(11-01-2017 01:02 PM)UCF08 Wrote: Quote: What I'm saying is that we allow filth to permeate college classrooms and on-campus groups -- under the rallying cry of "academic freedom."
Going to stop you right there, what "filth" are you referring to here? And in what way is it being allowed to "permeate" college classrooms?
http://sexweekut.org/events/
That's just one example.
(11-01-2017 01:02 PM)UCF08 Wrote: Quote: We allow radical groups to engage with impunity on college campuses -- under they rallying cry of "academic freedom."
Which groups are you referring to? In what way are they allowed? Are they provided special treatment? I genuinely don't have any idea what you're referring to.
Do you pay attention to the news? Yes, I know... alot of it's fake. But we can still watch reports and glean information.
Do you deny that radical leftists go to extreme measures to protest conservative speakers at campuses across the country?
Violent or disruptive protests on college campuses in 2017
Heck, here's just one snippet from the article:
Quote:A planned talk at the University of California-Berkeley by polarizing Breitbart News editor Milo Yiannopoulos was canceled Wednesday evening after protesters threw smoke bombs and flares at the student union building where he was scheduled to speak.
(11-01-2017 01:02 PM)UCF08 Wrote: Quote: When somebody says something contrary to the leftist PC mantra the radical left plays the "my feelings are hurt" card.
No, that's your interpretation of that, and it's something that I personally have never said/done, so I don't have any idea what it's doing here.
Yes, it is my interpretation as I process what I see from various media/social media sources.
Remember this? Somebody wrote in chalk on a sidewalk and students freaked out.
Someone wrote ‘Trump 2016’ on Emory’s campus in chalk. Some students said they no longer feel safe.
Do you deny that radical leftists are actively trying to shut down opposing views because those views offend them?
(11-01-2017 01:02 PM)UCF08 Wrote: Quote: Should it really go both ways or should it be consistent?
You've literally provided no specifics, just vague complaints of general acceptance for ideologies you don't care for and an intolerance of ideologies you do care for on college campuses. Honestly, how is someone supposed to genuinely respond to this sort of criticism? Of course I think that colleges shouldn't arbitrarily treat ideologies differently, if that's what you're asking.
You know, I didn't realize you weren't up on current events. I thought they spoke for themselves. I simply provided commentary.
Now I've provided just a few specifics, but there are many more examples.
Please tell me you're not trying to say that college campuses have an equal serving of liberal and conservative elements. Heck, I don't believe it's even 60-40.
You can't possibly believe there's an almost-equal balance among the two.
(11-01-2017 01:02 PM)UCF08 Wrote: Quote: He's a college professor. He gave an alternate view in his own classroom. Granted that view was not SJW-PC approved, but doesn't he qualify for "academic freedom?"
First of all, it wasn't a genuine reaction, it was a joke that people here don't seem to get because their Overton window is so far right that berating a student on social media for daring to not like Trump seems reasonable to those of you here. Even in the set-up to this story it's clearly stated it was a facebook post that the student made and the professor commented on. If you think it's appropriate for a Professor to randomly respond with this on their students Facebook, you have some major issues with not grasping boundaries. But, again, it seems like this was all a joke that went over the heads here.
Actually, his reaction
was over-the-top. It takes satirically defending this type of behavior to force certain people to show their hand.
In one breath the radical leftists say they have to the right to push their views but in another breath they're offended when a non-PC view is pushed. Surely you don't deny this.