tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post7631434170264222875..comments2023-06-15T09:13:45.467-04:00Comments on Liberty's Torch: Quickies: This Post Will Have No TitleFrancis W. Porrettohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05862584203772592282noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-67298559821194494322015-06-19T13:56:04.814-04:002015-06-19T13:56:04.814-04:00Microaggressions are absurd per se given the meani...Microaggressions are absurd per se given the meaning of "micro," which is to say "insignificant," "minuscule," or "infinitesimal." <br /><br />Some are lapses in manners, some evidence of poor situational awareness, and others indications of good situational awareness and a firm grasp of reality, especially political, legal, and cultural legalities. All are correctable by immediate remonstrance, or departure (e.g., shoplifters, rowdies, minorities who can't STFU when they're in a theater or waiting room). But, apparently, no. It's fodder for a lawsuit so help me and I kid you not. <br /><br />Like AuricTech above, there are other possibilities for so-called microaggressions. Blacks in waiting rooms is a theme that could be worked up to good advantage. Are there movie balconies down from which they can spit on other patrons anymore?<br /><br />Any statement by Sharpton can be massaged with zero effort into an implication that whites are loathsome snakes.Col. B. Bunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590364016079745156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-53209331104653836452015-06-18T12:09:54.721-04:002015-06-18T12:09:54.721-04:00Microaggression is worse than an FBI 302 Form as f...Microaggression is worse than an FBI 302 Form as far as promoting unjustified calumnies that can not be denied, which is what makes it so great for The Left. The only evidence that it occurred is some egghead's interpretation of what the "offended party" said, and the The Left is composed of the Perpetually Aggrieved. So an accusation of Microaggression is tantamount to an accusation of heresy and witchcraft under the Inquisition with the same standard of "Justice" to be found as in the Malleus Maleficarum.<br />_revjen45Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-61894581638071722592015-06-17T20:40:13.889-04:002015-06-17T20:40:13.889-04:00Madness!
Where have the responsible adults gone?Madness!<br /><br />Where have the responsible adults gone?pdwalkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05943525787137905313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-64729064750070629302015-06-17T17:56:52.064-04:002015-06-17T17:56:52.064-04:00So, let's suppose that, in a fit of madness, I...So, let's suppose that, in a fit of madness, I chose to enroll at a UC campus. By way of background, I served for nearly 25 years in the US Army/Army National Guard.<br /><br />Imagine me, sitting in a classroom at a UC campus, when the lecturing drone says something derogatory about the US military in general, or about the Multinational Force and Observers (the peacekeeping force in the Sinai, established under the Camp David Accord), Operation Just Cause, Desert Shield/Desert Storm/Desert Sabre, the NATO peacekeeping effort in Bosnia, or the initial stages of Operation Iraqi Freedom.<br /><br />Such a statement would clearly be more offensive to me than any of the proscribed comments would be to some hothouse flower capable of being harmed by a "micro-aggression," as it would be specifically targeted against my actions and, by inference, against me (especially since, in any class where these military operations might potentially be discussed, I would make my participation in them quite known up-front).<br /><br />Does that become a "milli-aggression," a "centi-aggression," or even a "deci-aggression" against me? Would I have legal standing to sue the UC system for distress caused by such not-quite-full-aggressions? (Trust me, I know how to deal with a full aggression against me, and it won't be pretty for the aggressor.)AuricTechhttp://aurictech.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-28612798515267693132015-06-17T17:45:49.111-04:002015-06-17T17:45:49.111-04:00Gawrsh! I had no idea Mr (Dr.?) Volokh taught for...Gawrsh! I had no idea Mr (Dr.?) Volokh taught for the UC system. All I can add is that it's even worse if you're staff. I work for the UC system as well, albeit in a different town, but it's every bit as bad. We have these "Campus Alerts" that go out via email to all those with a "ucdavis.edu" email address, and those from the office mentioned are always about some form of imaginary oppression or other.<br /><br />The last one I saw referred to a picture on the private FB page belonging to a member of the girl's lacrosse (womyn's, 'scuse me)team. It seems it was deemed racially insensitive towards Mexicans, and thus the entire campus had to hear about it. And just try expressing anything but the opinions that are currently acceptable! you'll end up in HR, counseling or on the street so fast it'll make your head spin...BabyHueynoreply@blogger.com