your cruelty and contempt for others disguised as being tough. My uncles fought at Anzio, Omaha Beach and the Battle of the Bulge fighting the goose stepping extreme right wing Fascist who thought just like you that others who had different opinions were mentally ill and should be silenced. My warrior uncles were good Christian men and Republicans who would not recognize what monsters like you have done to dehumanize your fellow countrymen. They fought for the Constitution, maybe you should read it sometime. Sure the extreme left attacks white conservatives…so where does that leave the rest of us? Decent men and women caught between the extremes of Fascist like you and angry far left wing DEI types and trannies (yeah I disagree with them too) . Austin I ‘ve read your post for years and like many many many others die laughing at your feeble attempts to portray yourself as some sort of cheap intellectual Bill O’Reilly wannabe standing up to the Communist hoardes. LOL I dont hate you I feel SORRY for you. Sounds like you have unresolved socialist Mommy issues…maybe seek professional help rather that throwing up here and calling innocent kids the R word. Big man you are…oooooh!
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Oh no, this character assassination will not stand. I did not imply that you were a Nazi, you implied that I was one – for daring to defy the Woke Left and use honest, long established English words.
Now you call me a monster. You call me a Fascist. You call me “a cheap intellectual”. You call me a wannabe. You imply that I am mentally ill. But yet… you fail to dispute any part of the substance of my Letter. Because it’s true. Classic Leftist ad hominem personal attacks and deflection, because you just cannot argue the issue. You’re pathetic.
And I’m not the one with anger issues.
You need to take a look in the mirror, buddy.
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Wow…
You call me a monster. You call me a Fascist. You call me a weakling. You call me feeble. You call me ‘..a cheap intellectual”. You call me a wannabe. You imply that I am a Nazi. You imply that it is me who is angry and has psychological issues – while leveling this torrent of abuse and character assassination.
You make no reference to anything in my Letter, and you don’t even try to rebut it. Your comment is pure invective. It is a perfect example of how Leftists attack people who disagree, rather than engaging in civil debate. You have demonstrated perfectly the ‘venom, vitriol, and virulence ” of the Leftist. And don’t claim to be a conservative. A Yankee conservative is a Leftist; just ask Susan Collins.
Some kids are mentally retarded. It happens. Deal with it.
And one more thing. Grow up, buddy. You’re a nasty little a***hole. See…? Two can throw insults.
What part of the North are you from anyway, Yankee Boy?
So based on your statements about Leftists having mental illness, it would seem the logical outcome is for all “leftist” to be rounded up and confined for their own protection and the protection of the general public. Would this be a life sentence or would they be able to “prove” somehow that they had been properly re-educated and allowed back into society? So much for our free society where we all have the right to express our beliefs and demonstrate the logic of the arguments. Who is the next group to be rounded up and condemned? I suggest you actually learn some actual history from fact based sources like you find in the library rather than sources who claim knowledge and reality but who couldn’t back up their claims of “reality” with actual facts if they had too. I don’t agree with many leftist liberals, I also abhor the beliefs if the MAGA minority as they do not espouse real American Conservative values of free thought and self determination. I also suggest that before you start declaring others to have mental disorders, you gain more than a high school level understanding of what a mental disorder is.
Complete flight of fancy. You have a febrile imagination, mate.
Yet another example of Austin’s “na uh + childish name calling” strategy when challenged by somone using logic and reason to illustrate the weakness of his argument or position.
Weak
Really..?
Where did I say that Leftists should be rounded up and imprisoned? You Leftists are pitiful – all you can do is misrepresent the positions of conservatives, and argue against that position which they never advocated.
It’s called “making a straw man argument”.
It’s a fallacy, but it’s all that Leftists can do when confronted with facts and logic.
Pathetic little wankers.
Says the guy who literally wrote a Letter to the Editor misrepresenting liberals. More projection. Yawn.
G Baldwin, you will notice that Austin struggles with reading comprehension. The rest of us fully appreciate you weren’t claiming Austin said that “leftist should be rounded up and imprisoned”. Given his lack of reading comprehension skills, he struggles to understand how his words have broader implications other than just the specifics words he used.
His anger blinds him, his ignorance defines him, and his words expose him.
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G Baldwin ” … the logical outcome is for all “leftist” (sic) to be rounded up and confined”. That is the verbatim quote of what Baldwin attributed to me. An utter and complete fabrication of anything I said.
It is you, Chris, who has a reading comprehension problem. Or maybe you can point out where I said that…. C’mon, where did I say anything like that?
— Crickets from Chris.
At least we finally know how to shut him up : ask him to back up his smears.
Interesting, I looked up “LC” because I was drawing a blank for the meaning of the term. Google and it’s AI, Gemini, has no definition that made any sense in the context of this conversation. I finally guessed that the abbreviation referred to “Learning Challenged”. If my deduction is correct, I find it instructive and alarming that our society’s must common go to information source is suppressing terms like “LC”. How is someone supposed to have conversations when one can not research important bits of information. Alarming indeed.
Oh, good point!
I had thought that “LC” just referred to the name of the child (Linda Chalmers, or some such), but maybe it was shorthand for Learning Challenged.
It is beyond me how anyone can throw out big spender accusations at the right considering the history of give-a-ways from the left.
The right certainly likes cutting taxes. Too bad they pay for it by running up massive debts, cutting all the research that made the US the leader in innovation, canceling programs backed by science because they prefer conspiracy theories and restricting services from those that need it the most.
But you be you.
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If you Google “What percentage of US adults are mentally ill?” the answer seems to be about 23%. That’s a lot of people with mental health issues….
Good to know you are not alone in your struggles Austin.
While this may be an apt example of “leftist” cancel culture surely you have noticed precisely the same nonsense from the MAGA extremists. In my view it is all detestable. The First Amendment applies to actions by the government, and not to just the government that half the people dislike, but also the government that the other half of the people dislike. When any party with a threadbare majority believes they have a “mandate” they are promoting delusion, and the extreme examples of their actions (like your example) make this easy to see. Kilmar Abrego Garcia provides a nice counterexample. Instead of focusing on the ideology, focus on the principle, because the extremes of both sides suffer from the same delusion.
It is exhausting to see Austin Morris’ endless diatribes where he paints everything with a bold black or white paintbrush. Using labels to group people as “left” “right” “liberal” or “conservative” is dehumanizing at best. Kudos to Chris for continually commenting with a voice of reason, but unfortunately it appears that Austin is projecting here, much like the convicted felon who is currently occupying the White House. Pretty much everything he accuses someone else of doing is what he is doing. Peace be with you, Austin, you obviously need it.
If you had an argument of any validity, it would be better off to post it without being so patronizing.
But you don’t.
So you don’t matter.
See? Exactly what I said. You are accusing me of what you are doing – posting patronizing arguments without any validity. So you don’t matter.
Projection is one of his key abilities.
Do you work in the public school system?
PS
Do you work in the public schools system?
The assistant principal who suspended the student is a registered Republican.
Now THAT is interesting.
What is their name? There are two Assistant Principals at that school.
Kim I personally like Austin’s broad brush. You have a thing called free will. If you don’t like what you’re reading turn it off. Really simple. Free opinions,free space, free will. Thanks Austin for your enlightening views.
Kim is using a thing called free will. Thank you for your enlightening view, Kim.
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You’re welcome, Rebel. To put it all in a broader perspective, I have watched my own country gradually be destroyed by the policies and practices of the political Left. Britain is a sorry sad shell of what it once was. I’m pretty busy with a business to run, and a vibrant family life, but I feel I have a duty to do what I can to help stop the same thing happening here.
I’ve seen this movie before.
Organized religion is the downfall of civilization, soon there will be nothing to argue about. Jesus is coming in the form of AI and humanoid Robots it won’t take long before humans are deemed worthless. There will be no emotion just logic and reasoning it’s here and it’s already too late, so carry on with your left this and right that.
I decided to look up the Assistant Principal who suspended the student. The Assistant Principal is a registered Republican, verified through NCVoter https://vt.ncsbe.gov/reglkup/
So what is Austin’s position now?
What is that supposed to prove?
A lot – but a lot – of Republicans are RINOS.
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Okay buddy, you’re busted as a liar. There are two Assistant Principals listed on the school’s website : Jeffery Everhart and Tonia Maxcy. USING YOUR OWN TOOL, Jeffery Scott Everhart is registered UNAFFILIATED. Tonia Altman Maxcy is registered DEMOCRAT.
Neither is a Republican.
You lie.
I apologise. It seems that the Assistant Principal at that time was an Eric Anderson, who was a registered Republican.
You are correct in this.
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Have you noticed that most of the criticism and carping in this column does not attack the Letter itself, but more often amounts to snide insinuations and ad hominem attacks? They can’t attack the Letter because it’s completely true (and reflects the nature of Leftists), so they attack the messenger rather than the message, and deflect and digress (South Africa…???).
So even the behavior they display here confirms the notion that Leftists are deeply unhappy people with mental health problems.
Growing up with a Leftist mother gave me a lifelong insight into the disposition of such people.
I know the type.
And again Austin Morris is twisting things to fit his own narrative. Robert Montgomery pointed out that the Assistant Principal is a registered Republican (not a “leftist”) which questions the veracity of the MESSAGE, not the MESSENGER. You just choose not to see it. That’s your disposition – you “smear innocent people and twist words in desperate attempts to make (yourself) feel superior by putting other people down.”
As Chris has stated many times before, you be you. And peace be with you.
And how does that alter any aspect of the Letter, Kim?
And answer the question : do you work in the public school system?
It is very germane.
And you said that I must have been a very difficult child.
That’s unequivocally an ad hominem attack, having nothing at all to do with the substance of the Letter.
Right?
Nope. What I said was “It must have been very difficult raising a child like Austin.” You are the one who interpreted that to mean that you were a very difficult child. It could have meant “It must have been difficult raising a child who was so vastly superior in intellect.” But it didn’t. Peace be with you.
P.S. Kudos for admitting that you were wrong when you called Robert Montgomery a liar. That was mighty big of you. Maybe you will take a beat in the future and really check your sources before you bleat out lies and insults.
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I DID check the sources. How else do you think that I learned my initial statement was wrong? The truth is paramount. That’s why I debate here. The Left lies. I believe in truth.
And hey, thanks for acknowledging my commitment to the truth, and my willingness to admit when I am wrong. I understand that you are on the left politically, but I can see that you are unusually intelligent, and I hope that you will re-examine your beliefs.
As Churchill said, if you’re not a socialist when you’re young, you don’t have a heart. But if you’re not a conservative when you grow up, you don’t have a brain (paraphrasing).
Good luck, Luv (sincerely).
– Austin
Robert Montgomery lied. Neither Assistant Principal is a Republican.
Most of us attack the premise you attempt to make by using the actions of a few to define the many. Until you understand that I will hold that you are a Nazi because so many Nazi flags have been flown at MAGA rallies and since you are a MAGA type, by your logic you are a Nazi.
* A premise is not argued, Einstein. It is a given, as a prelude to a hypothesis.
At least Kim has some brain cells. You do not.
Wow, you really don’t know how to read a dictionary
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I’ll put my proficiency in English up against yours any day, mate.
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The Left believes that “Meat is Murder” – but that abortion is just fine.
The Left believes that a mentally ill man who claims to be a woman should be allowed into our daughters’ shower rooms. They believe that when he wins the race, his victory is legitimate.
The Left believes that Air Conditioning and cars are an existential threat to the existence of humanity, but that militant Chinese Communists and the Mad Mullahs of Iran are nothing to worry about. Obama even gave them nuclear know how (as Clinton did for N. Korea).
They believe that bringing in tens of millions of Third World illegal immigrants to the US is a great idea.
They believe that any crumb of tax relief we get is “a give away to billionaires”.
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All this and more resides in the minds of Leftists.
Leftism is a mental illness.
Austin
There is nothing of substance to refute in your editorial.
It’s a very broad ad hominem attack on what you call Leftist and supported by a single hasty generalization that really does nothing more than begs the question.
Other less educated readers may fall for your sophistry but anyone with critical reasoning skills easily dismiss your arguments as feeble attempts at being taken for a serious thinker.
Unlike you I do not condemn everyone with different opinion as a mentally ill. There are good conservatives and good liberals who are patriotic Americans. Evil exist in the extremes of both.
Your broad brush stroke, rigid, black and white opinions force everyone into two camps. Anyone who does not agree with your extreme conservative beliefs (which are Fascist) on one side OR they are extreme evil Leftist/Communist that are mentally ill on the other side.
The American experiment AND the Constitution was founded on the belief in compromise and not on extremist dogma.
BTW also unlike you I was born here, raised on my uncle’s farm, a social conservative and thankfully raised as a Christian.
Question. Are you like Chris, living in a different county/city and just popping in here to stir the pot?
The Rhino Times was founded as a platform for discussion on local Guilford county /Greensboro city government not as a sinkhole for drive by commentators to throw up and argue.
If so please bow out.
JoeBucket, I think I love you.
And I love you too Kim even though you jilted me for Chris…(sigh)
So Joe why haven’t you asked Chris to bow out. He doesn’t live in Greensboro or Guilford County.
Chris.
Aussie is right. Unless you live here and pay taxes you shouldn’t be commenting or defending.
Do you live here Aussie?
Asking for a friend…
Absolutely I’ve been in this great county (Guilford) since 1973 so to answer your question Yes. Does your friend have a name.
* You cannot refute anything in the Letter, because everything it states is true.
* I used it as an excellent example of the intolerance and mental health of Leftists – because it is precisely that.
* I make no claim to be taken as a “serious thinker”. I only call things as I see them.
* Mental illness affects millions, including about a quarter of the US adult population. I feel only empathy and pity for them. There but for the grace of God go I. There is no hatred in my heart, no spite towards them, no bigotry. We come into this World as God made us, for better or worse. I merely insist on honest, accurate English, and refuse to be browbeaten into weasel words.
* I am no fascist, and I resent your nasty smear. It tells us more about you than me, along with your angry and virulent attacks on me.
* I have lived in Greensboro for 42 years, arriving to attend UNC-G in 1983. I have every right to be here and every right to comment in these columns. You are the one who entered the discussion to argue, not me. Your first comment attacked Teresa for her real world contribution to the debate, and I came to her defense.
These are the falsehoods and fallacies you are peddling in your tirade. You’re despicable.
If you want to debate the essential nature of the Left, go ahead, write a Letter. But if you’re only here to call people monsters, Nazis, weaklings, feeble and fascists, and other spiteful names….
…. YOU need to bow out.
Well if the definition of the R word (which you label my son) is subaverage intelligence, impairment in intellectual ability that is accompanied by significant limitations in social, practical, and conceptual skills (as in interpersonal communication, reasoning, etc.,) then you fit that to a tee.
You’re just not that smart…quit posting because you continue to make my point.
In honor of my freedom loving, real conservative forefathers who fought goosesteppers like you in WW2 I will continue to take keyboard in hand to mock you and your extreme sophistry.
Well..at least until I get bored with your clownish post. It’s not much of a challenge conversing with an intellectually disabled Fascist.
Which I am, now that I think about it…
In fact Austin…you’re DISMISSED!!
(sound of boot heels clicking)
Sig Heil!
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… and the phrase is Sieg Heil.
You probably shouldn’t call other people stupid when you can’t even spell.
Many people have proven the error of logic in your letter. You just refuse to acknowledge better logic than your own.
Go along and play with the other bullies in the school yard while the adults talk.
Chris, don’t tell JoeBucket, but I think I love you more.
Kim, there is no better logic – or worse logic. Logic is logic. You possess a much superior intellect to Chris’. You should know better.
You’re obviously an educator. But you obviously don’t teach mathematics. Do you teach English, as I suspect?
Maybe she can teach you reading comprehension. Good for you!
Well Kim it was fun while it lasted…
All People Please do communicate with your representative in NC and DC this town is out of control
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JoeBucket and Chris are just jejune blowhards, but it’s refreshing to see a newcomer here whose intellect shines. I really, really want to debate with an honest and intelligent leftist, such as Christopher Hitchens or Daniel Patrick Moynihan (both deceased).
Oh, it would be so rewarding, in place of the vacuous back and forth that invariably descends into a slinging match.
A challenge improves everyone’s game.
Austin
There is no way on God’s green earth those two luminaries
would waste their time sparring with someone:
A. that uses the “R” word
B. who’s opinions are merely nothing more than conjecture
C. who uses ad hominem attacks as a rebuttal for anyone that disagrees
Need proof?
Go back and look at any post where anyone disagrees with your editorial and see the wrath and mud you sling in response.
Your hypocrisy and lack of honesty is truly amazing.
The whole point of your editorial was to bad mouth Leftist.
Was there anything new, insightful or intellectually meaningful in the post other than an subtle, angry takedown of those you disagree with?
I’m not a “woke” Leftist but there are decent well meaning people who are Democrats. If you want to distinguish from the old school liberals and progressives vs the radicals that ran the Biden government, the DNC and NE think tanks then have at it.
But to classify ALL liberals as mentally ill…that makes you sound like a John Birch extremist much like the left wing radicals who despise and attack white males…
I made it personal when you made it personal by coming to Theresa’s defense of using the “R” word. On that topic, PLEASE continue to use the “R” and the “N” word at your leisure.
Maybe offer up a serious critique of the policy positions of the gangsters running our local government for a change vs. broad smears of the Left in general. We can expect that much from high school Fox viewers…
Joe I just think you should know I don’t watch Fox or CNN for that matter. Im from the older Boomer generation and just want you to know I’ll personally use whatever word that I want and I don’t give a rats ass if you like it or not. So get off your high horse and get over yourself
Rebel
Please do. I love to hear the ignorant speak their truth.
It let’s everyone know what type of uncouth hillbilly they are in the company of…
I grew up here in the real country but my people had class.
Not sure what your viewership has to do with it. This isn’t about politics or woke or PC. It’s about being a decent human being.
Joe maybe you should hang out with a good ole boy hillbillies sometime, you may be surprised what you’ll learn. Also I think you have some underlying anger issues about your son. You should consider counseling for yourself. Good luck
Speaking of being decent I’ve let you and Austin get under my skin…I apologize for the hurtful words.
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Ain’t that the truth, Rebel ! They try to control us with their Woke Words and when we refuse to submit they call us Nazis, and “monsters”, and “cheap intellectuals”, and “wannabes”, and all the other insults Bucket slung. Then they claim that WE engage in ad hominem attacks!
Their hypocrisy is breathtaking.
So is their angry, venomous, vituperative personality.
But that’s the classic Leftist for you.
Have a good one, Rebel.
PS You won’t be surprised to learn that Bucket is a Yankee – but he won’t admit it. Ha, ha, ha, ha…..!
Thanks Austin, I had already figured out the Yankee part.
But the Left deserves to be called what it is. Right?
And you’re funny, Bucket. You accuse me of ad hominem attacks when you called me a monster, and a Nazi, and all those other smears. . Can’t you see your hypocrisy?
And you say I’m stupid. No, I’m not – but you are. You are unable to differentiate between whose and who’s, and you can’t even spell.
Only a conservative would think his personal opinion of a group of people = fact about that group of people. THAT is insane and need a mental health check.
You share your personal opinion of conservatives here all the time.
Are you insane?
Austin
I can promise you this. I will call you out every time you respond with a personal attack or insult on other’s post or disagreement.
The world will soon see who the hypocrite is…
In the meantime please continue to use the “R” word and the “N” word…nothing builds a client’s trust more than being well spoken!
Jejune…really Austin? Had to pull that Thesaurus down for that one did you?
Congratulations Bucket, you have demonstrated that you’re not only rather unintelligent, but an odious and vindictive personality too.
And I don’t use “the N. word”, so just stop with your lies.
Just stop.
You’re a real nasty one, aren’t you?
Speaking of being decent I’ve let you and Rebel get under my skin…I apologize to you both for the hurtful words.
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– Joe, it’s magnanimous and generous of you to offer an apology.
Your stock has just risen immensely in my opinion. We all get carried away sometimes, and I am no exception. Therefore I apologize for the insults I leveled at you.
Sorry.
This debate has run its course.
I’m bored with it now.
I’m done.
Joe you don’t have to apologize to me, words are just that. They only hurt if you let them. I’m pretty thick skinned, it takes more than words to bother me. I am after all an “uncouth hillbilly “ but life’s too short to be bothered by such. I am curious about 1 thing, who exactly has used the “n” word on here. I don’t recall ever seeing that or is that just a woke projection from you.
Nobody has used, or even implied that epithet. It’s just another slanderous falsehood and fabrication.
You guys having fun?
A blast. Really.
This is almost as riotous as the Lit & Deb Society at Leeds Grammar School in the late 70’s. ( Literary and Debating Society. We used to meet in the Lawson Library once a month to debate an issue of the day, with half of Middle School attending – and it was fantastic fun ).
Thank Austin!