Board 8 > i bought a crazy person book by accident

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i was at borders and everything is 90% off

i got two books for 5 bucks, just picked some with interesting titles

i so picked up one called reforming our universities.

i probably should have paid closer attention

on the back cover there is positive reviews from the likes of newt gingrich

in the book cover "fight liberal intolerance.... intimidate students into ideological submission to leftists professors"

i'm assuming they don't do returns now

so damn

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darn now you can't get your $2.50 back

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I'm not so sure it was by accident.

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Everything 90% off and you only bought 2 books?

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Maybe you can learn a thing or two. The liberal brainwashing at our universities is a huge problem, and is the reason people like you are so ignorant.

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i've been a liberal well before i entered college and the majority of students here are apathetic

but nope your right

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I thought this would be a bible joke.

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Why is being liberal a bad thing?

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I see those liberal genes are as smart as they say.

You're not at all just going along with the herd. You're not at all influenced to say this is a "crazy person book" because of how they've made people think. You have a good reason that you became atheist, not just because it became the hot thing. You came up with it all on your own, just like everyone else. You are a true champion of justice.

You know, except for knowing basic grammar rules or being able to understand what a book is about.

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MarvelousGerbil posted...
Why is being liberal a bad thing?

Don't try to discuss things with guiga.

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MarvelousGerbil posted...
Why is being liberal a bad thing?

It's more that you should often be critical of what you hear.

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The book will probably overexaggerate things, but there supposedly have been cases of students getting discriminated against for being Republican. Coming from Canada this is just mindbogglingly weird to me.

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MarvelousGerbil posted...
Why is being liberal a bad thing?

Being a liberal in itself is not a bad thing. Being a liberal today, with what the democratic party has become, is a very bad thing.

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Crazy person book? You sound like an intolerant liberal who's been intimidated into ideological submission by leftist professors!

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there supposedly have been cases of students getting discriminated against for being Republican.

I'm not that surprised. Politics is very tied in to the tribal us vs. them mentality.

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The book will probably overexaggerate things, but there supposedly have been cases of students getting discriminated against for being Republican. Coming from Canada this is just mindbogglingly weird to me.

There is a noticeable number of people that look down on conservatives at my major and university.

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paperwarior posted...
there supposedly have been cases of students getting discriminated against for being Republican.

I'm not that surprised. Politics is very tied in to the tribal us vs. them mentality.

You can think Obama and the progressives for that. He has made it very clear that the right is his enemy, and has done all he can, especially among minorities, to convince people that white republicans are the reason for all their problems. Meanwhile they control the media and therefore have the power to make people think whatever they want. Stuff like The Daily Show has made our generation completely ignorant of the real issues and tricks them into believing his idealogy.

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From: charmander6000 | #016
The book will probably overexaggerate things, but there supposedly have been cases of students getting discriminated against for being Republican. Coming from Canada this is just mindbogglingly weird to me.

There is a noticeable number of people that look down on conservatives at my major and university.

I can't remember if you go to UBC or SFU with me, but it's the same thing at SFU from what I've seen.

Well, kind of. If there are any conservatives in my classes, they tend not to speak up. But when conservative viewpoints on social issues are brought up in class, everyone treats them like a complete joke that can't really be taken seriously.

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From: Pretty_Odd | #013
Being a liberal in itself is not a bad thing. Being a liberal today, with what the democratic party has become, is a very bad thing.

You can say the same thing about being conservative and what the republican party has become. That's why America is so screwed right now. Neither political party that stands a chance of being in power is an appealing option. It's damn scary when you're vote for who runs the country comes down to a lesser of two evils.

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Pretty_Odd posted...
You're not at all influenced to say this is a "crazy person book" because of how they've made people think.

Having spent almost no time in American universities, I can only go by what I hear but...my inclination is to call conspiracy theories crazy, yes. I tend to assume the Americans on the left saying that 9/11 was an inside job are crazy. I tend to assume the Americans on the right who claim that universities are a plot to brainwash students crazy. The one time I visited my sister in Princeton, some of her fellow grad students were right wing; they didn't seem to be brainwashed by the left.

A few isolated cases of discrimination seems plausible to me, however. The animosity between Democrats and Republicans in the US right now is higher than the animosity between catholics and protestants in Ireland. It's really weird. And with the situation in that state, sure I bet there's cases of political party discrimination; it's not like there aren't regular cases of discrimination based on things like sex and race--academics are humans.

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i really shouldnt respond

but yeah obama stared the us vs them

jesus christ worst troll ever

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I'm at UBC.

Though there are some majors such as economics where conservative views are looked highly on.

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metroid composite posted...
Pretty_Odd posted...
You're not at all influenced to say this is a "crazy person book" because of how they've made people think.

Having spent almost no time in American universities, I can only go by what I hear but...my inclination is to call conspiracy theories crazy, yes. I tend to assume the Americans on the left saying that 9/11 was an inside job are crazy.

Yeah, that stuff really drives me nuts. That people are still saying Bush did it to go get oil. Wtf? How can people be so ignorant? If it was about taking their oil, we would decimate them and take it. If it was Bush's war, Obama would have taken all the troops back. Instead he just added a third war to the bill, again enforcing the stereotype of "world police." It's just amazing.

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Pretty_Odd posted...
You can think Obama and the progressives for that. He has made it very clear that the right is his enemy, and has done all he can, especially among minorities, to convince people that white republicans are the reason for all their problems.

Prefect example of a conspiracy theory.

Please point me to the video of president Obama telling a room of minorities that white republicans are the enemy and the reason for their problems.

I seem to recall a lot more videos of Obama saying he would need to work with Republicans (and plenty of evidence that he has been--Obama and Boehner have collaborated on a number of bills).

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metroid composite posted...
The book will probably overexaggerate things, but there supposedly have been cases of students getting discriminated against for being Republican.

to be fair it makes perfect sense for a learning institution to be biased against a party that aggressively spreads ignorance. the democrats have their own quirks of course as all politicians do, but for teachers specifically the republican party merely existing must be extremely disheartening

From: metroid composite | #012
The book will probably overexaggerate things, but there supposedly have been cases of students getting discriminated against for being Republican.

But are we talking about legitimate discrimination or are we talking about a bunch of crybabies like guiga here who create this fantasy world where one person disagreeing with them equates to a far-reaching conspiracy of systematic oppression.

I would wager on the latter more often than not.

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yeah that obama is so liberal and a socialist. its not like he's filled his cabinet with wall streeters and placated them whenever possible.

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It also helps that the two biggest faculties in most universities, Arts and Sciences tend to have more liberal thinking people.

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charmander6000 posted...
I'm at UBC.

Though there are some majors such as economics where conservative views are looked highly on.

High five, people who went to UBC!

And yeah, political views are going to vary a little by what class you're in. For instance, if you take a Women's Studies course, you'll probably find certain opinions met with hostility. People in petrolium engineering might have a different outlook than people in sustainability studies. Etc.

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These conversations are just too funny

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From: MarvelousGerbil | #008
Why is being liberal a bad thing?

Because you're grouping yourself with an ideology and basing all your opinions/decisions on that ideology as opposed to your own personal opinions

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From: metroid composite | #012
The book will probably overexaggerate things, but there supposedly have been cases of students getting discriminated against for being Republican. Coming from Canada this is just mindbogglingly weird to me.

Yeah that happens.

You also get discriminated against for being a Democrat, Black, White, tall, red-haired, funny-voiced, and even for having a weird walking stance.

Welcome to the real world, where people judging you based on your actions and opinions is TYPICAL HUMAN NATURE and not some sort of cancer to society that must be eradicated.

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foolm0ron posted...
From: MarvelousGerbil | #008
Why is being liberal a bad thing?
Because you're grouping yourself with an ideology and basing all your opinions/decisions on that ideology as opposed to your own personal opinions

Was all of that really implied in "being liberal"?

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this sure is a topic

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foolm0ron posted...
From: MarvelousGerbil | #008
Why is being liberal a bad thing?
Because you're grouping yourself with an ideology and basing all your opinions/decisions on that ideology as opposed to your own personal opinions

but "being conservative" is totally not grouping yourself with an ideology and basing all your opinions/decisions on that ideology as opposed to your own personal opinions?

anyway...



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From: Ayuyu | #004
Everything 90% off and you only bought 2 books?

Yeah, this.

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there wasn't a lot left jeeeez

plus i only had 7 bucks on me and i wanted a soda

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From: SovietOmega | #036

What's the MSM megaphone?

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You apparently started a crazy person topic as well.

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Rad Link 5 posted...
From: SovietOmega | #036

What's the MSM megaphone?

Mainstream media

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Oh, that makes sense.

Google was giving me Methylsulfonylmethane as a result, and I couldn't make sense of it.

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SovietOmega posted...
but "being conservative" is totally not grouping yourself with an ideology and basing all your opinions/decisions on that ideology as opposed to your own personal opinions?

No, it's not.

Forget the American political system--it really warps the meaning of liberal and conservative. The words "Liberal" and "Conservative" literally just mean freedom and caution.

Liberal means being for the reduction of regulations and for the introduction of new things. This means everything from reducing business regulations to reducing environmental regulations to allowing gays to marry.

Conservative means holding back. Conserving the environment, regulating businesses, being careful with spending, and keeping things like the good ol' days.

For instance, most five-year-olds are very conservative; they are afraid of change, and want everything to stay exactly the way they know it. Most teenagers are very liberal. They don't understand why adults have all these "stupid rules", and why they can't just do what they want.

Neither of these should be pejorative terms, and most places outside the United States, they're not. Neither of the major American parties correspond particularly well to the actual definition of these words--the one party that does line up quite well is that Libertarians are very liberal. (In fact, that's probably where they got their name; imagine that!)

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ITT: Having a solution to education reform other than "keep throwing more money at the problem" makes you a crazy person.

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last time I was at borders I bought 8 copies of some jonas brothers book for 50 cents each

it was originally $22 each

such a steal

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From: SmartMuffin | #044
ITT: Having a solution to education reform other than "keep throwing more money at the problem" makes you a crazy person.

Actually this topic was about a big sale on books.

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From skimming this topic, I have realized that I never need to take seriously anything that Pretty_Odd says.

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Peace___Frog posted...
From skimming this topic, I have realized that I never need to take seriously anything that Pretty_Odd says.

Yeah. Good for you. All you're doing is enforcing everything that I've said. You're trained to ignore what the other side says. Whatever. I don't even care anymore.

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Also please note that I was modded for trolling, not the TC. Just remember that. Remember how things work around here. Get in line. Don't think for yourself.

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This is seriously entertaining.

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