I have to give the man credit.
If you had a incumbent congressman who had been in DC for a quarter-Century, become a multi-millionaire living above his reported means from all the usual congressional hijynx, who had accomplished nothing, you wouldnt think too many would be eager to defend him. You would figure that only the most ignorant and ill-informed would consider him an "outsider", and even the most gullible would be suspicious of his claimed intent to bring change to the system.
Add in that he publicly has championed for his entire time in politics, about 35 years, the idea that all jobs should pay the same; no, not a raise so that high school kids slinging burgers on the weekend earn as much as doctors and lawyers. No. Rather, a pay cut so that everyone (other than politicians, of course) earns as little as the burger slingers.
Add to that his biggest popularity is the 18-25 age bracket. The internet has been scrubbed pretty good of all the times he pushed for re-instating the draft during the 90s. His biggest fans are the people he wants to force into military service. He doesnt want to do it for war or anything like that. Oh no. He just feels its "unfair" that so many poor and middle class people, just starting out in life, use a contracted term or two in the Service to help them get an advantage, that leg up to stable middle class; the GI Bill, training in a career path, and a few years of "free room and board". (we in the service often joke that its illegal to charge for the quality of accommodations we get) No, his idea of "fair", was to force people into service, unwillingly, because "the rich should serve too." Well, except that they do, usually as officers. There are some perks to being able to go to college before joining, instead of joining to pay for going.
The fact that Bernie Sanders has been able to do this, be open about it, and still get 88% support from the 18-25 age bracket, as well as his numbers in the other brackets;
Ya gotta give the man credit. This is as good a con job. I dont know if he's this slick, the media's working this hard to help him, or that his target audience is really so easy to deceive.
Friday, December 25, 2015
Sunday, December 20, 2015
What happened to college?
Once upon a time....
Yeah, it seems like a fairy tail, its been so long ago. Colleges used to prepare young dumb kids for a brutal cruel demanding world that required educated, precision, correct responses at the drop of a hat. College was needed for the kind of jobs that gave you stress-induced heart attacks at 40. They wanted you exposed to as many ideas, as many experiences, and as much pressure as possible, to prove you would survive the jungle outside the walls and succeed.
Today, universities fire their deans for the "horrid" mistake of pointing out that people have a constitutional right to free speech. In Ohio, a university is seeing protests because its catered cafeteria doesnt make food "properly" and authentic. Now, its not telling Jews to eat pork, or anything like that, that would be understandable. No. The students are complaining that the kitchen uses steamed chicken instead of fried chicken for the Chinese food; that the cafeteria used the wrong kind of bread for sandwiches.
Our nation is about to start yet another debate concerning if we should send these pampered meat-heads into the desert to fight a war, and the young fools are worried about how "racist" it is to serve fried chicken with a biscuit instead of cornbread. They want whole sections of the university walled off where you arent allowed to talk unless you say things they approve of; they think that is free speech.
I see overgrown children who want smoking banned entirely from the nation, but want legalized smoking of pot. The few sober enough to comprehend that smoke from marijuana is as bad or worse health-wise, pretend to be wise as they try to spit out, in what I like to call moron-ese: "but yer too stoned to care, bra." The great wisdom of these, our future leaders, is that they care only about the dangers of smoking because it doesnt get them more high. The amount of effort that must go into maintaining such willful ignorance must be applauded.
Then we have the great debate of "what is a man?" And they dont ask it for philosophical questions, but because some perv wants to use the ladies locker room to shower, claiming his right to be a girl trumps their right to privacy. And the college students mostly agree with this. It really does present an puzzling dilemma; of there actually is a difference between the genders, aside from plumbing; something intrinsically changed from the one to the other so greatly, that we must proscribe multiple surgeries, years of therapy, and a lifetime of hormone therapy....
Then we also admit that Feminists of the last 70 years (at least) have been wrong when they said there was no difference.
This time is producing a people who think their rights trump everyone else's. They think they have a right not to be offended. Those great motivational posters that say your the star of your life and the world is a stage? They misunderstood that to mean that anyone else cared to buy a ticket. The sooner we get back to the understanding that your rights end at your finger-tips, and that no one is watching your life because they're too busy trying to live theirs, the better our world will be. College used to teach these lessons, with some very rough efficiency. It should go back to that.
Yeah, it seems like a fairy tail, its been so long ago. Colleges used to prepare young dumb kids for a brutal cruel demanding world that required educated, precision, correct responses at the drop of a hat. College was needed for the kind of jobs that gave you stress-induced heart attacks at 40. They wanted you exposed to as many ideas, as many experiences, and as much pressure as possible, to prove you would survive the jungle outside the walls and succeed.
Today, universities fire their deans for the "horrid" mistake of pointing out that people have a constitutional right to free speech. In Ohio, a university is seeing protests because its catered cafeteria doesnt make food "properly" and authentic. Now, its not telling Jews to eat pork, or anything like that, that would be understandable. No. The students are complaining that the kitchen uses steamed chicken instead of fried chicken for the Chinese food; that the cafeteria used the wrong kind of bread for sandwiches.
Our nation is about to start yet another debate concerning if we should send these pampered meat-heads into the desert to fight a war, and the young fools are worried about how "racist" it is to serve fried chicken with a biscuit instead of cornbread. They want whole sections of the university walled off where you arent allowed to talk unless you say things they approve of; they think that is free speech.
I see overgrown children who want smoking banned entirely from the nation, but want legalized smoking of pot. The few sober enough to comprehend that smoke from marijuana is as bad or worse health-wise, pretend to be wise as they try to spit out, in what I like to call moron-ese: "but yer too stoned to care, bra." The great wisdom of these, our future leaders, is that they care only about the dangers of smoking because it doesnt get them more high. The amount of effort that must go into maintaining such willful ignorance must be applauded.
Then we have the great debate of "what is a man?" And they dont ask it for philosophical questions, but because some perv wants to use the ladies locker room to shower, claiming his right to be a girl trumps their right to privacy. And the college students mostly agree with this. It really does present an puzzling dilemma; of there actually is a difference between the genders, aside from plumbing; something intrinsically changed from the one to the other so greatly, that we must proscribe multiple surgeries, years of therapy, and a lifetime of hormone therapy....
Then we also admit that Feminists of the last 70 years (at least) have been wrong when they said there was no difference.
This time is producing a people who think their rights trump everyone else's. They think they have a right not to be offended. Those great motivational posters that say your the star of your life and the world is a stage? They misunderstood that to mean that anyone else cared to buy a ticket. The sooner we get back to the understanding that your rights end at your finger-tips, and that no one is watching your life because they're too busy trying to live theirs, the better our world will be. College used to teach these lessons, with some very rough efficiency. It should go back to that.
Saturday, December 19, 2015
Marriage Hell
I know that marriage customs vary from country to country and in different religions, but sometimes, a bad idea is just a bad idea, no matter where you live.
In Saudi Arabia, this guy and his wife are living the traditional way. Apparently, that includes his mother living in the house. So Mom accused the wife of kissing a camel, and demanding there be a divorce. The wife says its because she hasnt had any kids yet. And, sadly, I can believe that. Ive heard of Mothers-in-law doing worse.
I wont blame this on Islam or politics or anything else. Most all of human history tends to show mother-in-law living with you is a disaster waiting to happen. I give the guy credit for trying. I dont know if its a cultural thing, or if he was just trying to be a good son. But that was destined for trouble.
Of course, this quote
But you do have to wonder just how well your wife and mom are going to get along after something like this.
In Saudi Arabia, this guy and his wife are living the traditional way. Apparently, that includes his mother living in the house. So Mom accused the wife of kissing a camel, and demanding there be a divorce. The wife says its because she hasnt had any kids yet. And, sadly, I can believe that. Ive heard of Mothers-in-law doing worse.
I wont blame this on Islam or politics or anything else. Most all of human history tends to show mother-in-law living with you is a disaster waiting to happen. I give the guy credit for trying. I dont know if its a cultural thing, or if he was just trying to be a good son. But that was destined for trouble.
Of course, this quote
Is up for all kinds of jokes. Im gonna leave that low-hanging fruit alone.The woman has defended the intimate exchange, insisting the kiss was innocent
But you do have to wonder just how well your wife and mom are going to get along after something like this.
Communist child raising?
I saw that as the lead-in for a Christmas article. It was on how children shouldnt have to share everything. When I was growing up, we never thought twice about having to share; we were taught it was a value, and a sign of being a good person. But then, our family was poor, with Dad working 2 jobs (3 during the holiday season) and mom also working 2. We shared because...well, thats all there was.
However, today we live in a society where people claim "Afluenza" (being so rich and privileged they never learn right from wrong) Just look at the "Occupy" fools of a few years back; they claimed to hate corporations, yet everything they owned was corporate logo. Protesting was trendy, but they werent about to give up their fashionable name brands.
I understand all to well the desire to want to be different from our parents, to let our children have a better life than we did, and its true that this is how the "experts" (it always gets me how society takes advice on child-raising from shrinks that never had kids) told us to raise them.
Well, except that now, those PhD professors/quacks that told us they were so much better and knew so much more are saying that the kids these days are stupid, self-centered, lacking any sense of responsibility, yada yada yada; in short, most the kids entering college today, raised the way these "experts" said to, are about as useful as tits on a boar hog.
The over-grown children think they should have anything they want, and they should have it now; its "unfair" to expect them to work for it. (That was the real motivator of the Occupy movement; they didnt want to change the system, they were just mad they had to earn their way to the top instead of jumping to it immediately) Basically, you're dealing with toddler mentality in 20 year old bodies.
But I dont actually blame anyone for this. We, parents, educators, "experts", and so on, forgot one of the most basic truths of what it means to be human: You are judged, and given value, by what you endure and overcome, both as a species and individually.
Think about it. Do we care that a skinny 120# man in track shorts can run the 100m dash in under 13 seconds? No. Its expected; the ideal goal is to get under 10 seconds. Do we care when a 300# linebacker in full kit runs the 100m in under 12 seconds? Yes, because that is unusual and challenging. A man bicycling 5 miles isnt impressive, and you wonder why anyone even mentions it. Until you find out the man has no legs. But its not just these sorts of physical contests that win respect. Police daily face danger, putting their lives on the line to enforce the law and protect society. Civilized people respect them for this. Doctors heal the wounded and cure the sick, and so are respected. And so on.
I respect black people of the Baby Boomer generation and before because they actually lived under the sting of government enforced racism; the hatred and bigotry of the Jim Crow laws and the danger from Democrats; publicly during the day, and in their Klan costumes at night. Those that stood up for right truly risked life and limb of themselves and family. And yet, these people braved the dangers, they overcame hate, overcame fear. They won the right to go to public schools, won the right to get college educations, won the right to be equal. And they did it without violence; the black panthers and Malcom X and the rest of the criminals did more to hurt "the cause" than to advance it.
But it is precisely the fact that these citizens - peers and equals to my parents, went on to be doctors, lawyers, judges; Colin Powell rose from a 2nd lieutenant at a time where black lieutenants were killed by their white subordiants, to hold the highest ranks of the armed Forces, both Military and civilian. These brave people rose above the hate, they overcame. They earned respect and honor. And today, too many of their grand children and great grandchildren drop out of school in droves to become criminals, the children claiming they cannot succeed because of the mistreatment of their ancestors.
The children demand respect that no one will grant. They cannot complete basic schooling, act civilized in public, or obey the law. They are considered inferior by many, because they cannot meet these minimum standards society expects of its citizenry; by their choice (though they dont understand it) they are declaring themselves inferior, and then angry that they are treated as such. They endure nothing, they accomplish nothing, they overcome nothing. And so, in the eyes of the world, they are......nothing.
The muslims have an interesting tradition; unfortunately, I never learned its name. But they would take a set time, as much as they could afford (a weekend for the poor, a month for the really rich) and they would walk away from their life. For this time, they would camp, basically; live in tents, carry water and food with them, no electricity, no modern stuff. It was a time to remember how their ancestors lived, get back to nature, and get closer to god. I do believe our society needs something like that.
However, today we live in a society where people claim "Afluenza" (being so rich and privileged they never learn right from wrong) Just look at the "Occupy" fools of a few years back; they claimed to hate corporations, yet everything they owned was corporate logo. Protesting was trendy, but they werent about to give up their fashionable name brands.
I understand all to well the desire to want to be different from our parents, to let our children have a better life than we did, and its true that this is how the "experts" (it always gets me how society takes advice on child-raising from shrinks that never had kids) told us to raise them.
Well, except that now, those PhD professors/quacks that told us they were so much better and knew so much more are saying that the kids these days are stupid, self-centered, lacking any sense of responsibility, yada yada yada; in short, most the kids entering college today, raised the way these "experts" said to, are about as useful as tits on a boar hog.
The over-grown children think they should have anything they want, and they should have it now; its "unfair" to expect them to work for it. (That was the real motivator of the Occupy movement; they didnt want to change the system, they were just mad they had to earn their way to the top instead of jumping to it immediately) Basically, you're dealing with toddler mentality in 20 year old bodies.
But I dont actually blame anyone for this. We, parents, educators, "experts", and so on, forgot one of the most basic truths of what it means to be human: You are judged, and given value, by what you endure and overcome, both as a species and individually.
Think about it. Do we care that a skinny 120# man in track shorts can run the 100m dash in under 13 seconds? No. Its expected; the ideal goal is to get under 10 seconds. Do we care when a 300# linebacker in full kit runs the 100m in under 12 seconds? Yes, because that is unusual and challenging. A man bicycling 5 miles isnt impressive, and you wonder why anyone even mentions it. Until you find out the man has no legs. But its not just these sorts of physical contests that win respect. Police daily face danger, putting their lives on the line to enforce the law and protect society. Civilized people respect them for this. Doctors heal the wounded and cure the sick, and so are respected. And so on.
I respect black people of the Baby Boomer generation and before because they actually lived under the sting of government enforced racism; the hatred and bigotry of the Jim Crow laws and the danger from Democrats; publicly during the day, and in their Klan costumes at night. Those that stood up for right truly risked life and limb of themselves and family. And yet, these people braved the dangers, they overcame hate, overcame fear. They won the right to go to public schools, won the right to get college educations, won the right to be equal. And they did it without violence; the black panthers and Malcom X and the rest of the criminals did more to hurt "the cause" than to advance it.
But it is precisely the fact that these citizens - peers and equals to my parents, went on to be doctors, lawyers, judges; Colin Powell rose from a 2nd lieutenant at a time where black lieutenants were killed by their white subordiants, to hold the highest ranks of the armed Forces, both Military and civilian. These brave people rose above the hate, they overcame. They earned respect and honor. And today, too many of their grand children and great grandchildren drop out of school in droves to become criminals, the children claiming they cannot succeed because of the mistreatment of their ancestors.
The children demand respect that no one will grant. They cannot complete basic schooling, act civilized in public, or obey the law. They are considered inferior by many, because they cannot meet these minimum standards society expects of its citizenry; by their choice (though they dont understand it) they are declaring themselves inferior, and then angry that they are treated as such. They endure nothing, they accomplish nothing, they overcome nothing. And so, in the eyes of the world, they are......nothing.
The muslims have an interesting tradition; unfortunately, I never learned its name. But they would take a set time, as much as they could afford (a weekend for the poor, a month for the really rich) and they would walk away from their life. For this time, they would camp, basically; live in tents, carry water and food with them, no electricity, no modern stuff. It was a time to remember how their ancestors lived, get back to nature, and get closer to god. I do believe our society needs something like that.
Friday, December 18, 2015
Wandering through the news today
So, I see that Land Rover finally got someone to pay over half a million for their vehicle. ($600K to be exact) There is an unfortunate misunderstanding in today's markets; people think that the price the seller is asking is fixed, and based on some value. And they think it says anything good about them that they paid the exorbitant prices. I put this in the same category as the guy that believes his Batman comic book is worth a quarter million dollars because he was crazy enough to pay that for it.
The reality is that in today's global economy, you can get anything you want, or an off brand thats just as good at a cheaper price. Sure, you can buy that Versacci leather bag made with slave labor that cost you $600 only because of the tag on it. And for $30, you can make the bag yourself, without all the political baggage. (pun intended) The seller doesnt assign value; the buyer does. This has always been one of the great errors of economics; it teaches that the seller has some say because he can refuse if the price is too low. But that isnt true; you have to sell to pay the costs or else file bankruptcy, where your stuff is sold even cheaper than the price you refused. What makes Marketing so important is convincing people to pay the demanded price, instead of demanding a lower price. If more people realized that the buyer has the true power, our markets would implode, and costs would plummet.
Flying cars have been approved by the FAA. Cool. I can see it now: People demand Sky-scrapers made of stone instead of glass; the corner offices are no longer the treasured rewards they have been in the past; CEOs work from heavily reinforced bunkers designed to hold mega-tones of weight in the basement while the mailroom is in the top floor. And the "student driver" sign inspires a whole new level of fear.
hahahahahahaha
Seriously, think about the last long drive you took. Think of the inevitable encounters with idiots you had while driving. Now, would you want them flying? At least tail-gating would be over; try that with aircraft and you just fall.
Also, will these things still run on gas? Or will they switch to JetA-1, and be a combination Diesel/jet (diesels can burn JetA-1 rather well.
So, the government banned another half dozen schools from having Nativity scenes, but is allowing them to get kids wearing Hijab and writing "the affirmation" ("There is only one" yadda yadda yadda) because its supposedly cultural awareness to have them singing muslim songs of worship, and saying muslim prayers, and studying the koran, but religion to do the same with the Jewish Torah or Christian Bible. It gets disturbing when "Civil Rights" groups have no problem allowing Islamic Ramadan songs at a Christmas pageant (I wouldnt either, except that this year Ramadan was the last half of July and first half of August; December seems a little late to still be celebrating, to me. Wasnt there a more recent holiday to use?) but the same "Civil Rights" groups have problems with...ya know...ACTUAL Christmas songs being sung at the same pageant.
Bernie's mad that no one is taking him seriously. After 20 years of being a publicly declared socialist, always being a pain in the ass to main-stream democrats, ........ You know, he's the Democrats' version of John McCain or Ron Paul; the extremist nut-job that suddenly tries to prove he's "main-stream" enough to win the primaries. On top of that, he's accusing a clinton of cheating. Thats like accusing the sun of being slightly warm, or water of being a little damp. I would have thought that after more than 20 years in the game, he'd be a little smarter than this. But then, he did decide to take on hillary; points for bravery, not smarts.
The Army is allowing those who's religion "requires it" to keep their beards and turbans. I have a great idea! Do what the Drill ergeants used to do to us in Basic Training when I was in: whenever we looked too relaxed, they would pop a few canisters of tear gas at us. It also helped them find out really fast who dodnt shave. If you arent clean-shaven, the mask doesnt seal, and you suck gas. These sihk and muslims and others want to be "individuals" (which I was always taught was the biggest insult in the military), fine. Let 'em suck some tear gas. As My old DS used to say, "You can be smart, or I can make you strong. Your choice."
A final bit of wisdom I was reminded of
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgzLzbd-zT4
The reality is that in today's global economy, you can get anything you want, or an off brand thats just as good at a cheaper price. Sure, you can buy that Versacci leather bag made with slave labor that cost you $600 only because of the tag on it. And for $30, you can make the bag yourself, without all the political baggage. (pun intended) The seller doesnt assign value; the buyer does. This has always been one of the great errors of economics; it teaches that the seller has some say because he can refuse if the price is too low. But that isnt true; you have to sell to pay the costs or else file bankruptcy, where your stuff is sold even cheaper than the price you refused. What makes Marketing so important is convincing people to pay the demanded price, instead of demanding a lower price. If more people realized that the buyer has the true power, our markets would implode, and costs would plummet.
Flying cars have been approved by the FAA. Cool. I can see it now: People demand Sky-scrapers made of stone instead of glass; the corner offices are no longer the treasured rewards they have been in the past; CEOs work from heavily reinforced bunkers designed to hold mega-tones of weight in the basement while the mailroom is in the top floor. And the "student driver" sign inspires a whole new level of fear.
hahahahahahaha
Seriously, think about the last long drive you took. Think of the inevitable encounters with idiots you had while driving. Now, would you want them flying? At least tail-gating would be over; try that with aircraft and you just fall.
Also, will these things still run on gas? Or will they switch to JetA-1, and be a combination Diesel/jet (diesels can burn JetA-1 rather well.
So, the government banned another half dozen schools from having Nativity scenes, but is allowing them to get kids wearing Hijab and writing "the affirmation" ("There is only one" yadda yadda yadda) because its supposedly cultural awareness to have them singing muslim songs of worship, and saying muslim prayers, and studying the koran, but religion to do the same with the Jewish Torah or Christian Bible. It gets disturbing when "Civil Rights" groups have no problem allowing Islamic Ramadan songs at a Christmas pageant (I wouldnt either, except that this year Ramadan was the last half of July and first half of August; December seems a little late to still be celebrating, to me. Wasnt there a more recent holiday to use?) but the same "Civil Rights" groups have problems with...ya know...ACTUAL Christmas songs being sung at the same pageant.
Bernie's mad that no one is taking him seriously. After 20 years of being a publicly declared socialist, always being a pain in the ass to main-stream democrats, ........ You know, he's the Democrats' version of John McCain or Ron Paul; the extremist nut-job that suddenly tries to prove he's "main-stream" enough to win the primaries. On top of that, he's accusing a clinton of cheating. Thats like accusing the sun of being slightly warm, or water of being a little damp. I would have thought that after more than 20 years in the game, he'd be a little smarter than this. But then, he did decide to take on hillary; points for bravery, not smarts.
The Army is allowing those who's religion "requires it" to keep their beards and turbans. I have a great idea! Do what the Drill ergeants used to do to us in Basic Training when I was in: whenever we looked too relaxed, they would pop a few canisters of tear gas at us. It also helped them find out really fast who dodnt shave. If you arent clean-shaven, the mask doesnt seal, and you suck gas. These sihk and muslims and others want to be "individuals" (which I was always taught was the biggest insult in the military), fine. Let 'em suck some tear gas. As My old DS used to say, "You can be smart, or I can make you strong. Your choice."
A final bit of wisdom I was reminded of
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgzLzbd-zT4
Thursday, December 3, 2015
Bizarre priorities
So, yesterday a man who self-describes as a "devout muslim" and his wife killed 14 innocent civilians. Our government cant bring itself to admit this is jihadism at work. But the University of Tennessee feels that its more important to protect the feelings of immature adults who are offended by the idea that the world really doesnt care about them. Apparently, no one thought to teach them this simple truth as children.
So, the University of Tennessee is banning being able to call parties "Christmas" parties, showing any religious affiliations, any seasonal connection; heck, even Santa is banned. The bigoted self-centered fools in the administration apparently havent discovered that even non-christians celebrate this holiday. Some of the most dedicated celebrations of the holiday are actually in Japan; heck, even China has Christmas celebrations.
One of the suggestions is that "Refreshment selection should be general, not specific to any religion or culture". Well, Im going to have a small problem with that. Not so much with the idea, but rather the fact that most of what I can make is of Irish and German origin, just like me. Im not going to serve proper Kwansa stuff because I dont celebrate kwansa (nor know anyone that does) and dont know any "African" food or drinks, much less how to prepare them.
"Consider having a New Year’s party and include décor and food from multiple religions and cultures." Personally, I would find such tokenism insulting and bigoted. Its one thing if someone wants to do native Rowandan treats because s/he is from Rowanda. Its borders on tokenism for the big-wigs to do it "to show their sensitivity." Its out-right insultive if there are no Rowandans on the payroll.
Less than a month ago, 126 innocent women and children were brutally slaughtered by a religion still stuck in the dark ages, and these colleges teach that the answer is to be "tolerant" of the killers' religion, while banning other religions. In the muslim extremists, we see what fanaticism to a religion can produce, and yet universities only want to discuss this if it maligns Christianity or Judaism.
Even as these atheistic professors push to remove religion, they say we must respect the religion of others. For too many, their lack of dedication to any cause leaves them unable to comprehend what that dedication can inspire. And not just to religion, as they claim; Pot Pol, in his dedication to communism, slaughtered 1-3 million of his own countrymen.
The old proverb says that "Evil flourishes when good men do nothing." Pick your preferred variation, and then look at the lessons in our schools and colleges saying that you are not able or fit to judge deeds or ideas. By teaching our children to be "tolerant", we are teaching them to be slaves and fools.While it is admirable to be accepting of others' ideas and culture, one must look and judge if those ideas and beliefs are harmful or dangerous, according to our rughts and ideals.
Colleges today are teaching that it is better to surrender your rights, your beliefs, and your way of life than to risk offending someone. Unfortunately, extremists dont share this ideal; they are quite happy to hurt or kill. And in less developed countries, where brutality is all to common, they feel must commit true atrocities to make their point.
And this is what I mean by bizarre priorities; rather than worrying about hurt feelings, we should be worried about hurt bodies. Rather than entertaining the moronic idea that a teen boy should be allowed to shower with girls, we should be trying to feed the starving. Instead of caring about offending the atheist, we should instead focus on curing disease and healing the injured. Their bizarre priorities may be enough to fill their lives, b ut why justify the craziness?
So, the University of Tennessee is banning being able to call parties "Christmas" parties, showing any religious affiliations, any seasonal connection; heck, even Santa is banned. The bigoted self-centered fools in the administration apparently havent discovered that even non-christians celebrate this holiday. Some of the most dedicated celebrations of the holiday are actually in Japan; heck, even China has Christmas celebrations.
One of the suggestions is that "Refreshment selection should be general, not specific to any religion or culture". Well, Im going to have a small problem with that. Not so much with the idea, but rather the fact that most of what I can make is of Irish and German origin, just like me. Im not going to serve proper Kwansa stuff because I dont celebrate kwansa (nor know anyone that does) and dont know any "African" food or drinks, much less how to prepare them.
"Consider having a New Year’s party and include décor and food from multiple religions and cultures." Personally, I would find such tokenism insulting and bigoted. Its one thing if someone wants to do native Rowandan treats because s/he is from Rowanda. Its borders on tokenism for the big-wigs to do it "to show their sensitivity." Its out-right insultive if there are no Rowandans on the payroll.
Less than a month ago, 126 innocent women and children were brutally slaughtered by a religion still stuck in the dark ages, and these colleges teach that the answer is to be "tolerant" of the killers' religion, while banning other religions. In the muslim extremists, we see what fanaticism to a religion can produce, and yet universities only want to discuss this if it maligns Christianity or Judaism.
Even as these atheistic professors push to remove religion, they say we must respect the religion of others. For too many, their lack of dedication to any cause leaves them unable to comprehend what that dedication can inspire. And not just to religion, as they claim; Pot Pol, in his dedication to communism, slaughtered 1-3 million of his own countrymen.
The old proverb says that "Evil flourishes when good men do nothing." Pick your preferred variation, and then look at the lessons in our schools and colleges saying that you are not able or fit to judge deeds or ideas. By teaching our children to be "tolerant", we are teaching them to be slaves and fools.While it is admirable to be accepting of others' ideas and culture, one must look and judge if those ideas and beliefs are harmful or dangerous, according to our rughts and ideals.
Colleges today are teaching that it is better to surrender your rights, your beliefs, and your way of life than to risk offending someone. Unfortunately, extremists dont share this ideal; they are quite happy to hurt or kill. And in less developed countries, where brutality is all to common, they feel must commit true atrocities to make their point.
And this is what I mean by bizarre priorities; rather than worrying about hurt feelings, we should be worried about hurt bodies. Rather than entertaining the moronic idea that a teen boy should be allowed to shower with girls, we should be trying to feed the starving. Instead of caring about offending the atheist, we should instead focus on curing disease and healing the injured. Their bizarre priorities may be enough to fill their lives, b ut why justify the craziness?
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