Philosophy Professor Tells Bisexual Student Who Criticized Islam 'We're Not Going...

[Standing Wolf]

Are you claiming that these incidents are uncommon?

There are more than 4,000 accredited colleges and universities in the United States. If this kind of academic dimwittedness were happening every day at even a fraction of them, and if even a small percentage of the students involved were making their complaints public, we would be hearing stories like this every day of the year. We don't. So, yes, these incidents are uncommon.

[Agent Zero]

Right here in my backyard practically at the University of Texas--San Antonio, identity politics!

Philosophy Professor Tells Bisexual Student Who Criticized Islam 'We're Not Going to Let You Damage the Program'

I wonder if the Pamela Geller crowd would be as upset about this if he said he was uncomfortable around a fundamentalist Christian student over their hatred and violence towards the lgbtq crowd in our own country?

[Tahuyaman]

There are more than 4,000 accredited colleges and universities in the United States. If this kind of academic dimwittedness were happening every day at even a fraction of them, and if even a small percentage of the students involved were making their complaints public, we would be hearing stories like this every day of the year. We don't. So, yes, these incidents are uncommon.

These incidents are regular happenings across the country. If you can honestly claim these incident are uncommon, you are intentionally ignoring them.


We can hear about them every day. The only reason we don't is that they are so common they are no longer news.

[Standing Wolf]

These incidents are regular happenings across the country. If you can honestly claim these incident are uncommon, you are intentionally ignoring them.


We can hear about them every day. The only reason we don't is that they are so common they are no longer news.

Nonsense. The media's life blood is conflict and controversy. If this type of incident were happening with anything like the frequency that you quite obviously wish for it to be happening, we would be hearing about it.

[Common]

You don't have to. Reason and Townhall do it for you.

Only way to get the "NEWS" the "american" left wing press wont print

[Common]

Nonsense. The media's life blood is conflict and controversy. If this type of incident were happening with anything like the frequency that you quite obviously wish for it to be happening, we would be hearing about it.

It happens regularly, you need to read more and get up to date

[Common]

There are more than 4,000 accredited colleges and universities in the United States. If this kind of academic dimwittedness were happening every day at even a fraction of them, and if even a small percentage of the students involved were making their complaints public, we would be hearing stories like this every day of the year. We don't. So, yes, these incidents are uncommon.

Thats true the but heres the caveat it does happend nearly every day and thats just those that are exposed. There is every indication there are many more that go unnoticed.

There are professors being suspended and reprimanded regularly for twitter and facebook and instagram statements that are never reported by main stream media that most people dont get to read about.

There are professors giving constant cable news interviews making WHACKY out right stupid comments and statements.

The majority do not but that does not negate that theres far too many that do and they are always Progressive liberals. Its proof enough that many of our youth are being indoctrinated

[Standing Wolf]

It happens regularly, you need to read more and get up to date

A lot of things "happen regularly", C. The question you have to ask yourself is, does it happen with the kind of regularity that makes it a major problem? In other words, how many times does it happen versus how many times does it not? A child eleven and under dies from a gunshot wound in America about every other week, and there are people who want to use statistics like that to their political advantage...ignoring the fact that in a country with hundreds of millions of legally owned firearms, such incidents are - as cold as it sounds - statistically insignificant. As I noted before, there are more than 4,000 accredited colleges and universities in this country, and God only knows how many individuals teaching at them. If we heard a new story like this every day of the week - we don't - it still would not in any way support the purely political accusation that U.S. colleges are "going to Hell in a hand basket", as the saying goes. Conservatives like to imagine that every school is another Evergreen College, and it simply isn't true.

[Chris]

A lot of things "happen regularly", C. The question you have to ask yourself is, does it happen with the kind of regularity that makes it a major problem? In other words, how many times does it happen versus how many times does it not? A child eleven and under dies from a gunshot wound in America about every other week, and there are people who want to use statistics like that to their political advantage...ignoring the fact that in a country with hundreds of millions of legally owned firearms, such incidents are - as cold as it sounds - statistically insignificant. As I noted before, there are more than 4,000 accredited colleges and universities in this country, and God only knows how many individuals teaching at them. If we heard a new story like this every day of the week - we don't - it still would not in any way support the purely political accusation that U.S. colleges are "going to Hell in a hand basket", as the saying goes. Conservatives like to imagine that every school is another Evergreen College, and it simply isn't true.

But we do hear stories like this everyday. Many have been reported snd discussed here on the forum. Your personal incredulity is simply not an argument.

[Chris]

Here's how pervasive this PC crapola is getting: [url=https://www.cato.org/blog/poll-71-americans-say-political-correctness-has-silenced-discussions-society-needs-have-58-have]Poll: 71% of Americans Say Political Correctness Has Silenced Discussions Society Needs to Have, 58% Have Political Views They’re Afraid to Share[//url]:

The Cato 2017 Free Speech and Tolerance Survey, a new national poll of 2,300 U.S. adults, finds that 71% Americans believe that political correctness has silenced important discussions our society needs to have. The consequences are personal—58% of Americans believe the political climate prevents them from sharing their own political beliefs.

Democrats are unique, however, in that a slim majority (53%) do not feel the need to self-censor. Conversely, strong majorities of Republicans (73%) and independents (58%) say they keep some political beliefs to themselves.

Full survey results and report found here..



It follows that a solid majority (59%) of Americans think people should be allowed to express unpopular opinions in public, even those deeply offensive to others. On the other hand, 40% think government should prevent hate speech. Despite this, the survey also found Americans willing to censor, regulate, or punish a wide variety of speech and expression they personally find offensive:

• 51% of staunch liberals say it’s “morally acceptable” to punch Nazis.
• 53% of Republicans favor stripping U.S. citizenship from people who burn the American flag.
• 51% of Democrats support a law that requires Americans use transgender people’s preferred gender pronouns.
• 65% of Republicans say NFL players should be fired if they refuse to stand for the anthem.
• 58% of Democrats say employers should punish employees for offensive Facebook posts.
• 47% of Republicans favor bans on building new mosques.

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Seems to deoend on whose ox is gored.