Informed Dissent with Leonydus
Writer and cultural/political commentator, Leonydus Johnson, brings common sense, liberty-minded perspectives to a variety of hot-button topics including race, politics, economics, psychology, and religion that dare to challenge the accepted narratives.
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Riley Gaines was attacked by trans activists at SFSU for the crime of standing up for women. And somehow, we are supposed to believe that Riley is the villain here, not the mob of unhinged religious extremists.
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We are being told that two plus two can sometimes equal five and that reality can be whatever you want it to be. Also, the tragic shooting in Tennessee has revamped calls from progressives for banning guns while simultaneously pushing sympathy for the transgender shooter. Let's challenge the narratives.
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We're being told that conservatives don't know what "Woke" means. We're also being told that parents should allow their children to be whatever they want to be to justify gender transition. We'll challenge those narratives as well as discuss the motte and bailey fallacy and how pervasive it is.
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This episode, we discuss the logic of voting for third parties and whether or not it helps "the other side" as well as the insane gaslighting surrounding January 6th. We also discuss self-fulfilling prophecies and how they can be both good and bad. There are many people in society demanding that we fall in line and conform. Let's challenge the narrative.
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This episode, we discuss the Scott Adams saga and the implications of what he said as well as the Hersheys madness spotlighting a man for Women's History Month. We also discuss the Kafka Trap and how it is Ibram X. Kendi's favorite tactic. Should we be forced to participate in delusions? If someone believes they are Queen Victoria, should we be forced to bow? Let's challenge the narrative.
Should Jack Phillips be compelled to create cakes for transgender activists and should businesses, in general, be free to discriminate? Was Matt Walsh too harsh with Dylan Mulvaney? What is the false consensus bias? Let's challenge the narrative
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Everything is fine in East Palestine? Is the Michigan State shooting evidence that we need more gun control? What is the availability heuristic? Let's challenge the narrative
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Does capitalism create poverty? Did slaves build our country? Are black people owed reparations? What is the hostile attribution bias? Let's challenge the narrative.
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We are being told that the Tyre Nichols case is driven by white supremacy and that the Fair Tax proposal will destroy the poor. We are also being exposed to a sort of cultural Munchausen's Syndrome by Proxy. All of it is using fear as tool for manipulation. We'll also take a break from politics and discuss the new upcoming Super Mario movie with Chris Pratt. Let's challenge the narrative.
We continue to be told that Critical Race Theory isn't in public schools, that refusing to allow woke curriculums in schools is racist and an attack on black people, and that the concept of colorblindness and the dream of Dr. King are actually oppressive. Let's challenge the narrative.
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Progressivism would have us believe that the word “woman” cannot be defined, that young children need to be exposed to deviant sexual ideology, and that when a black man slaps another black man, somehow that is white people’s fault.
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Is omicron really overwhelming our hospitals? Does mass formation psychosis really not exist? Are voting rights really under attack? The never-ending march of fear-mongering propaganda continues apace and it is quite literally scaring us crazy.
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The trial of Kyle Rittenhouse has shown us, once again, that the progressive left does not want anything to do with justice. They will disregard all evidence, throw away due process, and proclaim a presumption of guilt in order to punish those who oppose their ideology. It's about power and control. They don't want justice. They want vengeance.
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We are in an abusive relationship with our own government. Everything they say and do is done by utilizing abusive tactics in order to exert power and control over us. But we are not royal subjects. We do not have kings or queens. We need to recognize that the line has been crossed and that it's time for Americans to say...enough.
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All throughout history, great evil has been committed by people who believed themselves to be righteous and morally justified. It is a grievous error to believe that we are somehow different and that we are not capable of the same.
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Our country is dealing with a profound identity crisis. This has been exemplified during both the COVID madness and the disaster in Afghanistan. It is difficult to even recognize America anymore. We have seemingly forgotten who we are as we stray further and further from the ideals that founded this nation and the ideals that truly make this country exceptional.
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There is a highly infectious mind virus spreading throughout our society that is more dangerous and destructive than COVID. It causes reality distortion, emotional imbalance, and irrational fear and it threatens to tear our country apart. We must inoculate ourselves against it and stop the spread.
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Freedom, self-control, manhood, work ethic, personal responsibility, education, culture, unity. These ideas exemplify the autobiography of Booker T. Washington and they remind us how much we have gained and how much we have to lose. We must not squander our inheritance.
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Perpetual anger and resentment, clinging to past grievances, vengefulness, hostility, lack of perspective, lack of gratitude - living in the past is not healthy behavior for an individual and it is not healthy behavior for a society. It's time to let the past go, embrace the blessings of the present, and look to the future.
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At some point, we have to draw a line in the sand. We have to embrace honesty and stand up for truth, even when it's hard, especially when it's hard, even if we're only ones doing it. And even if it ultimately costs us something. Otherwise, the consequences will be devastating.
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