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Author Topic:   The psychology of political correctness
NoNukes
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Message 286 of 309 (779673)
03-06-2016 10:54 PM
Reply to: Message 284 by Blue Jay
03-06-2016 9:01 PM


Re: Real political correctness
I think we should all take this topic as more than just the paranoid delusion of right-wing loonies.
There was an earlier topic here entitled, "The lack of diversity [in] Sociology Research" that covered some of the same ground you refer to here. I take those articles very seriously.
On the other hands, people whining about accusations that Trump's speech was xenophobic... not so much. It seems to me that those accusations are just the two sides each complaining about the other sides language.

Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also in prison. Thoreau: Civil Disobedience (1846)
History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people. Martin Luther King
If there are no stupid questions, then what kind of questions do stupid people ask? Do they get smart just in time to ask questions? Scott Adams

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NoNukes
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Message 287 of 309 (779683)
03-07-2016 1:21 AM
Reply to: Message 271 by caffeine
03-06-2016 2:37 PM


Re: A personal anecdote
I can easily link the first and the second third issues. Being anti-capital punishment and pro universal health care are completely consistent views of the expected relationship between individuals and the state.
But on the issue of secular education, I would suggest is only a liberal issue because conservatives have made it so by opposing it. There is nothing particularly liberal or conservative following the provisions in the constitution.
In short maybe the only politics involved with separation of church and state is that politics introduced by the right. One might equally well ask why opposing AGW is a conservative concern.

Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also in prison. Thoreau: Civil Disobedience (1846)
History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people. Martin Luther King
If there are no stupid questions, then what kind of questions do stupid people ask? Do they get smart just in time to ask questions? Scott Adams

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NoNukes
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Message 291 of 309 (779799)
03-08-2016 11:24 AM
Reply to: Message 288 by Tangle
03-07-2016 3:36 AM


Re: Real political correctness
Yes, and it didn't get a single response. I wondered at the time whether that what evidence in itself......
My lack of familiarity with the topic made it difficult to respond. I thought the article you cited raised interesting questions, but I have no familiarity with the environment conservatives in the field face.

Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also in prison. Thoreau: Civil Disobedience (1846)
History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people. Martin Luther King
If there are no stupid questions, then what kind of questions do stupid people ask? Do they get smart just in time to ask questions? Scott Adams

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NoNukes
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Message 298 of 309 (782115)
04-16-2016 7:06 PM
Reply to: Message 297 by LamarkNewAge
04-16-2016 6:14 PM


Re: My take on Donald Trump.
Yikes.

Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also in prison. Thoreau: Civil Disobedience (1846)
History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people. Martin Luther King
If there are no stupid questions, then what kind of questions do stupid people ask? Do they get smart just in time to ask questions? Scott Adams

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NoNukes
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Message 308 of 309 (782261)
04-21-2016 5:06 PM
Reply to: Message 307 by LamarkNewAge
04-21-2016 4:50 PM


Re: My take on Donald Trump.
I was looking at the labor fore participation rate of around 62% for those over age 16.
Hmm. What are the circumstances under which a 16 year old, at least in the US, should consider his status 'unemployed' rather than 'student'? I don't think that 62% number works as a viable measure of a poor economy.

Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also in prison. Thoreau: Civil Disobedience (1846)
History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people. Martin Luther King
If there are no stupid questions, then what kind of questions do stupid people ask? Do they get smart just in time to ask questions? Scott Adams

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