RE: get over your negative self.

Posted by magiccarpetride (A) on July 21, 2017 at 10:07:57

In Reply to: RE: get over your negative self. posted by beach cruiser on July 21, 2017 at 03:19:32:

Thank you for your thoughtful reply, and for sharing your experiences behind the iron curtain.

Your words helped me clarify and articulate my sentiments a bit better, so now I'd like to take this opportunity to extend on my original post. Recall that I've originally mentioned the term I've recently coined in my head -- Terror of Positivism. I think your critique of my post edges toward the insanely unbearable positivism that is now permeating every pore of our socially constructed 'reality'. Why do I say that? Because by insisting that everything be positive in the discourse, we are risking to toss the baby out with the bathwater. Yes, the dirty bathwater needs to be discarded and pronto, and in this metaphor it refers to the ugly rejection of social norms and basic politeness. In that, without a doubt, we all agree here.

But what does the baby represent? It represents critical thinking. Rational thinking, governed by the laws of logic, seems to be outlawed these days. Anyone who tries to criticize something, to analyze something, to yell "Look, the Emperor has no clothes on!" is labeled as a rude, negative person. Even as a terrorist!

I vehemently protest against this terror of positivism!

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Topic - Sign of the times we live in? - magiccarpetride 09:58:51 07/12/17 (24)

RE: Sign of the times we live in? - BubbaMike 20:23:35 07/21/17 (4)

RE: Sign of the times we live in? - magiccarpetride 13:04:44 07/24/17 (3)

RE: Sign of the times we live in? - JURB 18:41:06 07/26/17 (2)

RE: Sign of the times we live in? - magiccarpetride 19:03:16 07/26/17 (1)

RE: Sign of the times we live in? - JURB 17:43:09 07/27/17 (0)

get over your negative self. - beach cruiser 13:22:23 07/14/17 (4)

RE: get over your negative self. - magiccarpetride 10:41:37 07/20/17 (3)

RE: get over your negative self. - Inmate51 08:19:34 07/21/17 (0)

RE: get over your negative self. - beach cruiser 03:19:32 07/21/17 (1)

RE: get over your negative self. - magiccarpetride 10:07:57 07/21/17 (0)

Not a music forum here... - mkuller 11:37:19 07/13/17 (0)

Was the posted phrase "worst mullet"? NT - DeKay 09:11:51 07/13/17 (0)

You should tell us which board so we can post there about knockwurst, Liverwurst,& Bratwurst - artemus 14:08:16 07/12/17 (6)

RE: You should tell us which board so we can post there about knockwurst, Liverwurst,& Bratwurst - magiccarpetride 14:12:05 07/12/17 (5)

RE: You should tell us which board so we can post there about knockwurst, Liverwurst,& Bratwurst - DRam 11:26:58 07/13/17 (0)

RE: You should tell us which board so we can post there about knockwurst, Liverwurst,& Bratwurst - fantja 16:13:19 07/12/17 (3)

RE: You should tell us which board so we can post there about knockwurst, Liverwurst,& Bratwurst - BubbaMike 20:21:28 07/21/17 (0)

I've gotten info there but never posted. Didn't realize - artemus 17:02:47 07/12/17 (1)

RE: I've gotten info there but never posted. Didn't realize - magiccarpetride 22:34:31 07/12/17 (0)

Not the worst thing I've read... - musetap 13:04:48 07/12/17 (0)

Where? - The Bored 11:00:29 07/12/17 (0)

This is the worst topic ever, inside General ~ nt - Byrd69 10:51:40 07/12/17 (0)

How about Wurst? NT - George S. Roland 10:48:47 07/12/17 (0)

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