For many years, I’ve been saying that the core values of the Left are hatred, intolerance, and bigotry, and there’s always been plenty of evidence to support my view.

Based on the widespread social-media response to the recent mass-murder attempt by an unexceptional Leftist, I must revise that list to include “killing anyone who gets in their way”.

No wonder they admire Islamist terrorists; they recognize kindred souls.

What she thinks happened

What actually happened

No offense, but I don’t think I want your employees coming to my house, no matter what sort of background check you run before having them deliver packages on their way home from work.

In which J Refuses To Play Well With Others and Runs With Scissors. And perhaps ever-so-slightly exaggerates for effect. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.

more...

The BBC keeps deleting copies of this video; hopefully this one will last for a while.

That is, “when you hear these words, you know it’s safe to stop taking someone seriously”. In no particular order:

• Cis
• Male Gaze
• Intersectional
• Misgendering
• (qualifier) Justice
• Gender Binary
• Cultural Appropriation
• Woke
• Mansplaining
• Misogyny
• Heteropatriarchy
• Diversity
• Rape Culture
• Zionist
• Manspreading
• (whatever) Is A Social Construct
• Whitewashing
• Triggering
• (made-up personal pronoun)
• Privilege
• (whatever) Denier
• Disparate Impact
• Heteronormative
• Patriarchy
• Fascist
• Structural (whatever)
• Homophobia
• Inclusive
• Gender Identity
• Nazi
• Transphobia

What did I leave out?

(note that it is possible to use some of these words and phrases in a way that is not meaningless blather, but that’s not the way to bet)

Updates

• Sustainable
• Organic
• Vegan
• Fair Trade
• GMO-Free
• Gluten-Free
• (insert latest virtue-signaling buzzword here)
• Agency
• Problematic
• No True Scotsman (fallacy most often committed by people who are accusing others of committing it…)
• Ally
• (whatever) Traitor
• Toxic (whatever)
• Voting Against Their Interests (which always means “voting against my interests”)
• The Right/Wrong Side Of History

How could I have forgotten?!?

• Dogwhistle

…and from the reliably-fucked-up virtue-signalers at boingboing

• Heterosexism
• Chauvinist

(linking to an article on an “SF” site that must come with a built-in fainting couch; seriously, the brief excerpt starts with this hilariously nonsensical statement: “the heterosexism goggles, which derange content via chauvinist interpretive paradigms”)

(via)

Dear Democrats, you chose poorly.