The left's main causes are things that can't be proven - global warming, racism, homophobia, anti-female sentiments, etc.

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This is something I thought about for a while and finally got around to posting.

If you start thinking about modern leftist causes, they all seem to follow a similar pattern - things that they claim exist but can't really be proven in any meaningful way.

And while a normal person wouldn't champion such feelings based causes, the left can't defend any arguments and has social media on its side to cover its lack of defense with bans and censorship.

And just as its hard for the left to prove these things, using fact based arguments against feelings based arguments is a waste too.

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[–][deleted] 10 insightful - 1 fun10 insightful - 0 fun11 insightful - 1 fun -  (9 children)

I wouldnt list global warming/climate change among them, I'd say it's the exact opposite.

[–]lithre 9 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 0 fun10 insightful - 1 fun -  (8 children)

Came here to say this. Believing in climate change isn't a leftist thing.

Everyone should oppose pollution at the very least.

[–]DragonerneJesus is white 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (7 children)

The world isn't going to end in 12 years.

[–]OffAndSphere 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Oh, it won't. We've got a bit of time, but it never hurts to get people to stop denying climate change is a hoax right now.

[–]EthnocratArcheofuturist 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

It won't end, but it's going to get pretty crazy in 12 years.

[–]DragonerneJesus is white 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

No its not

[–]EthnocratArcheofuturist 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Yes it will. Stop reading retarded blogs.

[–]DragonerneJesus is white 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

No it wont.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

It won't end in 12 years but there's going to be some interesting events potentially happening as the effects of climate change began to occur. The effects of climate change aren't just sea levels rising and very hot weather.

[–]DragonerneJesus is white 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Not really actually. That's the false part of the leftist conspiracy.

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    [–]DisgustResponse 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

    This is basically my take as well. The "reason vs emotion" framing is sophomoric and folds under the most basic critical inquiry.

    I like to analyze beliefs in terms of intuition, intent and function.

    [–]SeasideLimbs 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

    I was just about to write something similar to you. I think that these causes could be proven, though it would be difficult because they are claims about trends rather than more concrete, isolated incidents. I think that's one of the problems of the left currently: they tend to focus a lot on "the big picture." That's important. The big picture affects all our lives because it consists of things like culture and society. The left's mistake is that they have somehow forgotten entirely that the small picture still exists and is also incredibly important. You can't just ignore one or the other. If you do, it will have bad consequences.

    [–]EthnocratArcheofuturist 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

    Global warming is real.

    [–]literalotherkinNorm MacDonald Nationalism 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

    They are essentially conspiracy theories for the most with the exception of climate change. That's one important way to think about the left. They're mad conspiracy theorists and they think just like them. One of the flawed ways of thinking any person into conspiracies gets into is the ability to take two nominally contradictory facts and determine both as proof of the conspiracy.

    For instance when the cop who had his taser stolen at the Wendy's is acquitted -- as he should be -- or the boys who chased down the 'Jogger' are let off the left will be screaming about how this proves how racist our system is but if they were convicted it would not prove to anyone on the left that the system is fair. It actually doesn't matter what happens the theory is sound for them.

    [–]cybitch 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

    Nothing about politics can be "proven". No human really sees the big picture, everything humans perceive is filtered through their own biased perspective first. There's no way to scientifically prove the superiority of one policy above others, or any objective way to define what would make a policy superior. Both leftist and rightist positions rely on emotion and instinct.

    [–]Minedwe 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

    The thing is, most of these things exist but are misinterpreted by the left to push an agenda, or are reversed and things that are good or shouldn't matter are framed as bad. Global warming/abuse of the planet is definitely a thing and should be stopped because it is driven by wasteful materialism. "racism" is not only natural but wouldn't be an issue if we didn't have toxic multiculturalism and forced integration, things the left pushes. Homophobia is also natural because homosexuality is quite obviously unnatural and negative. Anti-female sentiment is simply holding females accountable or promoting traditional roles and lifestyles for them, according to the left.