chiczaira wrote:Panzade says that "We have alll swallowed oppressive ways of being,m whether intentionally or not" is a statement which he is surprised I do not see the truth of.
I wonder if the professor who made the statement has also swallowed oppressive ways of being( she said ALL) thus making her statement Oppressive. I, for one, was tired of going into classes and being labeled a sexist or a racist when I observed that Tolerance was the key word except for those who did not accept the basic beliefs of the left. One of my roommates, a brilliant scholar, who later became a Supreme Court Clerk, is a fundamentalist. He has. of course, had difficulty in finding jobs that match his brilliance.
When the left say Diversity is needed, they mean, of course, more people like "us". They don't really believe in true "diversity".
most mods, progs and lefties believe in diversity. we just don't dig it at gunpoint.
if the right of center folks just wrap their head around that concept and drop the hostile holier, more american than thou yip yap, maybe things would go smoother.
as for your friend... most fundamentalists that i've encountered feel a need to tell you that they are fundamentalists in every conversation, business or pleasure. once is enough. and if my employer doesn't care to hear all about my love of guitars, well, that's not what he's paying me to talk about
either.
your personal life is your personal life and your business life is... well, business.
quit whining...
( hey lola ! what number is that ??? :wink: )