Bongos: The Hallmark Channel is Fascist

[The Name of Love]

Sorry for linking Carl Benjamin, but I think his video really sums up everything. In particular, I really like his comparison of the Progressives to an ideological mafia. "How devoted are you to diversity and inclusion? It'd be a real shame if it turned out you didn't care about those things as much as we do, because then we'd have to break your legs!"

This entire nonsense came after the Hallmark Channel pulled some pro-LGBT advertisements off their channel after being pressured by Christian activists. This led to a progressive backlash that forced the Hallmark Channel to apologize and announce its new commitment to diversity.

That's the context for this stinker of an article, which claims that Hallmark movies "constitute the Platonic ideal of fascist propaganda." Why? Well four reasons:

1. Because Nazis approved of wholesome family movies, and the Hallmark Channel has wholesome family movies. Only Fascists are interested in family values, after all.
2. The movie promotes "normality" because there aren't enough homosexuals or non-white people in the movie.
3. The movies are sentimental garbage, lacking in emotional depth. This is because emotional depth incites empathy, "the greatest single threat to the to the authoritarian mindset." Therefore, any movie lacking in emotional depth is authoritarian.
4. Wholesomeness is opposed to cosmopolitan diversity, and is thus fascistic.

These arguments, to say the least, leave a lot to be desired. The whole thing is filled the most ludicrous applications of Godwin's Law. As if only a fascist would support family values or oppose diversity. As if shallow entertainment is ipso facto authoritarian because it doesn't elicit "empathy." In fact, I find the claim that "the authoritarian mindset" is opposed to empathy to be contestable. Didn't the Nazis feel empathy towards their Volk? Didn't Italian fascists feel empathy to their fellow countrymen? True, they didn't universalize this empathy, but how many of us are actually capable of such empathy? I doubt anybody on the Left is capable of it. And the claim that opposing cosmopolitanism is inherently "fascistic" is laughable.

In any case, I think there are some good explanations for what's going on behind the scenes.

First, we have to understand how the LGBT movement is attempting to further promote itself. In the wake of reaching record numbers of LGBT regulars on primetime television, the activist organization GLAAD has called for 20% of primetime television characters to be gay, bisexual, transgender, or some form of Tumblr nonsense by 2025 (link here). This is in spite of the fact that only about 5% of the population identifies as LGBT. They aren't looking for "representation." They are looking for cultural dominance. The entire Hallmark Channel nonsense is one part of a wider program to promote "LGBTQ acceptance." This article by Edward Feser explains the psychology behind this phenomenon, and I highly recommend you check it out.

Second, we can see that these LGBT activist organizations are far more powerful than anything the oh-so-spooky theocrats, at least in a cultural context. The worst a Christian group can do is threaten "controversy." If an LGBT organization labels you "homophobic" or "transphobic," you are done. Just ask Brendan Eich, a CEO of Mozilla Firefox forced to resign because he donated money to oppose gay marriage. Nobody's going to get you fired for being "Christophobic" though. Both sides pressured the Hallmark Channel, but we can see which group it ultimately bent the knee to. That's basically a microcosm of what's happening in our society.

 

[CarlManvers2019]

Didn't the Nazis feel empathy towards their Volk? Didn't Italian fascists feel empathy to their fellow countrymen? True, they didn't universalize this empathy, but how many of us are actually capable of such empathy? I doubt anybody on the Left is capable of it.

Dude, plenty of people barely know history in detail and probably can barely name any nazi outside of Hitler

Also, as far as they are concerned, Nazi’s only exist to be punched, they’re not people

They’re just some ridiculously evil NPCs

 

[DarthOne]

This sort of nonsense is going to backfire on LGBT groups. People are getting sick of them forcing themselves into everything and everywhere and shrieking Nazi at everyone who disagrees.

Progressives want to punch Nazis so bad, they’re going to wind up recreating real ones. And they won’t be anywhere as easy to defeat.

 

[CarlManvers2019]

Progressives want to punch Nazis so bad, they’re going to wind up recreating real ones. And they won’t be anywhere as easy to defeat.

Alternatively, they find that they actually ARE responsible for new tolerance and unity between races and sexes.....it's just that while they don't care about who fuck, whether you have a dick or pussy or your skin color is different, they DO care what you believe or say again and again and what you do that affects everyday life and entertainment and public view.

 

[Lanmandragon]

Honestly this is great if something as milquetoast as Hallmark is triggering them. Then it should he clear to any even vaguley normal person. That they're definition of "Nazi" is ridiculous.

 

[DarthOne]

Alternatively, they find that they actually ARE responsible for new tolerance and unity between races and sexes.....it's just that while they don't care about who fuck, whether you have a dick or pussy or your skin color is different, they DO care what you believe or say again and again and what you do that affects everyday life and entertainment and public view.

Possibly. Though given how SJW/progressive types usually act and how much influence they have, I don’t think they’ll realize until things take a turn for the worse. Assuming they realize at all. No self awareness, remember

 

[Tiamat]

And the Cultural Revolution continues.... 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

 

[CarlManvers2019]

Possibly. Though given how SJW/progressive types usually act and how much influence they have, I don’t think they’ll realize until things take a turn for the worse. Assuming they realize at all. No self awareness, remember

I wouldn’t say they have no self awareness, they react badly to actual arguments and have to gaslight because they know they’re wrong and can’t win an argument without cowing the opposition or driving them all away

 

[Basileus_Komnenos]

I guess its because I'm part of the younger Generation Z, but what is Hallmark? The only time I've every really heard of this network was when this controversy emerged. I guess I'm not familiar with these networks as I only really use things like Youtube, Netflix, Disney Plus, etc. for my entertainment rather than cable. My parents cut the cord a long time ago.

 

[Urabrask Revealed]

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And then LGBT organizations wonder why they are losing more and more support among the youths...

 

[CarlManvers2019]

And then LGBT organizations wonder why they are losing more and more support among the youths...

How many people are even LGBT to begin with?

 

[The Name of Love]

I guess its because I'm part of the younger Generation Z, but what is Hallmark? The only time I've every really heard of this network was when this controversy emerged. I guess I'm not familiar with these networks as I only really use things like Youtube, Netflix, Disney Plus, etc. for my entertainment rather than cable. My parents cut the cord a long time ago.

The Hallmark Channel is a cable TV channel that mainly appeals to middle class American boomers. The channel runs nothing but its own content. The channel's content consists only in movies that basically have the same plot: a guy and a girl meet; one of them is relaxed and the other is hard-working. One of them usually is divorced and/or a widow(er) with a kid. Over the course of the movie, the two grow closer, and the "hard-working" person in the couple is forced to chose between their career or their new relationship. They choose their relationship, and they all live happily ever after. Their Christmas movies are all like this, except they also talk about "the true meaning of Christmas."

The point is, the Hallmark Channel is milquetoast as fuck. But because it's not "diverse" enough, it's being targeted by the progressive mob.

And then LGBT organizations wonder why they are losing more and more support among the youths...

The funny thing is that support for "LGBT rights" is constant, so the youth aren't exactly becoming hardcore conservatives like myself. They just notice the bad behavior of the actual LGBT people.

 

[CarlManvers2019]

mainly appeals to middle class American boomers

The point is, the Hallmark Channel is milquetoast as fuck. But because it's not "diverse" enough, it's being targeted by the progressive mob.

And that's something they can hate and look down on.

There are lots of things, even sexual violent and fun, sort of things that they can and will look down upon. Both because their parents liked it or because a specific subset of people they don't like and like pissing on like it.

I think they may soon want to remove their old people

 

[DarthOne]

How many people are even LGBT to begin with?

Under ten percent of the US population in America. Though this number often is inflated by including people who, shall we say, ‘experimented’ in their college days.

 

[CarlManvers2019]

Under ten percent of the US population in America. Though this number often is inflated by including people who, shall we say, ‘experimented’ in their college days.

And may just be calling themselves Trans for attention

 

[The Name of Love]

Under ten percent of the US population in America. Though this number often is inflated by including people who, shall we say, ‘experimented’ in their college days.

My source says that it's about ten percent. The "bisexual" population is growing, but the "gay" and "trans" populations are pretty stable.

 

[CarlManvers2019]

My source says that it's about ten percent. The "bisexual" population is growing, but the "gay" and "trans" populations are pretty stable.

Well, if bisexuals include guys who watch male sports, we’re all a little gay sometimes

 

[Cherico]

This sort of nonsense is going to backfire on LGBT groups. People are getting sick of them forcing themselves into everything and everywhere and shrieking Nazi at everyone who disagrees.

Progressives want to punch Nazis so bad, they’re going to wind up recreating real ones. And they won’t be anywhere as easy to defeat.

want to know a dirty secret?

Even gay people are sick of this shit, expecially gay men, best way to become 'that guy' at a gay bar is to talk non stop about SJW crap.

 

[CarlManvers2019]

want to know a dirty secret?

Even gay people are sick of this shit, expecially gay men, best way to become 'that guy' at a gay bar is to talk non stop about SJW crap.

Is “That Guy” even gay to begin with? Also, I think they probably don’t appreciate it when “That Guy” brings over a kid in drag to a gay bar....even get shocked when they got guys among them just going with it and giving money

LGBT only got so accepted by showing themselves to be really normal and decent folks outside being gay or trans.....then again the “fight” is never over

 

[Captain X]

The never-ending revolution, comrade.