Left Behind:

Part of being a classic liberal is the ability to be utterly disgusted by your own people. When I hear of white dudes getting probation-or-less for rape or white cops getting a weekend of paid vacation for shooting a black kid, I get disgusted with my race. When I see powerful billionaires lying through their teeth to avoid legitimate accusations of harassment and assault, I get disgusted with my gender. So, it only makes sense that when I see Democrats acting like over-emotional children, who thrive on bigotry, anger, prejudice and hatred, I get disgusted with my party. Thankfully, white dudes are getting woke, racial profiling is going down and men are being taught that consent is important. However, my fellow Democrats are stuck in park, sniffing their own farts and rubbing themselves while scrolling through the headlines. So, I’m going to go ahead and give every single one of my votes to the first "R" I see on my ballot. Here are three reasons why...

Political Parties Have Become Sports Teams

No, I’m not talking about athletes getting involved in politics—that’s coincidental. Rather, I’m pointing out how, much like sports, Democrats and Republicans are basically the Mets and the Yankees. When someone’s team wins, they chalk it up to skill, but when they lose, it’s due to a bad referee, favoritism or some other advantage, and this is usually followed by riots and property destruction—current-year Democrats refuse to acknowledge a single good thing done by anyone right of Stalin. For instance, Donald Trump could cure cancer and fix the global warming, and in response, Democrats would all take up smoking, just to spite the guy. The same thing goes both ways—to quote Hillary, "Yes, it’s worth it," when we kill hundreds of children in a Democrat-sponsored war. There is no rational human being that can defend this as anything other than rabid fandom—no different than Raiders fans torching their neighborhood after a losing (or, hell, winning) game. So, instead of rooting for my home town’s team because I want to focus on what’s good for my community, I’m being forced to choose between two national teams—neither of which represent my interests, but one of which is currently deciding not to play dirty.

Take a look at the Brett Kavanaugh case and notice how the headlines present as dealing with sexual assault, men in power and believing survivors. Then, take a look at the list of women who have accused Bill Clinton of sexual assault—not during high school, but while the guy was holding public office. You will find two very different narratives. We don’t care about sexual assault, unless it’s at the hands of the other team. Don’t believe me? Hillary and Bill are currently on a speaking tour. Imagine if Brett and Ashley were asking for a few grand to hear them speak. Oh, you don’t know who Ashley is? Huh. That’s odd, considering it’s the woman who is currently, by proximity, most affected by Kavanaugh’s drunken rage and gropey hands—she’s also a female Republican, so her voice is worth less, right? This is why your team is losing—you’re making up your own rules to justify blind allegiance. Personally, I support the idea of listening to all women...even those who vote differently. Apparently, this makes me a radical.

Most people are getting the dialogue surrounding sexual assault completely wrong—you’ve got traumatized women survivors, who are finally finding the courage to come forward, speaking out against men, who, as a whole, are terrified of false accusations, when the real issue has absolutely nothing to do with gendered violence; the first question our society asks a rape victim is, "How do you vote?" Then, the same question is asked of the accused. Finally, the verdict is determined by social media, before a trial date is even set. "Testimony, shmestimony...is she a Democrat? Fire whoever she accused. Oh, wait, she’s a Democrat who voted for Jill Stein? In that case, the bitch is lying."

Now, let’s say you make less than fifty grand per year, live in a one-bedroom house in a working-class neighborhood and vote as an Independent: none of the peanut gallery cares if you’re a sexual assault survivor. Are you a single, conservative mom living in a studio apartment, after her husband died in a factory? Yeah, you can just take a back seat, Ms. Deplorable. Much like "All Lives Matter" seems to imply "I’m not a fan of black people and I wish they’d shut up about getting shot all the time," the phrase "believe all women" seems to imply a qualifier, that being, "...if they’re useful to the Democratic party platform." Regardless of whether you’re a skeptic or an empath, you can probably agree that something happened to Dr. Ford (Kavanaugh’s most high-profile accuser), so she deserves justice, professional therapy and legal counseling. But, it was the Democratic party who outed her, against her wishes, in a court that has literally no jurisdiction over the charges filed—all in an effort to discount "the other team" and their nomination for quarterback... excuse me, Supreme Court Justice.

I no longer want to be affiliated with a political party that uses a rape victim as a tool for political gain.

The "Dictionary Definition Defense" Requires Mental Gymnastics

Recently, my YouTube browsing time has been less devoted to political or cultural commentary, and more focused on cryptocurrency schemes, cat videos and the "10 Places You Aren’t Allowed To Visit Because Of Snakes" clips provided by clickbait channels. Thus, I haven’t really been up on the latest protests, public freakouts or outrage-of-the-week news stories—I’m out of the loop. So, to be honest, as of late, I have an extremely hard time differentiating between far-left and far-right factions— grown children screaming at each other in the middle of the street all blend together, unless you’re really paying attention. So, this is how I ended up being labeled "problematic," when I shared a video of AntiFa beating up old ladies, with a commentary along the lines of, "what the actual fuck, guys?"

Upon sharing the footage of teenagers— faces hidden by bandanas—assaulting nonpartisan elderly women with metal objects, I was quickly informed that this group "does not represent AntiFa," and that AntiFa is not an official group, but, rather, anyone who identifies as anti-fascist. "The dictionary definition of ‘AntiFa’ simply means ‘anti-fascist,’ and if you disagree with this, you’re defending the alt-right," folks would tell me. But, I’ve heard this type of logic applied before, back when I questioned a self-proclaimed "feminist" news article that called for mass chemical castration of men—in an effort to save society and put an end to all the sexist video games, body-shaming advertisements, scientific advancements and medicine created by the patriarchy. "If you believe in the social and economic equality of men and women, you’re a feminist— that’s what the definition says." So, if I don’t want my dick chopped off to pay for the sins of rich white guys in public office, I’m a misogynist?

Okay, then. So, "the dictionary definition says..." has become gospel? Hold on for a second, while I flip to the definition of "gender" and see how well it holds up against concepts of transphobia. Or, perhaps we can skip directly to the definition of "fascism" and see how well the phrase, "a tendency toward or actual exercise of strong autocratic or dictatorial control," applies to politically-motivated actors, who are blocking rush-hour traffic, shutting down websites, demanding that language policing be made into law and calling for violence on behalf of whatever movement the people conducting it support. I mean, if an autistic alien landed on Earth today, with zero reference of culture other than a dictionary and five minutes on YouTube, they would agree that, by definition, fascism not only exists at the far-right and alt-right demonstrations, but it also appears to show up in black-and-red bandanas and pink pussy hats.

Therefore, the "But, muh definitions, ree..." argument is beyond fallacious—yet, it’s surprisingly easy to get caught up in. Well-intended movements that turn toxic are often presented in the same way that, say, legal opiates are presented as "not heroin" or McDonald’s salads are presented as a "healthy alternative" to burgers (by the way, the salads have twice as many calories). Has no one read 1984? "War is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength," remember that?

Applying mirror-opposite meanings to malleable language is not only a tool used by postmodernists on a daily basis, but it’s an equally effective way to implement covert fascism. Postmodernism and Hitler go together like Netflix and documentaries about Hitler. That dude who roundhouse kicked a female last month, before going viral and getting fired by his female employers? He identifies as a "pro-choice feminist." Cops who shoot black kids for brandishing the wrong color of candy bar? They are labeled as "public servants who protect citizens." And, the German families who ratted out their Polish neighbors, so they could be sent die in ovens and showers? They were just being "good citizens." Notice how these examples are partisan in practice, but damn near identical in concept— control language and you can justify behavior—with equally disastrous outcomes.

I no longer want to be affiliated with a political party that uses cult-like manipulation of language to put out the fires sparked by free speech and independent thought.

The "Pet Minority" Syndrome Is Too Common On The Left

Remember when Kanye West was recognized as a "strong black man with a powerful and confident voice" for calling out George W. Bush and his bullshit treatment of Katrina victims? Now, do you remember Kanye West being called an "Uncle Tom coon who sold his own people out" by engaging in a discussion about prison reform with Donald Trump? Isn’t it weird, how both of these universes exist, simultaneously, and are governed by a media comprised of mostly well-off, white, state-school- educated liberals?

Say, speaking of the related-to-a-Kardashian brand of celebrity, remember when Caitlyn Jenner was a "strong trans woman" for coming out, posing on the cover of Vanity Fair and bringing non-binary acceptance into the mainstream? Also, do you remember a few weeks later, when she declared support for Donald Trump and became a gender-appropriating "rich white man," who is a fair target for transphobic jokes on all sides? Again, isn’t it funny how a woke-ass, gender-is-a-construct, "I’m so fucking open-minded that you can see my hippocampus from space" crowd runs both of these narratives?

If you take issue with the Confederate flag (which you should—they lost), but take no issue with the Communist flag (which you should—they lost, too), it makes sense that you’d be anti-slavery, while at the same time, able to determine exactly what type of black person Kanye West needs to be or exactly what type of woman Caitlyn Jenner is. But, last time I checked, stereotypes and prejudice are bad things. The same literature that taught me about this radical concept was also written by the same person who taught me to rhyme "cat" with "hat." No visit to Yale is required to obtain these cutting-edge academic journals.

But, alas, the alt-left, as usual, has a series of buzzwords on deck—to be used as ammunition for anyone who doesn’t fit their mold. For instance, a black, transgender woman who attends a Christian church and votes in a conservative fashion because she owns a small business, well, she’s just experiencing "internalized racism and/or internalized misogyny," thanks to years of brainwashing from the capitalist white supremacist patriarchy. Now, her roommate? The cis female white lady who grew up with two cars, three horses and a trust fund? Well, she is oppressed beyond belief, because she was once asked about the accent she picked up while backpacking through Dubai. Don’t you get it? I mean, to be fair, if you don’t, you’ve probably been brainwashed by concepts such as "black people can think for themselves" and "trans women are women, too." Here, let me send you an article from Vice, written by a date rapis... excuse me, "male feminist," titled "You People Aren’t Smart Enough To Keep Up With The Civilized Whites." If it looks like a KKK pamphlet, that’s because it is—simply swap out the white hoods and swastikas with rainbows and "coexist" stickers.

I no longer want to be affiliated with a political party that imposes strict boundaries and standards for appropriate behavior on "the Negro" or "mentally ill transsexuals," with the exact same rhetoric as the KKK or Westboro Baptist Church. A return to the Jim Crow era is just that, regardless of how it’s packaged.

...In Summary, All Of The Above Has Real-Life Consequences

You can throw a rock while wearing a blindfold and still hit a news story that illustrates the unintended consequences of emotionally-driven, ideologue-driven fallacies being brought into the real world, by the blind-to-their-own-bubble Democrats who generate them.

Regarding the "dictionary definition defense," take, for instance, University Of Cincinnati’s most talked-about sexual assault case. Does it involve a sports team? A false flag from a girl carrying a mattress? Well, thanks to the fact that legal wording does not allow for gender segregation, a male student recently had a female student kicked out of school on a Title IX charge, i.e. he was drunk and supposedly couldn’t consent. Oh, and the woman? She, weeks earlier, had a male tossed out of school on the same grounds. Apparently, this was an act of revenge, upheld by the current "definition" of assault. Why? Because the first person to report it is immediately taken seriously and the accused is immediately kicked out of school, no questions asked. So, ladies, remember that if you meet a sexy guy at the campus bar, take a walk home and then have sex with him on your terms, you’re a rapist. Enjoy not finishing that stem degree and ensuring that you will make less than your male counterparts. How "progressive."

Speaking on political parties and ideologies as sports teams, go ahead and look up the name "Erin Pizzey." This woman is responsible for the birth of the domestic violence shelter. Due to her own courageous work, our society now has a place where victims of domestic violence can seek refuge. And, thanks to the work of radical feminist groups who opposed her unique stance on the gender war, Pizzey died homeless and broke.

From her Wikipedia page:

"Having moved to Santa Fe to write, Pizzey promptly became involved in running a refuge in New Mexico. Pizzey said of this work, ‘I discovered that there were just as many women pedophiles as there were men. Women go undetected, as usual. Working against pedophiles is a very dangerous business.’ Whilst living in Santa Fe, one of her dogs was shot and two others were stolen. Her family suffered new harassment following the publication of her 1982 book, Prone To Violence. Pizzey links much of the harassment to militant feminists and their objections to her research, findings and work. Following the abuse and threats in Santa Fe, she moved to Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands. Subsequently, she moved to Siena, Italy, where her writing and advocacy work continued. She returned to London in the late 1990s, homeless due to debt and in increasingly poor health."

Pizzey’s crime? Treating sexual assault as a nonpartisan, gender-inclusive phenomenon, both in terms of accusers and the accused. In other words, she sided with the other team for a bit, calling for reform of the whole system. And, for this, she was literally kicked to the curb by her own supporters— out of the movement she spearheaded.

Lastly, speaking on the "pet minority" phenomenon, all you have to do is do an internet search for "Whole Foods MLK" and read up on the demographic history of the neighborhood. Now, read up on Nextdoor to find out which neighborhoods are "bad." You will then discover where the problematic "urban" population was bused to. This works in any major city. Congratulations, you now understand why every black person on MTV Decoded has a valley girl accent. Welcome to Democratic "diversity." Please keep your subwoofers turned off and make sure not to BBQ after dark.

As a proud egalitarian who recognizes contributions from (and, issues surrounding) all women, non-whites, LGBTQ and working class people, the last thing my gut will let me do this election, is vote for a Democrat. Once you fuckers start caring about your policies and mission statements again, I’ll take into account the Republican party’s policies and mission statements. But, until then, it’s about believing all women, supporting the rights of all black people and not using fascist literature to defend violence for any reason— regardless of how well-intended the movement behind it is. I’ve had these convictions for decades and they won’t change, even though my voter’s registration card already has.

Thoughts? Email me: MattRoseWriter@Gmail.com