tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post1729524954946999813..comments2023-12-28T18:17:11.191-05:00Comments on Gruntled Center: A Revealing Dialogue About What Trump Supporters Think is Not Great About AmericaGruntledhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14377809238377382438noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-38454937021498244552016-09-24T09:27:20.325-04:002016-09-24T09:27:20.325-04:00I was surprised that Tread's first point was t...I was surprised that Tread's first point was that there was no point in offering reasons for his position. "You are blue and I am not" seems to take one's understanding of the world as a matter of identity, rather than reason.Gruntledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14864860607925412103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-28107166307405976802016-09-24T09:14:49.023-04:002016-09-24T09:14:49.023-04:00That dialogue is pretty representative of what I t...That dialogue is pretty representative of what I think is wrong with the attitude of too many people these days, whatever their ideals and politics are. Instead of just trying to lay out a polite and constructive point of view, Tread loads his argument with condescension, condemnation, and overblown negativity aimed at society and the future. At least he's not being disrespectful and I'll give him credit for that - I've seen far worse in that regard during discussions like this.<br /><br />If you ask me, this is the biggest problem of both the *antagonistic* political correctness (which is usually what I hear rightists complain about) from some leftists and the rightists on the other extreme that hate political correctness and multiculturalism - as they view them - so much. Everything they say and think is so dyed in resentment, disgust, and self-righteousness that it makes constructive debate or common ground on these important cultural issues next to impossible.CJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-37055349993138188962016-09-20T10:33:54.118-04:002016-09-20T10:33:54.118-04:00The phrase "political correctness" is ov...The phrase "political correctness" is overloaded. There are several uses of this phrase: 1) control of individual speech, 2) control of institutional bias, and 3) control of government bias.<br /><br />#3 Extension of civil rights is an on-going process for the U.S. and should continue.<br /><br />#2 Is a bit fraught of late, particularly at colleges, because it is sometimes a debate over discriminatory practices (which should be eliminated) and other times a struggle for power over what an education should comprise.<br /><br />#1 Seeking to censor individual expression in the name of theoretical uniformity. I consider this the left-wing form of authoritarianism.<br /><br />I am totally against #1 and welcome #3. I am glad I am not a university level administrator because #2 is a minefield. Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07266356707388376317noreply@blogger.com