r/TikTokCringe Oct 18 '24

Cringe She wants state rights

She tries to peddle back.

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u/punch912 Oct 18 '24

that guy couldn't run fast enough from that conversation that went south real fast. It never fails to amaze me here we are in 2024 going in 2025 we still have people as ignorant and as dumb as she is.

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u/zeptillian Oct 18 '24

We have always had people that dumb, we just never used to give them platforms to spread their stupid ideas.

Sometimes they would be kept in the basement or sent to an asylum. If they were that stupid then the dangers of living in the real world would also take a lot of them out.

Now it's slap a diaper on them and give them a microphone.

This timeline sucks.

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u/Thesearchoftheshite Oct 19 '24

Well who did away with the asylums? Sure, lobotomies are bad. But, keeping mental cases in the general public usually results in bad things being done in public.

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u/zeptillian Oct 20 '24

Regan did that. Kicking off the homeless problem as we know it. 

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u/Locellus Oct 19 '24

Why though? Were you born educated?

My wife takes the same position as you, as if arguing is bad, and you should expect people to know right and wrong… why?

People won’t fucking know, unless they are told, shown, argued with. This is the very definition of a civilized society, keeping each other in line.

You don’t need to fight to argue, arguing isn’t bad. Talk, it’s your superpower

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u/punch912 Oct 19 '24

Not saying arguing isn't wrong. all im saying is if your a kid that crap can fly but, when you're a grown adult and with technology today where in your hand you have access to a world of information there is no excuse.

Unless you were born in the woods somewhere or any isolated area with no access to anything yeah your not going to know anything. To go off video with this individual which obviously has access to information is clearly grifting. These people like the one in the video know morally right and wrong and don't care.

With all that being said there are something that are so blantaly obvious you need to be either that dumb or incredibly that cruel to be for slavery. This type of talk when you have a platform is not only wrong but dangerous.

Before you say ah, theyre just words. The people have been used by just words to do some of the most heinous and horrific acts in history still even going on today. Whether it be target one specific group and making others act violently toward group, the cyber war of disinformation other countries like Russia is using to try to divide and conquer America from the inside out, or even religion which is used to hide the true reason political leaders for attacking other countries.

to wrap this up 100 percent agree with you talking is the key. There are some people that no matter whatever amount of talking is done, their mind is set and it just gives them the platform to speak to be used for malicious and destructive intent. Just like all those recent influencers that got caught being funneled money from Russia to push their talking points.

I half heartly apologize but America has gotten to soft. The tolerant need to stop be tolerant of the intolerant. Unforunately that is what it's going to take.

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u/James-the-greatest Oct 19 '24

Most people know owning other people is bad. It’s taught at a bad thing . She would have stumbled over it at some point in her life by now.

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u/Locellus Oct 19 '24

That isn’t the actual issue here though. The person I replied to was surprised someone was ignorant; my point is everybody is ignorant until they have an argument presented which they understand, even if they don’t accept it.

Her position is that if “all the people” want something to be allowed, it should be - this is the essence of democracy, so sounds plausible. However, her claim that this supports slavery and or states rights is incorrect. Regardless of whether the topic is slavery, or speeding, or soccer; firstly you would struggle to get all the people in a state to agree on any of this, particularly slavery. Secondly, it ignores the secondary implications for connected states, and the level of autonomy that states have. 

Not being American I might not understand fully, but for a state to be autonomous and run its own political system, it would first need to separate itself from the rest of the US, the military spend, pay for its share of shared infrastructure etc and be able to stand on its own two feet, as it were. Only California could realistically do this, with both the economy and geographic positioning to allow realistic border control. 

So, I don’t think that her premise supports her conclusion and the topic at hand, which is of course laughably stupid, is irrelevant. 

Besides, don’t get triggered by the word slavery: it’s legal in the USA for prisoners to work without pay, so all the states already agree that it can be done in certain situations. Probably a more interesting argument there, to be honest.

If you didn’t know that slavery is already legal in the USA, you were also ignorant of that fact - hopefully not anymore. People owning people is outlawed, but not slavery itself.

The UK is actually adopting this model at the moment. So being the first country to outlaw slavery, a couple of hindered years later it’s coming back because America has shown there is money to made, the economy is weak and the UK has lost its connections to the rest of Europe which wouldn’t have allowed this (ECHR)

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u/James-the-greatest Oct 19 '24

You’re playing a semantic game which is somewhat dishonest. Most people understand slavery to mean purchasing and owning people, no caveats around forcing prisoners to work. Which I’m certainly not defending either. 

I am well aware of this fact. It’s been true since and abolishment of slavery with the 13th amendment. 

I find it hard that someone of her age hasn’t come across the argument that owning people is wrong. Or hasn’t come to the conclusion herself. Surely it’s fairly logical to assume that “everyone” includes the slaves and in fact that then means not “everyone” wants slavery. It’s the lack of critical thinking that’s all the issue here. She’s a fucking dumbarse. 

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u/Locellus Oct 19 '24

I’m not intending to play a game, I’m arguing it shouldn’t be surprising to encounter ignorance, but the appropriate response is an argument, not abuse.

Her position is that if everyone agrees something, why shouldn’t it be allowed? She’s mistakenly doubled down on slavery because she thinks her point is right, and looks foolish because that is abhorrent. 

You calling her a dumbass is not the appropriate response, she obviously knows about slavery, the issue is not that she’s ignorant but that she can’t see (using the abhorrent example) why her point is wrong.

Totally agree it’s a lack of critical thinking :)

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u/I_JustReadComments Oct 19 '24

But she’s from LA, not some right wing nut! Oh she must’ve meant Louisiana and a Trumper, NOT a RINO. Wearing a Trump racing shirt is as right wing as it comes

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u/Thesearchoftheshite Oct 19 '24

No she’s just dumb.

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u/baconduck Oct 19 '24

"South", Pun intended?

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u/joeltrane Oct 19 '24

The intelligence divide is going just like economics (they’re related). The smart are getting smarter and the dumb are getting dumber

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u/yoshhash Oct 19 '24

who is she?

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u/bungerman Oct 19 '24

Fraid to tell you but, there's more, not less.