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Trigger warnings, safe spaces, and fascism on college campuses
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
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
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
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.
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.
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
"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
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.
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"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
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
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