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In response to
"Also, can we do away with the tedious "if you disagree with something you're automatically RAAAAAAAAAAAGING" against it nonsense? -- (edited)"
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IrishStephen
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Here's the thing and why there's frustration with these things. A favorite approach of the right is to take some anecdotal piece of information, some
Posted by
pmb (aka pmb)
Aug 8 '17, 16:17
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out of the mainstream, one off story (that, by the way, is often out of context and without a broader view of the subject) and hold it up as everything wrong with liberals in America. It's what Rush Limbaugh built his brand on. And then it floats around Fox news with outraged critics overly generalizing about something based on this single point of information and, without any real exploration of the validity of what it is. They just know in their gut that it's wrong and anti-American, etc. It happens with droning consistency and sets the standards that have created this divide and endless false equivalencies. At the same time, when from the left systemic issues are raised (BLM for instance) its dismissed with "snowflakes", etc. Look at the difference between this single story and the fact that the federal government is now pursuing discrimination against white people in college admissions. This is why the reaction comes the way it does. It's a valid discussion about the value of grades. Personally, while they are far from perfect, I think they serve a purpose. It's not a big deal if Yale doesn't have them because I know by their admissions standards that every kid there is going to meet a certain intellectual standard. Doesn't mean they will all be successful, but if I'm hiring I can check off that box. From other schools it's not so obvious. When we're hiring from law schools, we care about the grades. It allows us to focus on the other skills they will need. But debating that is different than posting an article designed to spark outrage at the crazy left professor and the stupid entitled kids. Grade pressure is very real. When you have kids getting ready for college you'll see it in spades. So maybe there are better ways. It's worth exploring. Not immediately dismissing as "what's wrong with kids today."
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