I’m a recent (4yrs) transplant to SD from Colorado. So I’m wise to why I left Colorado and why I came here. I came for the nice. For sanity. And for the most part sanity still prevails. And nicety. But I think Dakotans are wising up to the potential hazards and starting to put up a few roadblocks to the rampant lunacy gripping much of the rest of America. So we’ll be ok. We’re nice. But stubbornly, steadfastly committed to a sense of community and of decency that makes this a good place to live. And we won’t compromise.
During Covid I met a lot of freedom minded people, speaking out against the mandates, whether down at Sanford holding signs, or in meetings planning strategy. One disappointment is the Governor's insistence that nothing could be done to grant exemptions to the Covid 💉 for all the medical folks that would never take it, especially when other States ( Florida for example) led the way by granting exemptions. Made no sense. Still doesn't. Another 'no more Mr./Mrs. Nice' guy turn-of-events is SB 201, the green energy scam bill that lost in both chambers last year and referred to the People and was, thankfully, voted down. The people prevailed on this property rights and local control issue. This and the November election was another clear message that the people are waking up a bit, but we have a long way to go! Another issue is a few Legislators in Pierre of despicable behavior of mocking and lying about other legislators, and even banning them from Committees and voting on the floor. This has to improve, too. Just a few thoughts.
El gato malo today has some similar thoughts. (He does not use caps. And he's not Midwest Nice.)
"one of the great overton shifts of the last 20 years has been around expressing ideas directly and confidently and the statement of “facts” and use of “logic” and “consistency” as the yardsticks of reason and sense. we have so vastly shied away from anything that might offend the delicate sensibilities of the professionally and performatively over-sensitive for fear of being called “bullies” that we have instead become the perpetually bullied as this class of inverted empathetics and frauds have played upon our empathy in order to mask how little they possess of their own.
"you’ve seen these people: always aggrieved, always on, always angry, never ceasing, never calm, never at fault. they erupt in anger and accusation at the slightest form of criticism or divergence and this explosive aspect has made disagreeing with them so disagreeable and we have so institutionalized their rights not to be offended that opposing them has been shunted out to the realm of the radical and even into the unthinkable. many of the crybully class themselves see disagreeing with them as so unthinkable that they ascribe evil and stupidity to any who fail to fall in line and kowtow to their increasingly implausible demands."
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"it is not hard to see how this is the point where the sleeping giant of american society awakens and shoves the pendulum of radical into sensible and popular and thereby back into policy.
“shut up drooler, we’re taking civilization back.”
South Dakota Voices Response: Gayle, thank you for sharing this information with us.
Email comment from GM: "Not sure how to get this out there, but wanted you to be aware of Obama's new organization, not so sure it is not an NGO, which is called Civic Nation. You probably realize that an organization like this is meant to infiltrate and teach kids how to be good little Commies. You might also know that NGOs are used to start color revolutions in foreign countries. These orgs usually have well paid staffs and plenty of money to operate.
This just is not good. " ... "South Dakota Voices for Peace is one of five organizations to receive a pilot grant from Civic Nation.
It’s that phrase being “woke”. We have always been wise to things but kept it to ourselves! It has come to a point we can’t afford to be silent anymore because it’s became absurdly ridiculous as to the way things are being ran nowadays. It’s became a world of if they can pull something they will do it. People finally got tired of all the lies and misinformation, truth always wins in the end. My dad always said don’t pick a fight but if they start one don’t back down but stand up for what is right. I love my country, I love my state and I love our way of life and I don’t want it changed because some lunatic thinks his way is better! I’ve seen lunatics get their way, divide people and then after a while the lunatic has disappeared but left the mess they started. Granted I see and research more than most being retired, there’s a lot of bad things going on in this country that needs to be stopped. Many evil people out there who want to change things to what they think is best for the whole world, it won’t be good! I get a lot of backlash off some people that just can’t handle the truth, that’s ok, I know way more than they do because of research and after a while it’s out there! People need to stop being silent and speak up or deal with some very bad consequences, get informed, don’t take for granted because that’s how we got in the mess we’re in now! Get involved.
I’m a recent (4yrs) transplant to SD from Colorado. So I’m wise to why I left Colorado and why I came here. I came for the nice. For sanity. And for the most part sanity still prevails. And nicety. But I think Dakotans are wising up to the potential hazards and starting to put up a few roadblocks to the rampant lunacy gripping much of the rest of America. So we’ll be ok. We’re nice. But stubbornly, steadfastly committed to a sense of community and of decency that makes this a good place to live. And we won’t compromise.
During Covid I met a lot of freedom minded people, speaking out against the mandates, whether down at Sanford holding signs, or in meetings planning strategy. One disappointment is the Governor's insistence that nothing could be done to grant exemptions to the Covid 💉 for all the medical folks that would never take it, especially when other States ( Florida for example) led the way by granting exemptions. Made no sense. Still doesn't. Another 'no more Mr./Mrs. Nice' guy turn-of-events is SB 201, the green energy scam bill that lost in both chambers last year and referred to the People and was, thankfully, voted down. The people prevailed on this property rights and local control issue. This and the November election was another clear message that the people are waking up a bit, but we have a long way to go! Another issue is a few Legislators in Pierre of despicable behavior of mocking and lying about other legislators, and even banning them from Committees and voting on the floor. This has to improve, too. Just a few thoughts.
El gato malo today has some similar thoughts. (He does not use caps. And he's not Midwest Nice.)
"one of the great overton shifts of the last 20 years has been around expressing ideas directly and confidently and the statement of “facts” and use of “logic” and “consistency” as the yardsticks of reason and sense. we have so vastly shied away from anything that might offend the delicate sensibilities of the professionally and performatively over-sensitive for fear of being called “bullies” that we have instead become the perpetually bullied as this class of inverted empathetics and frauds have played upon our empathy in order to mask how little they possess of their own.
"you’ve seen these people: always aggrieved, always on, always angry, never ceasing, never calm, never at fault. they erupt in anger and accusation at the slightest form of criticism or divergence and this explosive aspect has made disagreeing with them so disagreeable and we have so institutionalized their rights not to be offended that opposing them has been shunted out to the realm of the radical and even into the unthinkable. many of the crybully class themselves see disagreeing with them as so unthinkable that they ascribe evil and stupidity to any who fail to fall in line and kowtow to their increasingly implausible demands."
...
"it is not hard to see how this is the point where the sleeping giant of american society awakens and shoves the pendulum of radical into sensible and popular and thereby back into policy.
“shut up drooler, we’re taking civilization back.”
South Dakota Voices Response: Gayle, thank you for sharing this information with us.
Email comment from GM: "Not sure how to get this out there, but wanted you to be aware of Obama's new organization, not so sure it is not an NGO, which is called Civic Nation. You probably realize that an organization like this is meant to infiltrate and teach kids how to be good little Commies. You might also know that NGOs are used to start color revolutions in foreign countries. These orgs usually have well paid staffs and plenty of money to operate.
This just is not good. " ... "South Dakota Voices for Peace is one of five organizations to receive a pilot grant from Civic Nation.
https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/city/2023/01/12/a-sioux-falls-nonprofit-is-one-of-five-recipients-nationally-of-a-new-grant-to-connect-people-to-the/69800894007/"
It’s that phrase being “woke”. We have always been wise to things but kept it to ourselves! It has come to a point we can’t afford to be silent anymore because it’s became absurdly ridiculous as to the way things are being ran nowadays. It’s became a world of if they can pull something they will do it. People finally got tired of all the lies and misinformation, truth always wins in the end. My dad always said don’t pick a fight but if they start one don’t back down but stand up for what is right. I love my country, I love my state and I love our way of life and I don’t want it changed because some lunatic thinks his way is better! I’ve seen lunatics get their way, divide people and then after a while the lunatic has disappeared but left the mess they started. Granted I see and research more than most being retired, there’s a lot of bad things going on in this country that needs to be stopped. Many evil people out there who want to change things to what they think is best for the whole world, it won’t be good! I get a lot of backlash off some people that just can’t handle the truth, that’s ok, I know way more than they do because of research and after a while it’s out there! People need to stop being silent and speak up or deal with some very bad consequences, get informed, don’t take for granted because that’s how we got in the mess we’re in now! Get involved.
Are you talking about Noem? The 2 political parties? The far Right? The far Left?