The creepy cult of modern faux liberalism

Sorry, David, but I think you are kind of arguing around the topic, as if to say what is wrong if the kids protest per se.  No, indeed, nothing wrong if they engage the professor in such a confrontational manner but they would get more sympathy if the cause they were fighting for was actually admirable.  Halloween costumes, seriously?  Really how far removed is this from school kids protesting somebody wore a costume just to make fun of him and not getting into the spirit of things?  Don't like their costumes...well, wear one that you think won't go down well with them.  I have seen a video shot in a London commuter train where a British lady, most likely drunk, actually abused a Pakistani sitting next to her for his race, claiming he was stealing their jobs and all that.  He simply started chanting Pakistan Zindabad to give her the rise.  What the lady said was wrong but how a person responds to such barbs also reveals a lot about themselves.  

Edited by rogerthat - November 10 2015 at 23:45

What also baffles me is that while these people will get upset to the point of almost emotional collapse over a white guy wearing a sombrero at a private party, or a book in the studen library that contains a refernce to rape or a a racist term, you'll never see them actually protesting against the brutal treatment of women and ethnic minorities in other countries that the US allies itself too.

I suspect many couldn't find Saudi on a map, but will know the every thought and Tweet of Caitlyn Jenner. Perhaps they don't want to make an issue of Saudis beheading women in the street and locking up rape victims, incase their fellow cult members think they're being racist and excommunicate them!

Blacksword wrote: What also baffles me is that while these people will get upset to the point of almost emotional collapse over a white guy wearing a sombrero at a private party, or a book in the studen library that contains a refernce to rape or a a racist term, you'll never see them actually protesting against the brutal treatment of women and ethnic minorities in other countries that the US allies itself too. I suspect many couldn't find Saudi on a map, but will know the every thought and Tweet of Caitlyn Jenner. Perhaps they don't want to make an issue of Saudis beheading women in the street and locking up rape victims, incase their fellow cult members think they're being racist and excommunicate them!

Atavachron wrote: ^ Emails are one of the mediums of modern debate and protest.   Flickering light on a screen is no less powerful than any other mode of communication.   Television has proved that over and over again.

All it is is communication. Which can include verbal abuse, but that was not present here. I was contrasting with the atrocities that prompted the more extreme measures of the Civil Rights movement. 

Atavachron wrote: ^ I'm starting to wonder who the spoiled, naive ones really are.

Polymorphia wrote: Atavachron wrote: ^ I'm starting to wonder who the spoiled, naive ones really are. I've not a single time called anybody spoiled or naive, so you can stop the public masturbation.

Don't knock masturbation; it's sex with someone I love.

I get that.  But what I find funny is you go to these great lengths to defend the outrage of students in the same breath that you keep blasting people who have expressed their views (adversely) on this topic.  Um, exactly how is internet not a part of the same reality?  So...the reality is that perhaps a parent on these students is a prog rock fan and reading this topic and feeling his/her blood boil at the things said about precious.  Well, fair dinkum, huh.  If something goes viral, any tom, dick and harry can express an opinion on it.  And now, there's now college admin to complain to to stop them from doing so.  Which is why the professor's advice was perhaps more sage than you give it credit for.  

rogerthat wrote: I get that.  But what I find funny is you go to these great lengths to defend the outrage of students in the same breath that you keep blasting people who have expressed their views (adversely) on this topic.

  How is that contradictory?

rogerthat wrote: Atavachron wrote: rogerthat wrote: I get that.  But what I find funny is you go to these great lengths to defend the outrage of students in the same breath that you keep blasting people who have expressed their views (adversely) on this topic.      How is that contradictory? Of course it is.  If you have no objection to the students using whatever mode of protest they see fit to vent their anger, what's wrong with a bunch of people commenting on the news story about it?  For reasons best known to yourself, you give the impression of going to great lengths to shield the students from criticism, urging everyone not to judge them even though one of the students actually called the prof disgusting, a highly judgmental thing to say.

That's a circular argument if I've ever heard one.  If you want to play that game, ask yourself why you so strongly object to my stance.  We could do that all night, y'know?






Edited by Atavachron - November 11 2015 at 01:01

Okay -