Just Stay Calm

This is one of the biggest problems I see in our society, especially coming from centrists.

“Just stay calm.”

We’ve been told at work to not discuss politics, it may offend someone. Everyone I work with is chronologically adult. Obviously they cannot handle holding a conversation with an opposing viewpoint without claiming being offended. Shut it down. Don’t talk about it. Keep it to yourself.

This has been one of the failing points of the Progressive movement for decades. Too many claiming to be Progressive have been neoliberals crying, “Be nice! Don’t raise your voice! Compromise! Be pragmatic! Don’t offend anyone!”

If you can’t tell, I’ve been over playing nice for quite some time now. I’m over being calm. It’s time for all of us to be over being calm. Pragmatism? Fuck you.

I am also done playing by the rules. Write me up for discussing politics at work. These rules of not discussing anything are how we never reach consensus. Know who is able to discuss politics in large groups? The religious right. Yet most of them aren’t really disuccing anything. They’re listening, being instructed what to think. We are allowed to listen to MSM pundits tell us what to think while they are paid to present specific views by corporations hell-bent on destroying all life as we know it for their profits.

We need more venues for the Progressive left to gather and have conversations. The Establishment fears this. The far right corporate slave hive cult mind is terrified we…