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  • #901
    Originally posted by Katy Lied View Post
    Today the students in my son's high school walked out of classes over gun violence. Parents were emailed a warning that this would happen, where it would happen, and that it would be 17 minutes long. Students could opt to participate or not. If they did, they were escorted by school security to an indoor auditorium where they milled around for 17 minutes. If they opted out, they remained in class where they milled around for 17 minutes waiting for the other students to return. For kids that were at lunch, another 17-minute protest session was scheduled for 2nd lunch period.

    Even the student protests are snowflakish. No risk, no passion, just a mild interest in the change in routine.
    It’s almost like it’s been organized by the school. Real protesters would refuse to be shepherded into the auditorium.


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    "Discipleship is not a spectator sport. We cannot expect to experience the blessing of faith by standing inactive on the sidelines any more than we can experience the benefits of health by sitting on a sofa watching sporting events on television and giving advice to the athletes. And yet for some, “spectator discipleship” is a preferred if not primary way of worshipping." -Pres. Uchtdorf

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    • #902
      Originally posted by Katy Lied View Post
      Today the students in my son's high school walked out of classes over gun violence. Parents were emailed a warning that this would happen, where it would happen, and that it would be 17 minutes long. Students could opt to participate or not. If they did, they were escorted by school security to an indoor auditorium where they milled around for 17 minutes. If they opted out, they remained in class where they milled around for 17 minutes waiting for the other students to return. For kids that were at lunch, another 17-minute protest session was scheduled for 2nd lunch period.

      Even the student protests are snowflakish. No risk, no passion, just a mild interest in the change in routine.
      They did the same thing at Marley's school. I told her to walk outside anyway if she wanted to, that she wouldn't get in trouble with us so long as she wasn't verbally disrespectful. Her response, "I'm trying to get into the Governor's School, remember? If I get suspended, that dream is gone."

      Smart kid.
      "Yeah, but never trust a Ph.D who has an MBA as well. The PhD symbolizes intelligence and discipline. The MBA symbolizes lust for power." -- Katy Lied

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      • #903
        HA! Apparently, Jack walked out today. The cowardly lion (you'll get this nickname if you've ever met him) did something brave! I'm kind of shocked.
        "Yeah, but never trust a Ph.D who has an MBA as well. The PhD symbolizes intelligence and discipline. The MBA symbolizes lust for power." -- Katy Lied

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        • #904
          Originally posted by tooblue View Post
          Is there another thread, about higher education?
          Ha. Tons of them. For starters:

          http://www.cougarstadium.com/showthr...cation-Defense

          This thread is about trigger warnings, safe spaces, yada yada...
          "There is no creature more arrogant than a self-righteous libertarian on the web, am I right? Those folks are just intolerable."
          "It's no secret that the great American pastime is no longer baseball. Now it's sanctimony." -- Guy Periwinkle, The Nix.
          "Juilliardk N I ibuprofen Hyu I U unhurt u" - creekster

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          • #905
            Originally posted by Jeff Lebowski View Post
            Ha. Tons of them. For starters:

            http://www.cougarstadium.com/showthr...cation-Defense

            This thread is about trigger warnings, safe spaces, yada yada...
            My bad ... move stuff there if you need to.

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            • #906
              Driving through the Navajo Reservation yesterday the Red Mesa High School Redskins made me think of how some of the trigger warning people would respond to that.
              Get confident, stupid
              -landpoke

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              • #907
                Originally posted by HuskyFreeNorthwest View Post
                Driving through the Navajo Reservation yesterday the Red Mesa High School Redskins made me think of how some of the trigger warning people would respond to that.
                Differently for a Native high school than an NFL team.

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                • #908
                  Originally posted by frank ryan View Post
                  Differently for a Native high school than an NFL team.
                  I think you are underestimating their ability to tell people what should and shouldn’t offend them.
                  Get confident, stupid
                  -landpoke

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                  • #909
                    this randa jarra character not mounting a real strong defense of the modern lib arts academy. what a foul person.
                    Te Occidere Possunt Sed Te Edere Non Possunt Nefas Est.

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                    • #910
                      Originally posted by old_gregg View Post
                      this randa jarra character not mounting a real strong defense of the modern lib arts academy. what a foul person.
                      I just looked her up. You're not kidding. She's awful.

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                      • #911
                        Originally posted by old_gregg View Post
                        this randa jarra character not mounting a real strong defense of the modern lib arts academy. what a foul person.
                        She is a clown. Her 15 minutes will be over soon.
                        "There is no creature more arrogant than a self-righteous libertarian on the web, am I right? Those folks are just intolerable."
                        "It's no secret that the great American pastime is no longer baseball. Now it's sanctimony." -- Guy Periwinkle, The Nix.
                        "Juilliardk N I ibuprofen Hyu I U unhurt u" - creekster

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                        • #912
                          The University of Utah has installed a cry closet in the library, complete with stuffed animals.



                          "There is no creature more arrogant than a self-righteous libertarian on the web, am I right? Those folks are just intolerable."
                          "It's no secret that the great American pastime is no longer baseball. Now it's sanctimony." -- Guy Periwinkle, The Nix.
                          "Juilliardk N I ibuprofen Hyu I U unhurt u" - creekster

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                          • #913
                            Together we wept.
                            One of the grandest benefits of the enlightenment was the realization that our moral sense must be based on the welfare of living individuals, not on their immortal souls. Honest and passionate folks can strongly disagree regarding spiritual matters, so it's imperative that we not allow such considerations to infringe on the real happiness of real people.

                            Woot

                            I believe religion has much inherent good and has born many good fruits.
                            SU

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                            • #914
                              Originally posted by Jeff Lebowski View Post
                              The University of Utah has installed a cry closet in the library, complete with stuffed animals.



                              That is incredible.

                              Apparently this is the Cry Closet Creator:



                              This person's name is Nemo. I use the term "person" because, well....

                              https://attheu.utah.edu/home-page/hu...u-nemo-miller/
                              Ain't it like most people, I'm no different. We love to talk on things we don't know about.

                              "The only one of us who is so significant that Jeff owes us something simply because he decided to grace us with his presence is falafel." -- All-American

                              GIVE 'EM HELL, BRIGHAM!

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                              • #915
                                Also, I can't quite tell, but maybe the Cry Closet is a joke?



                                Ain't it like most people, I'm no different. We love to talk on things we don't know about.

                                "The only one of us who is so significant that Jeff owes us something simply because he decided to grace us with his presence is falafel." -- All-American

                                GIVE 'EM HELL, BRIGHAM!

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