I think one reason why so many people are confused about Joker is that they've swallowed the nonsense idea that victims can't ever be terrible people. But our society as a whole needs to get over this mental block before it completely warps our ability to tell right from wrong. Just because you have a legitimate grievance - or several - doesn't mean you should have carte blanche to act like an asshole. Do you want mass graves? Because that's how you get mass graves.
Special privileges are wrong no matter which way they cut; the rules should be the same for everyone. There is room for discussion regarding what, precisely, is moral, meritorious behavior -- but once the standards have been established, we shouldn't be exempting entire classes of people to settle cosmic scores. That's a good way to perpetuate resentment, not peace. It's also a good way to keep certain groups from achieving their full human potential; after all, why bother to put forth your maximum effort if people are just going to set stuff aside for you?
Over the past several years, I've been sorely tempted to write a post entitled "If You're a Writer, You Should Write All-White, All-Straight, All-Male Casts." I don't genuinely believe this, of course. That's why I haven't indulged the impulse: because I'm sure some idiot would skim until offended and completely miss the actual argument. But, as I was discussing over chat with my brother the other day, the fact remains that the SJW-left has created a perverse media universe in which you can't do anything truly interesting with characters who aren't straight, white men without being bombarded with worthless, harassing criticism and threats of "cancellation" -- which means if you want to write characters who are fully-realized, flawed human beings, you basically have to avoid "diversity" entirely. (Which, of course, risks worthless, harassing criticism of another type. You can't win!)
Thus, in the writing world, as in many spheres, SJW tactics actually achieve the opposite of their intended effect (unless the intended effect is simply division and chaos, which is not outside the realm of possibility). You can't actually have real diversity if you set out to terrify anyone who tries to incorporate it.
As my parents will no doubt tell you, I'm a contrary and cross-grained character. If you tell me not to push the shiny, jolly, candy-like button, I'm going to push it eventually. And I believe many of my fellow Americans are just. like. me. So if you try to control us? I don't think that's going to work out well for you. As a matter of fact, I think that's going backfire spectacularly.
Sure: tell us we can't practice our religion or raise our children as we see fit. Tell us you're coming for the arms we have a right to bear. Tell us you're going to mandate certain kinds of speech -- and that you're going to outlaw others. But please ask yourself:
There aren't many people who actually like the guy. I personally think he's a blowhard. But I'll vote for him - and enthusiastically too! - if it means keeping petty tyrants out of power.
Trump's a first class ass clown and that's been obvious since the very beginning of his run. The question that should have been asked by our so-called betters was how such an creature was able to beat the candidate all the "correct" people were backing. That would have required such people to examine the decades of failure they created and protected themselves from. That wasn't in the cards, so instead we get impreechment bingo. It's going to take a Dyson Sphere to hold all the More Trump these clueless asses just ordered.
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