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JDHillFan

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  1. 21 minutes ago, Joe Ferguson forever said:

    Yes. Because the knuckle draggers in Fla ran people down well before this. We and another couple almost got hit in St Augustine crossing on green. My friend was carrying (almost a necessity in that uncivilized state).  Fortunately, the maga didn’t stop when I gave him the finger

    Better luck next time!

  2. 4 minutes ago, Niagara Bill said:

    Russia is prepared to move forward around the world. 

    Conflict is about to happen in many theaters. 

    The big question is...what side will trump place the US on. 

    Russia cannot get out of their own way as it relates to Ukraine and they are going to move forward around the world? How do you imagine they pull this off?

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  3. 8 minutes ago, The Frankish Reich said:

    Yes, and of course the logic (a fascinating course; maybe Harvard Extension offers it online?) goes like this:

     

    - Harvard's code of conduct bans harassment and bullying

    - Calling for the elimination or forced movement of a people isn't necessarily harassment or bullying unless it is directed to a specific person

    - Hence, calling for genocide doesn't necessarily violate the code.

     

    Wow. That was fun. Shall we do it again?

    So long as you believe that’s how it went. Hard to believe at least two of those ladies lost their job over it. It all seems so simple and clear the way you put it.
     

     

  4. 4 minutes ago, The Frankish Reich said:

    People like @JDHillFan would have us think that because George Floyd protest/riots in 2020 were Democratic coded they doomed Biden's presidential run.

    What is your basis for saying this? It’s a rhetorical question. I know you are just lashing out. 
     

    Since you are all over the place today maybe now is the time for you to share your thoughts on Jake Tapper’s recent reporting. Give it a shot!

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  5. 6 minutes ago, The Frankish Reich said:

    Hmm?

    You guys thought Elise Stefanik was the most brilliant examiner ever. That's where this whole nonsense started.

     

    On 12/22/2023 at 9:42 PM, The Frankish Reich said:

    I took a look back at that famous "gotcha" question and answer. 

    You know what? As a pure matter of logic, the Ivy League Presidents answered correctly!

    The question was: Would calling for genocide constitute harassment or bullying?

    The question was not: Would calling for genocide be offensive speech?

    So the logical answer is: "It depends on the context."

    - If @Doc some bar somewhere far away drunkenly calls for genocide of the white guys born in Buffalo, and he has no reason to think that I'd hear him, has he bullied or harassed me? Of course not. 

    - If he finds out where I live, drives up to my house at night, grabs a megaphone, and keeps shouting "death to the Buffalo white guys" for two hours, has he bullied and/or harassed me? Of course so.

     

    That is, it depends on the context. 

    Congresswoman Stefanik was given far too much credit here. If she wanted to know whether President Gay thinks calling for the genocide of a people is per se offensive speech, well, that's what she should have asked.

     

    On 12/22/2023 at 9:59 PM, JDHillFan said:

    It’s a shame this bit of genius wasn’t provided in time to save Liz Magill’s job at Penn. Hard to believe it cost her such a prestigious position even though she tried to walk back her comments. An unnecessary walking back based on this brilliant analysis. 
     

    A read of the transcript will show the questions posed repeatedly and at the center of the matter were “specifically calling for the genocide of Jews, does that constitute bullying or harassment?“ and “does calling for the genocide of Jews violate (insert school name here) rules or code of conduct? Yes or no”?  Why did you alter the comment to leave out Jews? You must have a reason for doing so. 

    In your lengthy post above you state:


    The question was: Would calling for genocide constitute harassment or bullying?

     

    This is a clear misrepresentation, as the hearing was centered on antisemitism on college campuses. The actual questions were (as shown in my post):

    “specifically calling for the genocide of Jews, does that constitute bullying or harassment?“ and “does calling for the genocide of Jews violate (insert school name here) rules or code of conduct? Yes or no”?
     

    You chose to leave out the very heart of the matter. You misrepresented what was said. You had a reason for doing so. 
     

    I was wrong about you starting the thread. My apologies there. 

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  6. 3 minutes ago, The Frankish Reich said:

    Umm, the only "misrepresentation" came from you.

    Chanting things like "from the river to the sea" is definitely not a threat to Jewish students at Harvard or Columbia any more than chanting "trans women are men" is a death threat to trans students.

    A simple cutting and pasting of your posts from the thread you started defending the presidents of the universities in question would certainly show otherwise. Shall I?

  7. 23 minutes ago, The Frankish Reich said:

    I'm pointing out that a method of analysis - that some types of speech are akin to actual violence - is now so ingrained that it is being used by the right as well as the left.

    The appropriate response to stultifying left orthodoxy in higher education is not to try to try to impose stultifying right orthodoxy. But that's what's happening, because this is all about settling scores and not about intellectual freedom.

    Do you remember when you misrepresented the congressional hearings where the question put forth was “Does calling for the genocide of Jews violate (insert university name here) rules or code of conduct? Yes or no?” You tried to pretend it was about free speech when it was about harassment of Jews and then came up with some weird hypothetical about white guys in Buffalo. That was a good thread. Hopefully this one is as much fun. 

  8. 2 minutes ago, stevestojan said:

    The sad truth is that there will be protests and they will lead to violence, and at least once person will die. I’d bet my next paycheck on it. All for a parade. 

    If it doesn’t happen, can we pencil in your paycheck for a military related charity? 

  9. 13 minutes ago, Niagara Bill said:

    Avoidance still!

    Certainly not from true social. 

    Maybe you can rest easy regarding the election cancellations that are never going to happen. Something tells me that is unlikely. I just ask that you own up to being a fool once the Nov 26 ballots are cast. 

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