The Implosion of Boston’s Pride Parade Is a Sign of Things to Come

[The Oracle]

The Implosion of Boston’s Pride Parade Is a Sign of Things to Come

Pride 4 The People and its allies were scathing, accusing board members of preferring to shut down the organization rather than include black and trans people.

quillette.com

But activists weren’t satisfied, and the board was pressured to make more concessions—including the shelving of nearly all virtual Pride events in favor of “Events that Support the Black and Brown Community.”

The radical left wants to tear down everything that it doesn't align with it's ideology...........

 

[mandrill]

The Implosion of Boston’s Pride Parade Is a Sign of Things to Come

Pride 4 The People and its allies were scathing, accusing board members of preferring to shut down the organization rather than include black and trans people.

quillette.com

But activists weren’t satisfied, and the board was pressured to make more concessions—including the shelving of nearly all virtual Pride events in favor of “Events that Support the Black and Brown Community.”
The radical left wants to tear down everything that it doesn't align with it's ideology...........

Well, no. And hardly a "sign of things to come", as set out in your thread title.

Just some silly "I'm more PC than thou" in-fighting on a community board ending up wrecking things for everyone. Community boards and PC folk have been doing that shit since the 1960's. And somehow the world has survived.

 

[JeanGary Diablo]

The Implosion of Boston’s Pride Parade Is a Sign of Things to Come

Pride 4 The People and its allies were scathing, accusing board members of preferring to shut down the organization rather than include black and trans people.

quillette.com

The radical left wants to tear down everything that it doesn't align with it's ideology...........

Let's be clear on one thing: the US doesn't have a "radical left". It's just that so much of the mainstream in the US has gone so far to the right of the spectrum that anything even resembling centre-of-the road looks to be "far left wing" to American eyes these days.

Look at their two parties. You have the Democrats, a right-wing party about on par with our Tories, and then you have an off-the-wall, batshit crazy Republican Party that is well to the right of our PPC.

 

[Bagilson]

Let's be clear on one thing: the US doesn't have a "radical left". It's just that so much of the mainstream in the US has gone so far to the right of the spectrum that anything even resembling centre-of-the road looks to be "far left wing" to American eyes these days.

Look at their two parties. You have the Democrats, a right-wing party about on par with our Tories, and then you have an off-the-wall, batshit crazy Republican Party that is well to the right of our PPC.

Reminds me of the old joke; "Tomorrow is punch an ass hole day. If you don't know who you should punch, stay home for your own safety". The radical left doesn't seem radical to you because you are one of them.

OP is right; The left has attracted some very destructive and disfunctional people. Only a matter of time before they tear themselves apart from the inside. Only problem is they might take us with them...

 

[curr3n_c1000]

The Implosion of Boston’s Pride Parade Is a Sign of Things to Come

Pride 4 The People and its allies were scathing, accusing board members of preferring to shut down the organization rather than include black and trans people.

quillette.com

But activists weren’t satisfied, and the board was pressured to make more concessions—including the shelving of nearly all virtual Pride events in favor of “Events that Support the Black and Brown Community.”

The radical left wants to tear down everything that it doesn't align with it's ideology...........

How does this make them Radical? or even Left?

You're saying people shouldn't stick up for their own community?

 

[kherg007]

In the 70s in the usa it was the left blowing things up and committing mayhem (the weathermen, symbionese liberation army, etc). In the 90s it became the right (shooting abortion doctors, blowing up federal buildings). As recent FBI reports show it is still the right responsible for majority of terrorist deaths in USA. The right are the only ones talking the "take your country back by force" rhetoric. Not all on the right, mind you. There are honourable conservatives.

But if you're strongly advocating killing people for political reasons these days, odds are you're a right winger.

The proud boys, 3 percenters, oathkeepers are all becoming like Ernst rohm's brownshirts, organising threats at school boards and town meetings. Behind them are the more overt racist groups, and Putin helps support them. These groups see Russia and admire it as the last bastion of white racial purity.

 

[JeanGary Diablo]

Reminds me of the old joke; "Tomorrow is punch an ass hole day. If you don't know who you should punch, stay home for your own safety". The radical left doesn't seem radical to you because you are one of them.

OP is right; The left has attracted some very destructive and disfunctional people. Only a matter of time before they tear themselves apart from the inside. Only problem is they might take us with them...

LOL, I cannot tell you how many times I've been accused of being "radical left" on here by know-nothings like you, despite the fact that I am a centrist and perhaps even a bit to the right of centre on the spectrum.

People like you who are so ensconced with US culture and US media can't even tell which fucking country you live in anymore. You use US metrics rather than Canadian ones, and the cultures and political atmosphere are completely different to anyone who can see past the nose on their face.

My suggestion? Stop watching CNN, FOX News and InfoWars.

I personally don't agree with 95% of so-called "woke culture", but to call trying to even the playing field or showing empathy or concern for others "radical leftist" is an exercise in hilarity and shows your supreme ignorance.

Like I said, there is no "radical left" in the USA.

And it is an undeniable truth that in order to find another country that has similar collective views as the US on things like race relations, religion, women's rights, same-sex rights, workers' rights, guns and crime & punishment, you would, quite literally, have to look to some of the poorest corners of Africa and Asia.

 

[y2kmark]

Well, no. And hardly a "sign of things to come", as set out in your thread title.

Just some silly "I'm more PC than thou" in-fighting on a community board ending up wrecking things for everyone. Community boards and PC folk have been doing that shit since the 1960's. And somehow the world has survived.

Anytime there's something on Fux News or the like LOLacle gets his knickers in a knot. That being said, I question holding parades at present. Concerts, sporting events, MAGA rallies, I'm just an old fuddy duddy...

 

[Bagilson]

LOL, I cannot tell you how many times I've been accused of being "radical left" on here by know-nothings like you, despite the fact that I am a centrist and perhaps even a bit to the right of centre on the spectrum.

Everybody thinks they are in the centre. If you held a seance and asked Joe Stalin and Adolf Hitler where they saw themselves they would almost certainly think they were 'centrists'. The major difference betwixt you and I my friend is that I know where I sit.

 

[poker]

The Implosion of Boston’s Pride Parade Is a Sign of Things to Come

Pride 4 The People and its allies were scathing, accusing board members of preferring to shut down the organization rather than include black and trans people.

quillette.com

But activists weren’t satisfied, and the board was pressured to make more concessions—including the shelving of nearly all virtual Pride events in favor of “Events that Support the Black and Brown Community.”

The radical left wants to tear down everything that it doesn't align with it's ideology...........

So does the radical right.

 

[JackBurton]

Every event has its time. I’m pro pride but sometimes things need to dissolve after they’ve served their purpose in any organization.

Hopefully the next generation will step up and comply with all the demands. It would be amazing if those that criticize did the heavy lifting and shouldered the burden but we all know how armchair quarterbacks are.

 

[JeanGary Diablo]

The major difference betwixt you and I my friend is that I know where I sit.

I have a pretty good idea where you sit -- in your parents' basement.

 

[james t kirk]

Let's be clear on one thing: the US doesn't have a "radical left". It's just that so much of the mainstream in the US has gone so far to the right of the spectrum that anything even resembling centre-of-the road looks to be "far left wing" to American eyes these days.

Look at their two parties. You have the Democrats, a right-wing party about on par with our Tories, and then you have an off-the-wall, batshit crazy Republican Party that is well to the right of our PPC.

I wouldn't say that. I think there is a LOT of crazy leftists in the United States and a LOT of crazy rightwing kooks.

It seems like America is becoming more and more polarized with fewer and fewer people in the centre. Frankly, I don't see too much difference between the hard right and the hard left. It's like going around in a circle from different directions, eventually they collide right into each other. They both want to tell you how to live your life. The left wants to tell you that you can't drive a pick up truck, you can't have a natural gas furnace and you can't own a dog. The right wants to tell you that you can't have an abortion, or you can't have gay marriage or you have to go to church. There's no difference between the two and they are both bat shit crazy as far as I'm concerned. And you can see that in Canada too.

Me, I hate conservatives. But I fucking hate liberals. The reason I hate liberals just a little bit more is that they are all a bunch of hypocrites. That's about it.

 

[Bagilson]

I have a pretty good idea where you sit -- in your parents' basement.

You're a regular Harvard debater...

 

[glamphotographer]

Let's be clear on one thing: the US doesn't have a "radical left". It's just that so much of the mainstream in the US has gone so far to the right of the spectrum that anything even resembling centre-of-the road looks to be "far left wing" to American eyes these days.

Look at their two parties. You have the Democrats, a right-wing party about on par with our Tories, and then you have an off-the-wall, batshit crazy Republican Party that is well to the right of our PPC.

I would agree.

 

[JeanGary Diablo]

You're a regular Harvard debater...

Says the guy who just picks one small part of my rather long post to talk about.

 

[Bagilson]

Says the guy who just picks one small part of my rather long post to talk about.

The rest of your post was rhetoric in support of the one (and erroneous) point which I addressed.

 

[Mr.Know-It-All]

The radical left destroys everything they touch because they always branch off into multitudes of groups that yearn for the greatest victimhood status. They hate standards, they hate scientific rigor, they hate hard work. Deflection and blame are their choice of weapons in the battle to be seen as virtuous.

 

[JeanGary Diablo]

The rest of your post was rhetoric in support of the one (and erroneous) point which I addressed.

Yeah, whatever.

My points about the stark differences between Canadian and US political culture is spot-on.

My points about American collective social views vs the rest of the world is extremely spot-on.

C'mon, I challenge you to tell me I am wrong and then back it up with facts.

I am waiting with bated breath.

 

[mandrill]

The radical left destroys everything they touch because they always branch off into multitudes of groups that yearn for the greatest victimhood status.

What's your definition of "radical left"?

From what I read in the OP, the "radical left" seemed to comprise a group of well established gays - probably lawyers and businessmen - and a group of younger gay people who identify with excluded groups such as Blacks and trans people.

Are gays "radical left" because they're gay? In that case, are you saying that you just support cis het people as acceptable citizens?

Are folks "radical left" just because they support Blacks and trans gender? In that case, are you saying that anyone who supports BLM is "radical left"? What if a businessman supports BLM?

Are they all "commies", even the businessmen and lawyers? I'm confused at your definitions?

Or are you using the "Fox News Dictionary" in which case everyone who doesn't vote for Trump is a "radical leftie commie".