tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20524196.post1745951429055235539..comments2024-02-14T11:00:03.180-05:00Comments on Tom McLaughlin: Politically Correct DiscriminationTom McLaughlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07691546351143209227noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20524196.post-76233704772621268812019-07-13T09:56:38.909-04:002019-07-13T09:56:38.909-04:00Wow!
IMHO,
1. It's the Atlantic, from a time ...Wow!<br />IMHO, <br />1. It's the Atlantic, from a time when desperately developing (as yet coined) "woke" cred was the call for the day.<br />2. The author is clearly unfamiliar with the original intent of "Affirmative Action"<br />as described by SCOTUS judge, and is simply another victim of "has come to mean..." usage. <br />3. (para-notes) For sake of clarity I have <i>omitted<i>....."<br />This is called "disingenuous", a handy standard for a growing amount of "Latest Scientific sampling based survey, by (academic/state agency/other "authority" appeal) <br />has <i>indicated</i> that there </i>may</i> be some <i>correlation</i> between apples and bananas....<br />"Lies by omission" is the <i>ancient</i> term.<br />ALSO IMHO-Despite the best efforts of (eg)Cambridge <i>et alia</i> to <i>administer</i> "usage", <i>sophist</i> is the root word for....sophisticated. CaptDMOnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20524196.post-71026484786538197052019-07-13T06:26:30.706-04:002019-07-13T06:26:30.706-04:00https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/...https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/07/the-best-new-argument-for-affirmative-action/278241/t.Anoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20524196.post-48292540231964864282019-07-11T08:48:02.876-04:002019-07-11T08:48:02.876-04:00Discriminate? I do it ALL the time, especially in ...Discriminate? I do it ALL the time, especially in chosing motor oil.<br />Oh, RACIAL discrimination? Sure, that too, is there ANY distinction <br />inherent between Mexican Indians and Spaniards? <br />Prejudice? You bet! I've had bell peppers before. I really don't like them. <br />RACIAL prejudice? Not before I traveled to Newark, Manhattan, Houston, Stamford, <br />and drove a truck on a National tour with a (then) Yugoslavian Ballet company)<br />NOW, I'm STILL have no option but to evaluate individuals, and give NO ONE a free pass<br />just because their pink, have a big nose, or squinty eyes relitive to mine.<br />Chauvinist? Well, no, I have no love of all things French, but I'll go out of my way <br />to buy local produce, <i>predominately</i> U.S. appliances or cars, or American pet food, above ANYTHING produced in...say...China.<br /><br />Overuse of ALL the misused "bad think" (often ironic projection) words is helpful though.<br />It helps accelerate my prejudice toward folks that are certainly GENERALLY ignorant, and potentially outright stupid, and interact only "as needed".<br />Kudos to (eg)The Daily Sun for requiring a "name" attached to all their letters to the editor, and "guest" pieces.<br />If only that were true of editorials, where I have no choice but to make educated <i>assumptions</i>. <br /> CaptDMOnoreply@blogger.com