Thread for Things That Made You Frown Today

[Gnome Rage]

The brown thing is so funny to me. My roommate went to Brown (he'd tell you this within 5 minutes of meeting him), and has this very interesting belief that he is open minded but everyone else is wrong and shouldn't speak. It is a trait I've observed in many higher education settings, professors and administration implying that their students are MORE xyz (smart, open-minded, worldly, well-rounded) than everyone else therefore they have this attitude about themselves/others, but it seems exacerbated in schools with a national reputation (Yale & Brown are the schools in that category I have met the most people from, so they are the majority of my sample). Clearly not always applicable, but nothing ever is.

Even if you disagree, both sides of an issue should be adequately spoken about to ensure decisions are made with the most information available. Stifling the ability for either side to speak only weakens the outcome whereas having an actual academic (and sociopolitical) conversation may have yielded better results with more influence and impact.

Wuteva.

[cwolff]

I find it ironic that there was so much national attention to the Bloomberg Soda ban. People were throwing around all the ism and ist words like socialism, communist, fascism. The right went apeshit about something so un-american as a municipality limiting the single serving size of a beverage.

Stop and frisk? They're silent. None of the so-called patriot, constitutional defenders and Tea-party crowd give two shits about citizens losing their right's to be free from search without probable cause. This generalized type of warrant is actually why we have that amendment in the bill of rights.

[Candor]

I was on a two lane road with a speed limit of 25mph, and this teenage idiot comes up from behind doing at least 50, moves to the other lane and nearly sideswipes me, and then gives me the finger as he barrels off.

[Androidpk]

I find it ironic that there was so much national attention to the Bloomberg Soda ban. People were throwing around all the ism and ist words like socialism, communist, fascism. The right went apeshit about something so un-american as a municipality limiting the single serving size of a beverage.

Stop and frisk? They're silent. None of the so-called patriot, constitutional defenders and Tea-party crowd give two shits about citizens losing their right's to be free from search without probable cause. This generalized type of warrant is actually why we have that amendment in the bill of rights.

It is pretty sad when frivolous events garner so much more attention than stuff of great importance.

*cough*MileyCyrus*cough*

[NinjasLeadTheWay]

I find it ironic that there was so much national attention to the Bloomberg Soda ban. People were throwing around all the ism and ist words like socialism, communist, fascism. The right went apeshit about something so un-american as a municipality limiting the single serving size of a beverage.

Stop and frisk? They're silent. None of the so-called patriot, constitutional defenders and Tea-party crowd give two shits about citizens losing their right's to be free from search without probable cause. This generalized type of warrant is actually why we have that amendment in the bill of rights.

Everyone I know and listen to and watch was up in arms about the stop and frisk thing. I dunno what people you're talking about...

[cwolff]

Everyone I know and listen to and watch was up in arms about the stop and frisk thing. I dunno what people you're talking about...

You're not seeing that here. We have avowed strict constructionists in our PC community who will post ad naseum about defending the constitution but the only thing on PC is that that students were rude, incoherent babblers while they shouted down the guy in charge of the NY police.

Instead of criticizing Stop and Frisk we're seeing the criticism directed at the students. Maybe they didn't do their protest "right", and maybe they could be more eloquent but for fuck's sake at least they're doing something about it.

What a bunch of privileged, self absorbed pieces of shit.

That video is playing in slow mo for me, so they all sound like unintelligible monsters.

Don't worry.. they sounded like that at normal speed as well.

Agreed. The problem with shouting down people (even complete vermin) and exercising your freedom of speech is that you deny them their freedom of speech.

Freedom fighter huh? What have they fought for? Not a goddamn thing.

Even if you disagree, both sides of an issue should be adequately spoken about to ensure decisions are made with the most information available. Stifling the ability for either side to speak only weakens the outcome whereas having an actual academic (and sociopolitical) conversation may have yielded better results with more influence and impact.

[Gelston]

I wasn't criticizing the students. I was criticizing your use of the term freedom fighters for them. Social activists, sure, but not freedom fighters.

[cwolff]

I wasn't criticizing the students. I was criticizing your use of the term freedom fighters for them. Social activists, sure, but not freedom fighters.

I know. I totally get that. I was pointing out that the only conversation about this is that we're critical of the protesters. It's odd that no one here is up in arms about Stop and Frisk itself.

[Gelston]

I know. I totally get that. I was pointing out that the only conversation about this is that we're critical of the protesters. It's odd that no one here is up in arms about Stop and Frisk itself.

I honestly have no issue with stop and frisk, so long as it isn't racially motivated.

[Tisket]

I honestly have no issue with stop and frisk, so long as it isn't racially motivated.

That's what many of it's opponents are claiming though. That the preponderance of people stopped are people of color, black and hispanic.