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  • jon-nycJ Offline
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    They’ll end up, after a lot of drama, with the same formula they use every time they have a trifecta: take away health care and food assistance from low income families and use the money to fund tax cuts for their donors.

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      I guess this may have indirectly to do with the Palestine protests.

      Education is extremely important.

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      • LuFins DadL Offline
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        Maybe the pendulum IS starting to slow… Not ready to say it’s swinging the other way yet, but it appears to be at about the apex…

        The Brad

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          Glenn Loury (in the interview I posted about this morning) said that we’ve passed peak woke.

          That may well change if Trump is elected. We’ll see

          They’ll end up, after a lot of drama, with the same formula they use every time they have a trifecta: take away health care and food assistance from low income families and use the money to fund tax cuts for their donors.

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            Applicants were required to submit “a statement regarding their views on diversity, inclusion, and belonging, including past and current contributions as well as their vision and plans for the future in these areas”.

            That is pretty bad.

            I can't imagine more than a handful of DEIs going along with something like that.

            I guess everyone was going along with it, until now.

            That is scary.

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              Seriously though, good on MIT to end it. Let’s hope more follow.

              They’ll end up, after a lot of drama, with the same formula they use every time they have a trifecta: take away health care and food assistance from low income families and use the money to fund tax cuts for their donors.

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                I'll believe it is over if I see a white man in a TV commercial who isn't an idiot.

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                • CopperC Copper

                  I'll believe it is over if I see a white man in a TV commercial who isn't an idiot.

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                  @Copper said in MIT ends compulsory political statements:

                  I'll believe it is over if I see a white man in a TV commercial who isn't an idiot.

                  Give it time. The Jews own Hollywood and Madison Avenue.

                  “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                  Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                  • CopperC Copper

                    I'll believe it is over if I see a white man in a TV commercial who isn't an idiot.

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                    @Copper said in MIT ends compulsory political statements:

                    I'll believe it is over if I see a white man in a TV commercial who isn't an idiot.

                    Good point. My company had a 50 page benefits guide during open enrollment and lots of stock images of families and people being healthy. It took like 23 pages before I found a white couple.

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                    • 89th8 89th

                      @Copper said in MIT ends compulsory political statements:

                      I'll believe it is over if I see a white man in a TV commercial who isn't an idiot.

                      Good point. My company had a 50 page benefits guide during open enrollment and lots of stock images of families and people being healthy. It took like 23 pages before I found a white couple.

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                      @89th said in MIT ends compulsory political statements:

                      It took like 23 pages before I found a white couple.

                      How long before you found a white heterosexual couple?

                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                      • George KG George K

                        @89th said in MIT ends compulsory political statements:

                        It took like 23 pages before I found a white couple.

                        How long before you found a white heterosexual couple?

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                        @George-K said in MIT ends compulsory political statements:

                        @89th said in MIT ends compulsory political statements:

                        It took like 23 pages before I found a white couple.

                        How long before you found a white heterosexual couple?

                        Don’t forget Cis

                        The Brad

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                          Seriously, though? Any chance that when the pendulum swings back that we can go through a 20-30 year period of semi-libertarian principles where the government just stays out of things as much as possible?

                          The Brad

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                            Before we go through an equivalent period of right-wing zealotry matching the left?

                            The Brad

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                              Unfortunately, and I hope I'm wrong and I know every "youth" generation is further left than their parents, BUT... it seems there is a strong foundation of left-leaning ideals embedded in youths today that'll slowly push out conservative ideals as their cohort ages....eventually seeing a permanent minority across all age groups for conservative principles.

                              In other words, kids are so comfortable with concepts today that would've been insanity 30 years ago, such as gay marriage or men dressing up as women, and also comfortable with heavy government reliance and involvement... it's hard to see them grow out of such a mindset. Damn whippersnappers.

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                              • 89th8 89th

                                Unfortunately, and I hope I'm wrong and I know every "youth" generation is further left than their parents, BUT... it seems there is a strong foundation of left-leaning ideals embedded in youths today that'll slowly push out conservative ideals as their cohort ages....eventually seeing a permanent minority across all age groups for conservative principles.

                                In other words, kids are so comfortable with concepts today that would've been insanity 30 years ago, such as gay marriage or men dressing up as women, and also comfortable with heavy government reliance and involvement... it's hard to see them grow out of such a mindset. Damn whippersnappers.

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                                @89th said in MIT ends compulsory political statements:

                                Damn whippersnappers.

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                                "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

                                  Seriously, though? Any chance that when the pendulum swings back that we can go through a 20-30 year period of semi-libertarian principles where the government just stays out of things as much as possible?

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                                  @LuFins-Dad said in MIT ends compulsory political statements:

                                  Seriously, though? Any chance that when the pendulum swings back that we can go through a 20-30 year period of semi-libertarian principles where the government just stays out of things as much as possible?

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                                  “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                  • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

                                    Before we go through an equivalent period of right-wing zealotry matching the left?

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                                    @LuFins-Dad said in MIT ends compulsory political statements:

                                    Before we go through an equivalent period of right-wing zealotry matching the left?

                                    Much more realistic.

                                    “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                    • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

                                      Before we go through an equivalent period of right-wing zealotry matching the left?

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                                      @LuFins-Dad said in MIT ends compulsory political statements:

                                      Before we go through an equivalent period of right-wing zealotry matching the left?

                                      What might that look like?

                                      Other than throwing everybody into prison who ever wrote any online criticism of Donald Trump, I mean. That's obviously a done deal, but beyond that, what would a right-wing zealotry period look like?

                                      Education is extremely important.

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                                      • 89th8 89th

                                        Unfortunately, and I hope I'm wrong and I know every "youth" generation is further left than their parents, BUT... it seems there is a strong foundation of left-leaning ideals embedded in youths today that'll slowly push out conservative ideals as their cohort ages....eventually seeing a permanent minority across all age groups for conservative principles.

                                        In other words, kids are so comfortable with concepts today that would've been insanity 30 years ago, such as gay marriage or men dressing up as women, and also comfortable with heavy government reliance and involvement... it's hard to see them grow out of such a mindset. Damn whippersnappers.

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                                        @89th said in MIT ends compulsory political statements:

                                        Unfortunately, and I hope I'm wrong and I know every "youth" generation is further left than their parents, BUT... it seems there is a strong foundation of left-leaning ideals embedded in youths today that'll slowly push out conservative ideals as their cohort ages....eventually seeing a permanent minority across all age groups for conservative principles.

                                        In other words, kids are so comfortable with concepts today that would've been insanity 30 years ago, such as gay marriage or men dressing up as women, and also comfortable with heavy government reliance and involvement... it's hard to see them grow out of such a mindset. Damn whippersnappers.

                                        1960's.

                                        But without the affluence.

                                        “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                                        Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                                        • 89th8 89th

                                          Unfortunately, and I hope I'm wrong and I know every "youth" generation is further left than their parents, BUT... it seems there is a strong foundation of left-leaning ideals embedded in youths today that'll slowly push out conservative ideals as their cohort ages....eventually seeing a permanent minority across all age groups for conservative principles.

                                          In other words, kids are so comfortable with concepts today that would've been insanity 30 years ago, such as gay marriage or men dressing up as women, and also comfortable with heavy government reliance and involvement... it's hard to see them grow out of such a mindset. Damn whippersnappers.

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                                          @89th said in MIT ends compulsory political statements:

                                          Unfortunately, and I hope I'm wrong and I know every "youth" generation is further left than their parents, BUT... it seems there is a strong foundation of left-leaning ideals embedded in youths today that'll slowly push out conservative ideals as their cohort ages....eventually seeing a permanent minority across all age groups for conservative principles.

                                          In other words, kids are so comfortable with concepts today that would've been insanity 30 years ago, such as gay marriage or men dressing up as women, and also comfortable with heavy government reliance and involvement... it's hard to see them grow out of such a mindset. Damn whippersnappers.

                                          Actually, it looks like more boys are trending conservative and are becoming less likely to attend college, which is limiting some of the indoctrination coming from the left. It also seems likely that parents are keeping a much closer eye on what is being taught in the school curriculums and in the classroom. I expect there to be some sweeping changes in the public school systems tamping down the rhetoric and indoctrination, and I think you will see more subtle shifts at the collegiate level. There were 2 major victories at colleges just this past week.

                                          The Brad

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