tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446351548038522890.post7081811522118129919..comments2024-03-08T13:21:43.158-05:00Comments on Saideman's Semi-Spew: Cognition Day At The Spew: Making War on The War On MythologySteve Saidemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09881915512311951902noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446351548038522890.post-79385028439447381772013-10-20T17:22:21.084-04:002013-10-20T17:22:21.084-04:00Thanks for making my points--that is, if you call ...Thanks for making my points--that is, if you call much of this stuff coercive, then it is meaningless. So government does not do Christmas, how does that coerce anyone to not celebrate Christmas? Nobody is really making Walmart or Chickfila do Hanukah or Kwanzaa. The market might provide incentives but that is hardly coercive.<br /><br />The war on women is a bit different than the Right wing wars precisely because it is trying to get the state to limit the freedom of individuals. <br /><br />The war on football is just ridiculous--as if concussions are consequence-less. Anyhow, I think we are arguing past each other, which is probably the less concussion causing why couples can argue.Steve Saidemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09881915512311951902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446351548038522890.post-68487236567191239252013-10-20T13:53:12.835-04:002013-10-20T13:53:12.835-04:00They base it on the coercion part. They are being ...They base it on the coercion part. They are being coerced into not being allowed full Christmas celebrations (i.e. government doesn't do Christmas displays and events,) and businesses coercing people to stop talking about Christmas by making it all holidays in greetings, etc.)<br /><br />Likewise, the War on Women and the War on Workers, on the left, are about coercion in laws and court cases. When you actively go to hurt a group (or are perceived as doing so,) and do so through legal and social means, they see that as a war. It's used a lot to simply mean social change, as well as real, concerted efforts. <br /><br />So the War on Football means that people trying to get attention for players, especially high school players, and improve safety issues is seen as a coercion attempt to eliminate and change football. This is dumb. When they switched from leather helmets to plastic padding ones that cut down on severe injuries and concussions, I'm sure there was also screaming. Any attempt to further protect players is regarded as an attempt to undermine the game. <br /><br />Eventually football will be played by robots and there will be cries that attempts to stop illegal rigging of the robots is a War on Football. Mrs. Spewnoreply@blogger.com