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#2215 So there's this physics dude - black hair, wears a lot of navy blue, whistles a shit ton - he's usually alone and I want to say hi but not if it would bother him. Does anyone know him and if he's nice?
#2214 #2206 I think that Mac confessions might scarily be the only free speech page involving Mac students. How is it that we as liberals have gotten to the point where we force those with conservative views to express themselves anonymously on the internet? Instead, shouldn't we actually engage and discuss with them like true progressives should? I don't know, maybe I'm taking outta my ass and we should further divide this God forsaken country even further by invalidating any form of dissenting opinion on either side of the discussion. This is simply not a way for society to 1) move in a direction that promotes societal progressivism and 2) behave as human beings in society.
#2213 It's so annoying that people who voted for Trump are stereotyped as bad people and attacked or expected to defend their opinions in spontaneous debate. We all have a right to our opinions, and the right to not be harassed incessantly about them if we don't want to. Sometimes sharing an opinion is not an invitation to be questioned in depth about it, especially not in such an openly hostile environment.
How is stereotyping Trump supporters better than stereotyping a minority race? Sure, you can find examples here and there, but to just blanket declare half the people who voted to be racist, sexist, etc. is just as dumb as saying all Muslims are terrorists.
I guess my point is: I voted for Trump, and I had my reasons. It doesn't mean I don't care about the issues; I do. We just happen to disagree on the nature and depth of some of the issues, and on the solution. It would be easier to talk about these things if the liberals on campus didn't approach the conversation with the assumption that I don't care or that I'm a racist. That is offensive.
We used to live in a world where people could agree on some things and disagree on others, and still be friends or colleagues. Don't throw the baby out with the bath water and all that.
#2213 Political Correctness has got to stop.
#2212 Honestly, Meha Jain is one of the prettiest girls I've seen in my life!
#2211 Post #2196 is the reason the U.S. is in the shitter. This Newt Gingrich-ass pseudo-intellectual conjecturing about what is happening based on your worldview and refusing to hear anything else as "fake news" is poisonous. This isn't a "liberal" problem. We cannot hope to dialogue with republicans if they refuse to see anyone different from them as human. This "break the bubble" idea on the part of the left is admirable but ultimately misguided. Fuck 'em.
#2210 I want to have a threesome with PBR and his wife...
#2209 I secretly think 21 Savage is a better rapper than kendrick...