#WalkAway

[SunsetBengal]

(07-03-2018, 12:01 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: I'm doubting that the level being received is entirely genuine. He may be seeing that many, but I would put money down that a good chunk are bots. This isn't to say there aren't people that don't think this way, I'm just doubting the volume, especially the non-video testimonials. Also, I'm curious about the media source. With their German branch being aligned with AfD it makes me wonder where they stand in the US and how that colors their reporting on this issue, especially when reading the language.

The problem I have with this movement, because I've seen it online from the start, is that it doesn't make sense to me. I don't agree with the calls for no-holds-barred resistance, I'm more of a "work within the system" kind of person. I've talked before about seeking to restore the norms and work with conservatives that feel the same way rather than tearing them apart further. But that doesn't mean that I'm going to walk away from liberalism. I still believe that the ideology to which I hold is the right ideology, it is the people that are screwing it up. I get walking away from the people, I don't get saying "I'm no longer going to be a liberal." I don't see validity to this logic, which is another big reason I have a problem with fully believing the volume.

I wonder about the sources, as well.  No actual news outlet is reporting anything about it.  Seems like only what I would describe as "fringe" conservative sources commenting about it in a "Ha ha, look at you guys" sort of way, and no mention at all from traditional mainstream outlets.  But, why would they draw any attention to a purported movement that shows decline in their own cause?

So, if there is any merit to this movement, I certainly cannot see them "switching sides" by any means.  If anything, the ranks of the Independent parties will rise.