STACE – Episode 2003
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The TOP of the STACK:
What is violence? It’s a serious question. A lot of folks today seem to be confused about this. They might use clichés like words are violence or silence is violence. But even if something is a clever turn of phrase, it’s not necessarily true. So let’s look at the topic closely.
First of all… Words are not violence. If you are like me, genX or older, you surely grew up hearing this little adage: Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never harm me. We remember it because it makes the point very clearly, and it also just makes good sense. Talk all you want. You can’t hurt me with your words.
While it’s true that words might hurt your feelings, that’s not violence. Unless you’re a small child who hasn’t learned better yet, your feelings shouldn’t be that fragile. We can choose whether or not to allow words to hurt our feelings or to cause us emotional stress. Life’s tough. Wear a helmet. Grow up.
Second… Opinions are not violence. When someone has an opinion that’s different from yours, it doesn’t do you any physical harm. While someone’s opinion may offend you, that’s only if you let it, and it’s still not violence. If you can’t keep from getting emotionally stressed just because of someone’s opinions, you should seek professional help. Seriously.
Lastly… Violence is violence. See, violence is active. It is an act of violence that causes actual physical harm. Violence is a personal choice someone makes. Violent rhetoric is an oxymoron because rhetoric itself is only words. And as we already covered, words are not violence.
If those words inspire someone to commit an act of violence, the act is that person’s choice. Because, as we previously stated, violence is a personal choice someone makes. While the person who speaks words that promote violent acts should be held accountable for encouraging people to act out, it is those who make the decision to commit violent acts which should bear total responsibility for their own actions.
See how that works? Unfortunately, we see so many people today who are looking for an excuse to actually be violent toward those who disagree with them. That’s why you hear these claims on the left so often that equate our disagreement with hate and our differing opinions as violence. It gives them license (in their minds) to violently act out against us.
Examples? How about every single Antifa riot. Every BLM riot. You remember those so-called “mostly peaceful” riots that burned cars and looted businesses? Yeah. Every time the left wants to get noticed and cause a scene, they tend to excuse their own violent behavior with some claim of hateful words used against them. It’s all garbage.
And while we’re on the subject of looney lefty forms of protest, did you see the nude bicyclist protest? This happened in Portland recently. People were protesting against Trump’s use of the National Guard to help clean up crime in some of the worst cities. In true Portland fashion, or lack thereof, protesters took to the streets on bicycles and wearing no clothes, or very little. You can’t make this stuff up.
I welcome your freedom to protest whatever you want, but only the left would choose this as their preferred option. Why nude? To get noticed? While it’s an obvious publicity stunt, the only thing getting noticed is a bunch of crazy naked people riding bicycles. Is that really the mental picture you want associated with your cause?
Well, at least it’s not violence. Twisted, demented, and disgusting…but not violent.
LIVE READ:
I often tell you that you can find all links, blogs, transcripts and more at our website. But what’s the more, you might wonder. Well I’ll tell you. Our website is not just our official location online, it’s also a news and comment site. Since the legacy media has let us down, we wanted to give you a reliable place to find out what’s going on from trusted sources.
So when you visit TheGCMedia.com – that’s TheGCMedia.com – the first things you’ll see on our landing page is some current news stories of interest. Right below that are some top social media posts. This content is updated regularly, so check back often to stay on top of what’s important.
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FACT or FICTION:
The internet, and particularly social media, is full of stories. Some true, many not. It’s especially frustrating to learn you’ve shared what seems like a genuine feel-good story that turns out to be completely made-up. Here’s a heads up and a word of advice…
One such story I saw making its rounds a few weeks ago was about football great T.J. Watt offering to pay for all the educational needs of Charlie Kirk’s children. Shortly after, I noticed another post worded the exact same way as the first, but it was a football coach rather than Watt who had supposedly made the offer. What seemed like a goodwill gesture by a generous donor turned out to be a totally fabricated story.
More recently, there was a story about Christian artist Brandon Lake appearing on Jimmy Kimmel’s show. “The audience was stunned,” the post read, as it told how Lake kinda embarrassed Kimmel or put him in his place. Then, the same story appeared again with country music artist Vince Gill as the supposed guest who humiliated Kimmel. These stories were complete fiction.
Who makes these things up and why? There are lots of people out there who apparently do it for the likes and shares. But fake stories like these can also be used to simply distract us from other more important things. It’s very plausible that this is even done just so that people can point to it and say, “See! This is why we need the fact-checkers!” But of course the fact-checkers were bogus, too, and used to censor conservatives.
These stories are designed in such a way that people want to believe them and be the first to share them. Therein lies the problem. We like to be able to immediately share stuff we see as important and share-worthy. We want to be first, and that’ll get you into trouble.
Here’s a piece of advice known as The Bongino Rule – yep, directly from Dan Bongino himself. It’s better to be RIGHT than to be FIRST. In other words, it’s a good practice to be suspicious of any story at first glance. It’s also wise to get some confirmation on the story before sharing it. If you can’t confirm it, leave it alone. This is just how it is.
Just for Laughs:
This week our laughs are brought to us by the panel on Gutfeld Live! Here they are talking about the recent successes of Trump and how those on the left are handling it. Enjoy.
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Until next time, God bless.
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