This is one of those areas where I wish I could  say “I told you so” but there’s nobody to really say it to. Recently, I put up a video on the channel that I knew would be unpopular with certain segments of the atheist community. I knew that at least some people would just freak out and, sadly, I wasn’t remotely mistaken.

Sorry, if you can’t think about things and just have to react, then you are exercising cult-like thinking. That is not something that you should be proud of.

I really wish I could have posted before the video went live what would happen because I knew that it would. It always does. If nothing else, this was good for getting rid of some of the dead wood that’s been hanging around. I make videos for smart people. That’s why my channel tagline is “exposing stupidity wherever it hides” and that goes for political stupidity as well as religious. There are no double standards as I continue to say. Think rationally or go the hell away.

What caused it was when I went vaguely political, which was actually part of the article that I was responding to. They went full Trump Derangement Syndrome and I commented on it. I’d said that I’d voted for Trump twice, actually voting against the idiot Democrat on the  ticket, but I wasn’t going to vote for him again because I was sick of voting for the lesser of the two evils. Of course, that made people freak out.

“I am disappointed by  your political position so I’m going to downvote you!” That’s not a direct quote but you can find it of  you go and look at the video comments. Big deal. Take your virtue signaling and shove it where the sun don’t shine. Granted, I didn’t say that. I said something like “whatever” and I figure he just unsubscribed. A couple of people have. I knew they would. This is just childish and the children can go home where they belong. As I said at the very top, if you can only react emotionally, then you’re in a cult. Go somewhere else that your cult-like feelings are pandered to. You won’t find it here.

The only rational way to handle disagreement is through intelligent conversation. I was perfectly willing to have it in the comments if anyone had bothered. Surprisingly, even though people said they were going to downvote me, no one has, at least so far, even the guy who said he would. My votes are all positive. That’s not something that I would have predicted.

So far though, the people who have been negative about my voting record haven’t wanted to engage in any discussion. Most people on the far left don’t and I have no idea what any of their political positions actually are. I could defend myself, but I don’t see any takers, which is also a little surprising, but my channel isn’t about politics anyhow so it’s probably best that I don’t have to. Anyone who is unhappy over an off-handed comment? Find another channel to watch. Go right ahead. It doesn’t bother me at all.

I think that fact is probably what’s going to burn the backsides of a lot of people. The fact that I don’t care. A lot of people expect that the second anyone complains, they’re going to beg for forgiveness. Nope, I won’t do that. You can’t cancel me. I just don’t care. I’m going to say what I’m going to say, watch it or not. It’s why I’ve never cared about what happens on social media. It’s a waste of time. I’m not there trying to make a buck. Watch or don’t. Support me or don’t. I just don’t care.

The thing that these people hate the most is not being taken seriously. I bet there are a couple of people fuming right now. Everyone else seems to be taking it in the spirit it was intended. Good thing I have a generally intelligent, rational audience.