AProudLefty (01-20-2022), christiefan915 (01-20-2022), Darla (01-20-2022), Guno צְבִי (01-20-2022), PoliTalker (01-21-2022)
"Florida bill aims to shield whites from ‘discomfort’ of nation’s racist past"
"A bill pushed by Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis that would prohibit public schools and private businesses from making white people feel discomfort when they teach students or train employees about discrimination in the nation’s past received its first approval Tuesday."
"Democrats argued the bill isn’t needed, would lead to frivolous lawsuits and said it would amount to censorship in schools. They asked, without success, for real-life examples of teachers or businesses telling students or employees that they are racist because of their race."
"The bill reads, “An individual, by virtue of his or her race or sex, does not bear responsibility for actions committed in the past by other members of the same race or sex. An individual should not be made to feel discomfort, guilt, anguish, or any other form of psychological distress on account of his or her race.”
"The bill is called “Individual Freedom.”
https://www.14news.com/2022/01/19/fl...t-racist-past/
Got to love the "Individual Freedom" bit, the right sure loves throwing around the word "freedom," they've managed to turn an abstract concept into a bumper sticker cliché
You'd have to be deaf, dumb, and blind not to see DeSantis blowing the dog whistles here, echoing the same CRT crap over and over again. I never knew that white people felt uncomfortable over events occurring in our nation's history, least not to the extent that they needed a law banning making them feel uncomfortable
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AProudLefty (01-20-2022), christiefan915 (01-20-2022), Darla (01-20-2022), Guno צְבִי (01-20-2022), PoliTalker (01-21-2022)
It's too ambiguous. Students could just say they feel uncomfortable with attending history classes and they'd be exempt.
Doc Dutch (01-21-2022)
This reminds me of a biology class I had in the last 80's. When we got to a chapter on evolution, he explained to us how controversial the subject was (this was during the time of Moral Majority) and that it would be too uncomfortable for us. So we skipped it.
I posted this yesterday and they all had a meltdown, some screaming 'IT'S NOT A SNOWFLAKE LAW IT'S THE FREEDOM LAW!"
It entertained me for a while.
Guno צְבִי (01-20-2022), PoliTalker (01-21-2022)
That's the one that cracks me up, "THE FREEDOM LAW," any time any politician or demogogue on the right wants to get attention or support they start throwing around the word "freedom." I have seen it used in everything from packing anywhere you want to not being able to attend the buffet at the Golden Corral. As I've noted, they have reduced an abstract concept into a bumper sticker cliché
Darla (01-20-2022), Guno צְבִי (01-20-2022)
“If we have to have a choice between being dead and pitied, and being alive with a bad image, we’d rather be alive and have the bad image.”
— Golda Meir
Zionism is the movement for the self-determination and statehood for the Jewish people in their ancestral homeland, the land of Israel.
“If Hamas put down their weapons, there would be no more violence. If the Jews put down their weapons, there would be no Israel."
ברוך השם
Think about this, the alt right says there should be "no safe place" for liberals, but then says that even private businesses should not be allowed to say facts that make the alt right feel uncomfortable.
An individual, by virtue of his or her race or sex, does not bear responsibility for actions committed in the past by other members of the same race or sex. An individual should not be made to feel discomfort, guilt, anguish, or any other form of psychological distress on account of his or her race.”
AProudLefty (01-21-2022)
Personal Ignore Policy PIP: I like civil discourse. I will give you all the respect in the world if you respect me. Mouth off to me, or express overt racism, you will be PERMANENTLY Ignore Listed. Zero tolerance. No exceptions. I'll never read a word you write, even if quoted by another, nor respond to you, nor participate in your threads. ... Ignore the shallow. Cherish the thoughtful. Long Live Civil Discourse, Mutual Respect, and Good Debate! ps: Feel free to adopt my PIP. It works well.
AProudLefty (01-21-2022)
"The bill reads, “An individual, by virtue of his or her race or sex, does not bear responsibility for actions committed in the past by other members of the same race or sex.
Just what is your problem with that? Should Dims bear responsibility for actions committed in the past like Jim Crow laws etc...Should Robert KKK Byrd great great grandkids bear responsibility for his racist actions
"Conservatism is the blind and fear-filled worship of dead radicals." -- Mark Twain
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