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(11-10-2016, 04:15 PM)Bob Butler 54 Wrote:

(11-10-2016, 03:06 PM)Kinser79 Wrote: Bob, the problem is that it is the SJW cult and their version of political correctness that has gone too far.  Given the choice between some moron calling me a racial epithet that begins with the letter n and someone assuming that I require affirmative action to get a job or a place at a university because of my race, which is the more detrimental racism?

I could try to explain it but I've tried with Boomers thousands of times and the problem is that they are stuck in the 20th century and don't see the reality of the 21st.

Part of that is subjective.  Do you need or value a job more, or respect?  I would think most would expect and desire both.  Being arbitrarily denied either out of bigotry and hatred seems problematic.

It is also a question of whether the university in question is practicing clear discrimination.   If everyone above a certain rank happens to be white male and protestant, I would favor the SJW over the bigots.  If the balance is close enough to the statistical norm of the local population, if there is no clear evidence of bigots behaving badly, I'd mutter something about the SJW not being an (expletive deleted) and walk on by.

But it's not just job markets, it's how people treat one another.  My sister is a teacher.  There is an increasing bullying problem.  I was bullied enough as a kid that I don't like it one bit.  At this point I'm less concerned about job equality than people treating each other with respect.  Suppressing prejudice and hatred is a long hard process.  Taking a large step backwards seems like a bad idea.

Can we instill respect today? You can teach kids the meaning of the word. You can tell them what respect is about and the positives associated with the term. But, can you instill it like it was instilled into me as a kid. How many parents are blessed with angels for kids? The way we are expected to raise our kids today assumes that we are all being blessed with angels today. Children who are all born with respect, who can do no wrong who are all perfect angels. Does that sound realistic to you? What's our choices today? We can take a bit risk and swat our kids in our homes, medicate them or pay a hefty price for counseling. Whatever happened to threatening a kid? What happened to the use of corporal punishment? What happened to an adult ruffing up a kid as a means to instill respect? What happened to a group of kids or a kid beating up a bully? Did the uppity liberals take those rights away? I have respect but I'm not going to give it someone who doesn't show it or act like they have it. Granting respect ain't going to instill respect or automatically result in a world with respect.