Originally Posted by
Magnagarde
Okay? Had to look this guy up on google. Sounded like the kinda name a trucking company that specialises in delivering beer would pick.
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I'm European, so these videos that are coming out of the US look like complete lunacy to me. Then again, there's local skirmishes and wars all over Europe based on ethnicity and religion. I guess this is your version of what we've got/had here.
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First of all, having some outside insight into the history of US politics, I am convinced that there's no left in the US. I also don't understand why you'd think I fell for some propaganda about "evil leftists". I'm merely pointing out what I've seen on some YouTube videos, university adverts and elsewhere because wherever you go, these things follow you. It doesn't matter whether you're looking at gaming, sports, politics or culture, these things keep coming up and its always a back and forth between the same talking points. It's hard to turn towards anything without someone arguing about this or bringing it up. Gaming, one of my hobbies and my favourite form of entertainment, is falling victim to this too, so I couldn't help but notice it.
I've seen that universities seem to be introducing favourable entry based on race and I've seen news of discrimination against Asian students too, who seem to be continously accused of having too many of their kind in classes/universities for students who perform exceptionally well. I see videos of teachers talking politics to kids(ie you shouldn't be pro this or that, often even arguing with students) and students having to take some sort of bias questionare. I saw photos of LGBT flags in classrooms of public schools(the only flag that should potentially be sitting in a classroom is the flag of the country the school is in because it is an institution paid for by taxes), whereas schools shouldn't be pointing sexuality and sex out, unless it is a class that is specifically designed to educate children about safe sex, STDs and so on, which is entirely acceptable and welcome. Schools aren't meant to give advice on sexuality and replace the role of the parent when it comes to this(there certainly are and should be institutions that replace bad parents who neglect their children or harm them in any way) and much more importantly, healthcare workers. They're there to teach knowledge and everything else must be done in coordination with the parents and healthcare institutions. The teachers and schools must inform the parents if children show signs of troubling behaviour(ie bullying, irrational anxiety, signs of mental problems), but that's where their role must stop.
This is what I saw as an outsider who in reality has no investment, personal or emotional, into these problems, but I do get drawn into discussing it from time to time because it's fascinating in a sense. If this is what Americans want, then that's completely fine with me as I'm an outside observer. Some of the simplest of things over there look like they have come out of a parody show; like an enclosure and the rest of the world is watching over the fence either laughing or wondering what's going on.