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Meh:
Thanks Skep.

I will wait it out and focus on my other classes. In the mean time I will gather up critics of the theory. Luckily there are a few main stream news reports that help me put this into context. I've heard people discuss McCarthyism but I haven't experienced anything like it (if that is what this is).
 

Twoapenny:

--- Quote from: Pseudo Mouse on January 25, 2021, 08:32:33 AM ---Thanks for sharing Two, it is kind of good to know what is happening around the world where you are at as well. I'm on the West side of USA.

Well some critics say that Critical Consciousness Theory (there are a few) is a form of McCarthyism basically.

Whatever the case may be I wish I wasn't being indoctrinated into a specific political movement.

Many people will all say racism, sexism, homophobia and all that is essentially bad (most people agree on some basic human dignity maybe) so it's almost a premise that can't be refuted in a liberal setting there is a peer pressure not to question these acceptable premises. However if someone questions the political movement itself they risk looking like a jerk. I'm not articulating this well I don't study political science or psychology it's a bit much I just know this feels kinda of radical and suppressive- because it is.

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I don't understand all the theory stuff and terminology either, Posh and yep, inequality in whichever form it takes (which is what causes 'isms', in my opinion), is not something that I think is a great idea.  But there seems to be a big focus over here now (and I guess it's happening there as well) over controlling what people think and that's something I really don't agree with.  And to my mind University should be the place where you can discuss things; it's a safe space where people should be able to share ideas, thoughts and ask questions, without feeling that there's only one answer (I guess in science and maths there are things that only have one answer but most other things are more fluid than that).  I can remember one particularly provocative tutor who really wanted us all to debate and discuss things, so he'd ask questions like whether it was reasonable to ban BNP marches (they were a political group who wanted anyone who wasn't white or wasn't born in England sent home), whether it was women's fault they get raped, whether people should be allowed to strike and so on.  I didn't like him at first but over time I realised that what he really wanted us to do was to think for ourselves and not just say what everyone else did, or not speak up if we didn't agree, and he taught us that you can have discussions about contentious and potentially very upsetting issues without causing a huge row if people are polite and listen to one another.  I didn't realise at first they weren't his views, either, he was just using questions that he knew would evoke strong reactions.

I hope someone with a bit of authority can do something useful for you.  It doesn't sound very nice to have to put up with.

Hopalong:
I learned a lot from this woman, years ago.
(Not liking the process, but eventually I realized her purpose.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mcCLm_LwpE

hugs
Hops

PS Stories that move me tremendously are people like Daryl Davis, Christian Picciolini, and others....get across that divide. They give me hope, and their courage blows me away.

Meh:
The Civil Rights compliance office sent me an email today. They are going to investigate.

Meh:
Yeah Hops,

This isn't an experiment we signed up for. I already have anxiety issues to start with.

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