It kind of scares me when I look to my left and to my right and then feel like I've kind of become a voice of reason. I used to be the crazy bomb thrower and really haven't changed anything but got nothing on some of the yahoos I'm seeing these days.
The list of things I don't "get" continues to grow:
What's so difficult with just being nice anymore? If not nice, then how about just not being a jerk.
Horse dewormer? Really?
And why do they still call it a foul pole? If a ball hits it, it's a fair ball.
Why isn't my BCRX stock taking off like myself and much smarter analysts think it should?
Calling someone a RINO is a sign of a lazy mind who usually can't verbalize their argument nor often times even spell the term correctly. That also extends to other terms that get tossed around: "Communist" "Socialist" and "Nazi." Easy to say, difficult for many who use the terms to understand.
Why people hating on Kirk Cousins so much?
I get having opinions about masks but is it really worth screaming about?
How can my insurance adjuster and my contractor be $44,000 apart in estimates of hail damage to my abode?
** Jonathan Turley cites a poll on college speech. It ain't pretty, folks.
The latest chilling poll was released by 2021 College Free Speech Rankings after questioning a huge body of 37,000 students at 159 top-ranked U.S. colleges and universities. It found that sixty-six percent of college students think shouting down a speaker to stop them from speaking is a legitimate form of free speech. Another 23 percent believe violence can be used to cancel a speech. That is roughly one out of four supporting violence.
** This is a couple weeks old, but David French's argument remains. I suggest everyone read it: The Descent of the Partisan Mind
When I speak to college students, one of the first things I say is that they should do their best to avoid the “partisan mind.” I don’t mean they should avoid voting for partisan candidates. I don’t even mean they should avoid running for office as a member of a political party. What I mean is they should reject partisanship as an identity, in part because we are learning that there are often no limits to the gullibility and rage of the truly partisan person, especially when negative polarization means that partisan commitment is defined by animosity against the other side.
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