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JonnyF

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  1. And why is it a perceived problem? Because the divisive Woke ideology has infiltrated places of learning. There is nothing wrong with an image of Mohammed in an educational context. Nonsense. Cancelling respected individuals because of one single perceived slight against a minority group is pretty much the definition of left wing intolerance, virtue signalling and ideology.
  2. I would disagree. The way the Professor was swiftly labelled Islamaphobic and then effectively "cancelled" due to a complaint by an ethnic minority Muslim student has all the hallmarks of extreme left wing ideology/cancel culture in the University's administration.
  3. Modern day "Liberals" are often anything but Liberal. Many have a disturbingly authoritarian streak in them. Trudeau is a good example.
  4. Yes, here it is again since you missed it on page 1. OFS stands for Office For Students. Jeez ???? https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/news-blog-and-events/press-and-media/almost-200-speakers-rejected-at-english-universities-and-colleges-in-2020-21/
  5. I made a clear distinction between the classic sense of the word, and the way it is now used in 2023. Your inability to understand the difference is not my concern.
  6. Are the OFS "right wing"? I already linked to their views. But you didn't like the websites that quoted directly from them ????. Simple deflectionary tactics because you don't like to acknowledge their very clear message.
  7. He is liberal in the classic sense of the word. Unfortunately, "progressives" have hijacked the word and now to be described as a Liberal means something completely different to the original meaning of the word. Now, it generally revolves around shutting down free speech, cancelling opposition voices and being generally unpleasant to (and putting inaccurate labels on) anyone who disagrees with you.
  8. The 'blog' has direct quotes from the OFS. Your constant attempts to attack the source are not only boring and repetitive, but ineffective. How about The Guardian? Is the source left wing enough for you? https://www.theguardian.com/education/2021/sep/09/universities-in-england-favour-cancel-culture-over-quality-says-williamson
  9. Education? Indoctrination would be more accurate. I've already posted a link to Thomas Sowell that explains why Universities tend to be left wing. I suggest you watch it.
  10. By crippling the country with debt that they can't afford to service. Sounds great... Equality of outcome is a flawed concept.
  11. And yet the individual who liked your post claims Woke ideology doesn't exist. Strange then, that she liked a post claiming it is a form of critical thinking. So which is it? I don't believe Woke is a form of critical thinking, neither do I believe it is a fabrication by the right. Critical thinking relies on facts and evidence. Woke ideology is a tool to silence those who disagree with your extreme leftist views. It oftens takes the form of screaming "Racist" at someone even if the conversation has nothing to do with race ????.
  12. Are you suggesting Woke ideology does not exist? That's some incredible gaslighting, even by your standards. Don't like the story so attack the source? OK, how about the OFS themselves? Are they rightwing extremists as well? https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/news-blog-and-events/press-and-media/almost-200-speakers-rejected-at-english-universities-and-colleges-in-2020-21/
  13. More whataboutism. ????
  14. Or they could reduce spending. But for Democrats, that's always anathema.
  15. They need to take those measures because the debt is spiralling out of control.
  16. They're doing so well that they need extraordinary measures to service their debt.
  17. What has him being right wing got to do with anything? Dershowitz appears to be oblivious to the difference between manslaughter and homicide. If someone gave me a machete and told me it was blunt and incapable of cutting human skin, I still wouldn't swing it at someone's neck, then blame them when it cut their jugular. He didn't check, he pointed it and he pulled the trigger. That's pretty much the definition of manslaughter. His only hope was not being charged. Now it's going to trial, I don't see how he cannot be found guilty.
  18. Nothing is ever the Democrats fault, is it? ????
  19. I would agree that Obama was Pro EU and Trump was more Eurosceptic. As a Eurosceptic myself, I would have to say Trump has his finger on the pulse regarding the corrupt federalist organization, the EU. Why shouldn't he impose tariffs on the EU, if I were to say that the EU themselves are no stranger to protectionism it would be a massive understatement. It's ironic that while trying to convince the British to stay in the EU, Obama actually helped the Leave cause. He should really have minded his own business and shut up, but Democrat Presidents have a habit of getting things badly wrong re. the UK.
  20. I don't believe the stats. As in this story, many attacks are ascribed to "PitBulls" (which isn't even a breed) when the dog isn't actually proven to be a "PitBull" at all. The dog in this story looks like a soi dog. A mutt. A mongrel. Yet look at all the vitriol the story has induced against "PitBulls". Lies, damn lies, and statistics. I'm guessing all these dogs below would be called "PitBulls". At least they resemble one, unlike the cur in the OP.
  21. He should have checked the gun. To point a gun at someone and pull the trigger without checking if it is loaded, is an incredibly stupid thing to do. Reckless in the extreme. His behaviour/explanations after the incident did nothing to convince me off his innocence. Claiming the gun went off on it's own!! I believe he will be found guilty.
  22. A strange post. I'm not aware of any rightwing rants against education. In the UK it is the left wing Labour party that traditionally had their voting base in the working class, less well educated demographic. The wealthier, educated groups tended to vote Conservative. My point (that you are unsuccessfully trying to twist) is that Universities should be politically neutral. They should teach critical thinking, free speech, not Woke ideology. Campus censorship in the UK is at an all time high, with many speakers being banned from speaking due to their ideas not aligning with the views of the University's administration. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11015789/Students-warned-record-toll-cancelled-speakers-watchdog-threatens-intervene.html
  23. Obama has a history of using threats over trade deals to try and get his own way. I still remember the "back of the queue for a trade deal" comments he made that helped push Brexit over the line ????. Thanks Barack.
  24. The economy certainly doesn't seem to be doing too well under the Democrats. Let's hope they don't default or it will get a whole lot worse. Wake up Joe.
  25. And he was absolutely correct. Obama on the other hand, was clearly using energy to coerce the EU into a trade deal.
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