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“The student left is the most reliably correct constituency in America. Over the past 60 years, it has passed every great moral test American foreign policy has forced upon the public”: Vietnam, apartheid South Africa, Iraq War, civil rights, etc. https://kottke.org/24/05/the-kids-are-right-and-alright
The Kids Are Right (and Alright)

Osita Nwanevu on the recent US campus protests: The student left is the most reliably correct constituency in America. Over the p

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Show threadPeachMcDMay 13, 2024

@kottke

except maybe #racism? #ableism?
This old hippie remembering we didn't have it all figured out even if we were 'righter' than our parents

#JustSayin #BlindSpot

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@PeachMcD @kottke If you are against ableism don't use the word blind spots.
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@ZillaMon @kottke

If you are blind, you know you can't see things.

Description isn't a slur, as far as I know.

If folks from the #Disabled community tell me the phrase is problematic I'll definitely stop using it, but not to please a rando reply

May 14, 2024 at 5:52amWeb
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@PeachMcD @kottke look at Grammarhow and what it posits. Sometimes a little reflection is needs to understand other perspective rather than defending archaic notions. I suggest reflection and reflexivity. Language and ideas evolve.
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@PeachMcD @kottke your last comment suggests a very troubled and an ego driven person who is unwilling to learn.
Show threadPeachMcDMay 14, 2024

@ZillaMon @kottke

I always mute those.