Author Topic: Controversial public letter from disgruntled Johns Hopkins ex-professor (Read 1634 times)

Acerblock · August 10, 2019, 02:25:41 PM

http://danielpovey.com/leaving.html

Thoughts?

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Nigel The Protagonist · August 10, 2019, 02:37:15 PM

Drydess · August 10, 2019, 04:03:57 PM

I think this is one of the most levelheaded brown townyses of these double standards that I�ve read. I also think that the last three paragraphs of his letter utterly killed any respect I felt for the guy. the fact that people always have to throw in garbage lingo like that makes me not even want to say I agree with what they has to say because they deliberately make themselves come off as complete richards to one-up their opposition

Conan · August 10, 2019, 11:14:31 PM

this puts into words the inane double standards/issues of modern far left ideology pretty well. too bad it also carries insults and snide comments, which enable the target audience (people on the left that dont realize their extreme overcompensation) to paint him as biased rather than trying to be reasonable here.

if there wasnt any of that i would share this with any extreme left person i know/meet

Foxscotch · August 11, 2019, 12:28:06 AM

dunno who this is but he kinda sounds like a bitch

edit: read a little more and he is definitely a bitch

Acerblock · August 11, 2019, 12:52:23 AM

Quote from: Conan on August 10, 2019, 11:14:31 PM

this puts into words the inane double standards/issues of modern far left ideology pretty well. too bad it also carries insults and snide comments, which enable the target audience (people on the left that dont realize their extreme overcompensation) to paint him as biased rather than trying to be reasonable here.

if there wasnt any of that i would share this with any extreme left person i know/meet

Not sure I agree, and I'm fairly liberal for American standards while being critical of authoritarian tactics from the left.

His comparison to "gay national socialists" is beyond insultingly stupid, and his remarks about opposing student protesters is a total bait and switch. He loving gathered outside people who don't attend JHU to combat the students and vandalized the building with boltcutters.

skopm · August 11, 2019, 01:09:46 AM

im a sheltered white boy, who are these people who are spreading white guilt? im getting a feeling like this guy is confusing the concept of feeling guilty and acknowledging the history of white people in america. anecdotally, im white as hell and don't feel white guilt, but i know that we forgeted so many people over in the past.

Aide33 · August 11, 2019, 11:40:42 AM

Quote from: skopm on August 11, 2019, 01:09:46 AM

im a sheltered white boy, who are these people who are spreading white guilt? im getting a feeling like this guy is confusing the concept of feeling guilty and acknowledging the history of white people in america. anecdotally, im white as hell and don't feel white guilt, but i know that we forgeted so many people over in the past.

literally this, it feels like he's arguing a strawman of crazy first year liberal kids and extrapolating it to the entire left

Deus Ex · August 11, 2019, 06:37:40 PM

The fact that you handicaps are sitting here not understanding why you're part of the problem is why you're part of the problem

Grimlock� · August 11, 2019, 06:45:22 PM

Quote from: Conan on August 10, 2019, 11:14:31 PM

this puts into words the inane double standards/issues of modern far left ideology pretty well. too bad it also carries insults and snide comments, which enable the target audience (people on the left that dont realize their extreme overcompensation) to paint him as biased rather than trying to be reasonable here.

if there wasnt any of that i would share this with any extreme left person i know/meet

I mean I'm in complete agreement but the far left is more or less beyond help.