Exploring what can happen when people think for themselves.
…for ourselves to whom we listen; we don’t need Twitter deciding who we can hear.
Twitter permanently suspends Marjorie Taylor Greene’s personal account
For what it’s worth, I think she’s an idiot. But that doesn’t mean she should be silenced any more than should her equals on the left (for instance, any or all of the so-called “Squad” members).
Really? For conservative children’s books? What’s next?
Facebook ‘permanently’ locks account of conservative children’s book publisher
The reason? Per Facebook: “This ad account, its ads and some of its advertising assets are disabled because it didn’t comply with our policy on Low Quality or Disruptive Content.”
Disruptive content? So if I say something that causes some else to be disruptive, you ban me instead of the disruptors? And what defines “low-quality” content? Isn’t this just a subjective term allowing you to simply ban anyone on a whim?
The real problem with censorship such as this is that we can never really know the root cause or purpose. Is this the case of a private individual expressing their opinion by selectively supporting specific voices, or the case of a private company feeling the regulatory pressure of an administration seeking to limit the voice of its opposition?
While her district is practically in lock-down under mask and vaccination mandates, AOC is in DeSantis’ free state of Florida – a favorite of left-wing attacks regarding COVID response. Interesting that she’d rather spend her time in Florida than with her constituents…
AOC Spotted in Miami Beach as NYC Reports Record Covid Cases
OK, so it’s our right to have children (whether or not we can afford them – don’t worry; the state will pay!) so long as the progressive state/education system is allowed to train them as their “social justice” minions?
One reason for having children is to carry forth both your physical and philosophical essence. Nikole Hannah-Jones suggestion – that we are instead baby factories, pumping out physical likenesses of ourselves for progressive programming – is anathema to existence.
I’m willing to relegate the illiterately-described 3 R’s (Reading, Writing and Arithmetic) to professional teachers. I’m even willing to allow such professionals to impart logic and critical thinking skills to my progeny. But to bypass these logic and critical thinking skills and force-feed students a philosophy that depicts them as either oppressed or oppressor, a philosophy that denigrates the students as well as their parents? I will not stand silent while witnessing such egregious interference in the fundamental right of parenting.
Why should parents have a say in their children’s education, Nikole? So they don’t turn out as hate mongers like you, of course.
From the “WTF?” bin:
Washington state lawmakers introduce bill that would reduce penalties for drive-by shootings
When violent shootings are on the rise, let’s reduce the penalty for one of the more common shooting methods of gangs and other criminal organizations. That’ll work to reduce crime, don’t you think? Better still, the proposed bill will retroactively apply to criminals already sentenced, allowing many to be released with time served.
But wait! There’s more! It’s being done to “…promote racial equity…” (of course). How is this not racist? After all, it’s essentially saying that most drive by shooters are minorities.
You can’t make this sh!t up…
Sometimes you just have to laugh at the idiots.
…and the government is intrusive. Welcome to the new world – where no one is responsible for their own actions, instead choosing to rely on the government to protect them from their own stupidity:
Tesla to restrict in-car gaming following federal probe
And you don’t think that kids playing games on their 12.9″ iPad instead isn’t going to be just as distracting? Or are you going to make Apple disable that functionality, too, when in a Tesla?
By refusing to hold people accountable for their actions we are developing a citizenry that’s stupid, lazy, and irresponsible. But, hey – stupid people vote. And that’s all politicians care about…
Whether you agree or not, it seems pretty obvious to me that some politicians have a vested interest in developing racism. Without racism, many of their current “us or them” arguments fail. So policies that promote racism, under the guise of combating it, are expected. However, I think they’ve really outdone themselves this time:
Faced with soaring Ds and Fs, schools are ditching the old way of grading
Some have noted that the purpose of this policy is to “…help students who had been most impacted by the pandemic, especially Black, Latino and low-income students.” But is this really the right approach to this problem? And what do you think will be the unintended (or possibly intended) consequences of such “help”?
Lowering the bar will only produce a lower outcome for the students that the policy is meant to help. It will not prevent failure; it will simply mask it with the appearance of success. But what will happen when the public – and, in particular, employers – are forced to gauge the readiness of those “helped” by this policy to perform in the real world? When their performance is compared to that of others? What will happen when employers see that on paper their employees are the same, but some cannot perform at the level of their peers? When the only discernible difference between them and their more capable peers is the color of their skin? Do you think that this will reduce or exaggerate racism in our society?
But it gets worse. Another goal of this policy is to “… remove behavior, deadlines and how much work they do from the equation…” for setting grades. But behaving in an appropriate manner, meeting deadlines and completing work are real-world skills. By focusing on the coursework alone and not the social behavior aspects of success in education we are condemning these students to failure as adults. And, once again, it will disproportionally impact those whom the policy is meant to help – Black, Latino and low-income students.
I understand the concern – more students than ever are earning failing grades. But lowering the bar – particularly when it impacts primarily Black and Latino students – will have a long-term negative impact on both the students and racial equality. The solution must be instead to do whatever is necessary to bring all students up to the same bar. And it should not matter why a student needs help; it should be provided based on need and not race or income level. Only then will true equality be attained.
School Board’s Gone Wild, episode #2341:
Texas school board tries censuring conservative members: ‘Naked political hit job’
Take a look at the second picture in the article, showing the reduction in seating for the board meetings. The school board has reduced public seating (and thus the number who can attend, effectively shutting out public attendance) from >100 seats for earlier meetings to only 18 for the meeting in question. If a board member wants to question this decision, so be it. It’s not an insurrection; so why the harsh response? Maybe the board president doesn’t want others to see the man (or, in this case, woman) behind the curtain (The teacher’s union, maybe? CRT advocates? COVID as a crisis to be leveraged? Who knows…).
Also, while the two conservative board members are using their own funds in their legal battle, the liberal board members are using public money. In other words, no matter how wrong they might be, the liberal board members have nothing to lose in raising a legal fight they can’t win. After all, it’s not their money; it’s yours!
I’m tired of politicians (yes, even school board members) forgetting that government in a free society exists by the consent of the governed.
How disconnected is Hillary Clinton from reality? She thinks that if Trump won election in 2024 that it “…could be the end of our democracy…” ?
Hillary Clinton says Americans won’t ‘recognize our country’ if Trump wins in 2024
If Trump wins as the result of a democratic election process wouldn’t that mean democracy was renewed? After all, democracy isn’t only defined as when your choice prevails….
Maybe Hilary should go back to giving victory speeches for elections she didn’t win.