
Monkey Man
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Yup, you either love him or hate him.
Agree - how anyone could "love" him is beyond my ability to comprehend.
Agree - how anyone could "love" him is beyond my ability to comprehend.
That academic gobbledy-gook hides what DEI really is: The assertion that America is systemically racist—and sexist and homophobic, and all the other “isms,” “ists,” and “phobias” that drive leftism. Under the DEI rubric, these horrors are baked into the American system. The Constitution, the 14th Amendment, the Civil Rights Act…none of them matter. America and its faults are so inextricably intertwined that you cannot have one without the other. Indeed, you can see the hostility to America’s institutions in the classes students must take for this minor:Diversity and Inclusion Studies (DISM) is an interdisciplinary minor administered by the Department of Behavioral Sciences & Leadership that consists of humanities and social science courses. America is a multicultural polity and demands knowledgeable and pragmatic thinkers who understand the range of human experiences. The Diversity and Inclusion Studies Minor (DISM) exposes cadets to varied perspectives & methodologies for understanding and studying the humanities. By carefully drawing from existing courses in multiple departments, the DISM complements and enhances the core curriculum, academic majors, and several West Point Centers and committees. Moreover, the DISM at West Point offers cadets a framework for critically and creatively thinking about the broader impact of diversity and inclusion at the individual, organizational, societal, and/or global levels - providing them with knowledge and insights that can help prepare them to lead in today's Army.
Yeah, I wasn’t at all arguing the US is a race. And while I used the word, “Exceptional,” I wasn’t trying to invoke the phrase “American exceptionalism” — by which some people mean ‘the semi-divine right of the US to go stick its fat nose in the business of every other country on the planet, and start wars/invade countries at will.’Sorry but I don't agree with "American Exceptionalism". The US isn't a race.
The mistake Western countries make is that although we came from many countries, those countries used to be more culturally aligned than where a lot of immigration is coming from today. So that creates greater disparity. In order to accommodate that disparity, we have to water down all our cultural history and traditions so we "don't offend" anyone until in the end we are weak and ineffectual, and the minorities run rampant over the once prevailing culture. What upsets me is half of the people that came from the original culture actually support this and hate on their own history and culture. Basically hating on themselves. It makes me puke. It's like a form of cultural emasculation.The West Point Conundrum: How Do You Fight For A Country You’re Taught To Hate?
West Point has a storied place in American history. During the Revolution, Benedict Arnold tried to give the fort to the British. After the Revolution, it became America’s first military academy, graduating such luminaries as Ulysses S. Grant, Dwight Eisenhower, Generals Omar Bradley, Douglas MacArthur, and George S. Patton, and many other men who have shaped our nation. All the alumni were driven by patriotism even if, as with Robert E. Lee, that patriotism was misplaced. Now, though, West Point has a “minor” that is the essence of anti-patriotism. Welcome to West Point’s Diversity and Inclusion Studies Minor.
West Point describes its new minor this way:
That academic gobbledy-gook hides what DEI really is: The assertion that America is systemically racist—and sexist and homophobic, and all the other “isms,” “ists,” and “phobias” that drive leftism. Under the DEI rubric, these horrors are baked into the American system. The Constitution, the 14th Amendment, the Civil Rights Act…none of them matter. America and its faults are so inextricably intertwined that you cannot have one without the other. Indeed, you can see the hostility to America’s institutions in the classes students must take for this minor:
https://armedforces.press/the-west-...you-fight-for-a-country-youre-taught-to-hate/
Speak of the Devil, we were just discussing the main culprit.mini tyrants
Why was there no rebellion... well it was a close run thing at times lol. Re: getting along down here I'm sure you would. It has some differences culturally but mostly people are the same in both countries... the differences would mostly centre around differences in constitutional rights. Maybe if you think of Australia as "hot Canada" you'd be close to what it's like.Yeah, I wasn’t at all arguing the US is a race. And while I used the word, “Exceptional,” I wasn’t trying to invoke the phrase “American exceptionalism” — by which some people mean ‘the semi-divine right of the US to go stick its fat nose in the business of every other country on the planet, and start wars/invade countries at will.’
Regarding the founding philosophy of the US, with its emphasis on natural rights, self-determination and the balance of power — I maintain that it’s unique and worthy. On the other hand, as you point out, it has not seemed to help much.
I have never been to Australia, but the geography looks incredible and I suspect I’d get along well with the locals. For all I know I’d stay ;-) Serious though, wtf happened during the pandemic though? We were hearing/seeing weird stuff with COVID camps and mini tyrants running wild all over the place. How was there not a rebellion?!
Or it's just about equal representation for all of the different cultures in our melting pot., we have to water down all our cultural history and traditions so we "don't offend" anyone until in the end we are weak and ineffectual, and the minorities run rampant over the once prevailing culture. What upsets me is half of the people that came from the original culture actually support this and hate on their own history and culture. Basically hating on themselves.
That’s what I was describing here.What upsets me is half of the people that came from the original culture actually support this and hate on their own history and culture.
The mind boggling intentional damage Biden is doing is unforgivable .
The WEF is behind everything that's happening not just in the USA but a shitload of countries throughout the world including yours .Re: the whole globalist thing... once again it makes out the US is somehow a world unto itself. The US does actually have some friends - especially in the Anglosphere. The Republicans ought to remember not to alienate their allies while going off on their anti-globalist insular tirades. Trump was a bit of a worry in that regard. No we don't want to live in the US (we think our country is just as good)... no we don't want a world government. Yes we also give aid to third world countries. Yes we also fight in just about every war/crusade the US comes up with. So imo these politicians need to qualify their statements a bit better because in this world the internet is global and we all read it i.e. you do realise we are still in the room. As you are now aware we have all the same problems here that that politician was ranting about - it's not just the US. Having said that we don't all have to become even more insular to ensure our borders are sovereign etc etc.
If you lived in that area would you really want hordes of drivers from these countries - who most likely have very limited experience driving, let alone on crowded city roads and highways - driving on the streets while you and your family are out and about?So you think it’s a bad thing that illegals are getting documented?
If you lived in that area would you really want hordes of drivers from these countries - who most likely have very limited experience driving, let alone on crowded city roads and highways - driving on the streets while you and your family are out and about?
Last time I went to the DMV, I had to jump through hoops to prove who I was and I was born and raised in this country - yet these people who are here illegally are going to get driver's licenses just like that?
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Depends on what country and what sex tbhdo you just think people from other countries are bad drivers?
Depends on what country and what sex tbh
Yeah I'm just saying. There's plenty of American born drivers that suck too.If they have to pass a test, or present a valid license from their previous country, I don’t see how they could possibly be an issue