Kevin Drier:
"... Trump is showing me/us that a large chunk of US adults (what like 25-30% or so?) are racist, sexist, xenophobic, economically illiterate morons.
I guess even in a red state like Oklahoma, living in a University town helps to insulate you from the "common man" (thank god).
But Trump's campaign has made it clear to me that we still have serious human rights / equality / logical reasoning issues in our country.
So I say to all you SJWs out there, live long and prosper. You have a lot of work left to do.
And to my libertarian friends I say, continued affirmative action and gender equity programs are needed and important.
We still have a very long way to go in this country. Trump is showing me/us just how far."
I was struggling to explain how social issues are ongoing, unresolved, and important to consider in out daily lives a few weeks ago. The conversation grew out of an anecdote, an I thought defensible accusation of sexism, and stayed grounded in our personal experiences. However, I think I should have changed tack because it's all too easy to dismiss the perspectives of others, even in sum. For people used to debating, armed with the belief they are right and should be validated, anything in opposition that can be construed as mere opinion will be disregarded. The existence of Trump's support is fact though, and it's the basis of one of the clearest ways to explain to someone who thinks "all that liberal bullshit has gone too far" that, in fact, it hasn't gone nearly far enough and furthermore has created a visceral pushback in many spaces.
"... Trump is showing me/us that a large chunk of US adults (what like 25-30% or so?) are racist, sexist, xenophobic, economically illiterate morons.
I guess even in a red state like Oklahoma, living in a University town helps to insulate you from the "common man" (thank god).
But Trump's campaign has made it clear to me that we still have serious human rights / equality / logical reasoning issues in our country.
So I say to all you SJWs out there, live long and prosper. You have a lot of work left to do.
And to my libertarian friends I say, continued affirmative action and gender equity programs are needed and important.
We still have a very long way to go in this country. Trump is showing me/us just how far."
I was struggling to explain how social issues are ongoing, unresolved, and important to consider in out daily lives a few weeks ago. The conversation grew out of an anecdote, an I thought defensible accusation of sexism, and stayed grounded in our personal experiences. However, I think I should have changed tack because it's all too easy to dismiss the perspectives of others, even in sum. For people used to debating, armed with the belief they are right and should be validated, anything in opposition that can be construed as mere opinion will be disregarded. The existence of Trump's support is fact though, and it's the basis of one of the clearest ways to explain to someone who thinks "all that liberal bullshit has gone too far" that, in fact, it hasn't gone nearly far enough and furthermore has created a visceral pushback in many spaces.
That also raises the question of how one should consider opinion, especially in sum. For opinion is not always 'mere', and since it is impossible to trade places opinion, ideally in sum, is the only way to have some limited knowledge of the experiences of others.
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