I don't think you've seen nor will you see anyone on here arguing that what the sloppy call "the left" in America is angelic or even free of the worst attributes of the far right. I know I've said several times that the SJWs are just MAGA in a mirror; "a trans woman is a woman" is every bit as nutty as "Trump won."
I don't think you've seen nor will you see anyone on here arguing that what the sloppy call "the left" in America is angelic or even free of the worst attributes of the far right. I know I've said several times that the SJWs are just MAGA in a mirror; "a trans woman is a woman" is every bit as nutty as "Trump won."
But "don't say gay" isn't a lie so much as a simplification; does not the bill forbid mention of sexual minorities? Headlines have to be terse and attention spans are shorter every decade.
We are not going to get people to demand depth and detail without some really fundamental changes in America. I would like to see fact checkers have police powers but then we would have to deal with their biases and I have no patience left (for the remainder of my LIFE) for "who gets to decide" discussions.
"But "don't say gay" isn't a lie so much as a simplification; does not the bill forbid mention of sexual minorities? Headlines have to be terse and attention spans are shorter every decade."
"Classroom instruction by school personnel or third parties on sexual orientation or gender identity may not occur in kindergarten through grade 3 or in a manner that is not age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate for students in accordance with state standards."
The bill only applies to kids in grade K-3, prohibts *instruction* not casual discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity, and the majority of the bill deals with ensuring that parents are informed if there is a change in their child's behaviour or mental health in school. The only mention of sexual orintation in the legal section ofthe bill text is in the line I've quoted above.
The bill is mostly a reaction to the fact that some teachers were socially transitioning kids at school and keeping it secret from their parents.
I often use that, in the quotes, because I understand that it is too broad and sweeping to be accurate, but I cannot bring myself to refer to the illiberal people who call themselves liberals as liberals. What would you suggest that I call these people, who I'm sure that you understand that I'm referring to, who have falsely appropriated the label liberal?
I'm not trying to start either an argument or debate with this, but you frequently heap scorn on "𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦" without ever providing justification. I would dismiss it from most people, but I consider you to be very intelligent, so it is a source of puzzlement.
I first mentioned it in the context of who decided the lopsided composition of the Supreme Court which has created a near national crisis. You once mentioned that when someone complained about something that you wrote on Medium getting your account canceled which cost you a sizable amount of money. Who the hell decided to do that to you was of great impotence to you. If the people who comment here were "the deciders" you would still have that account and would have received the money owed you. Since it seems hard to deny that who decides matters and it is the reason so many are obsessed with politics, I must be missing the context or meaning of your frequent out of the blue references to it. What am I missing?
I don't think you've seen nor will you see anyone on here arguing that what the sloppy call "the left" in America is angelic or even free of the worst attributes of the far right. I know I've said several times that the SJWs are just MAGA in a mirror; "a trans woman is a woman" is every bit as nutty as "Trump won."
But "don't say gay" isn't a lie so much as a simplification; does not the bill forbid mention of sexual minorities? Headlines have to be terse and attention spans are shorter every decade.
We are not going to get people to demand depth and detail without some really fundamental changes in America. I would like to see fact checkers have police powers but then we would have to deal with their biases and I have no patience left (for the remainder of my LIFE) for "who gets to decide" discussions.
"But "don't say gay" isn't a lie so much as a simplification; does not the bill forbid mention of sexual minorities? Headlines have to be terse and attention spans are shorter every decade."
Nope, it's a lie. Here's the bill text (full bill here - https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/1557/BillText/er/PDF):
"Classroom instruction by school personnel or third parties on sexual orientation or gender identity may not occur in kindergarten through grade 3 or in a manner that is not age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate for students in accordance with state standards."
The bill only applies to kids in grade K-3, prohibts *instruction* not casual discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity, and the majority of the bill deals with ensuring that parents are informed if there is a change in their child's behaviour or mental health in school. The only mention of sexual orintation in the legal section ofthe bill text is in the line I've quoted above.
The bill is mostly a reaction to the fact that some teachers were socially transitioning kids at school and keeping it secret from their parents.
Oh, okay, apologies for being too lazy to look that up myself.
There is no reason to teach anything about sex in K-3. Why is this even controversial?
Excellent question. Mainly because the press tells half-truths to people who are looking for something to be mad about.
"𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘧𝘵"
I often use that, in the quotes, because I understand that it is too broad and sweeping to be accurate, but I cannot bring myself to refer to the illiberal people who call themselves liberals as liberals. What would you suggest that I call these people, who I'm sure that you understand that I'm referring to, who have falsely appropriated the label liberal?
"𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘣𝘪𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘯𝘰 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘧𝘵 (𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘺 𝘓𝘐𝘍𝘌) 𝘧𝘰𝘳 "𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦" 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴."
I'm not trying to start either an argument or debate with this, but you frequently heap scorn on "𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦" without ever providing justification. I would dismiss it from most people, but I consider you to be very intelligent, so it is a source of puzzlement.
I first mentioned it in the context of who decided the lopsided composition of the Supreme Court which has created a near national crisis. You once mentioned that when someone complained about something that you wrote on Medium getting your account canceled which cost you a sizable amount of money. Who the hell decided to do that to you was of great impotence to you. If the people who comment here were "the deciders" you would still have that account and would have received the money owed you. Since it seems hard to deny that who decides matters and it is the reason so many are obsessed with politics, I must be missing the context or meaning of your frequent out of the blue references to it. What am I missing?
"...I cannot bring myself to refer to the illiberal people who call themselves liberals as liberals."
Same here. I usually call them "the Left," but maybe "Progressives" is more apt. Or, actually, REGRESSives.