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Elon Musk is a nice chap
PlainName:
According to the article in the link AOC had a reasonable argument against, and in the end Amazon still hired extra workers in NY. The report she references in her argument seems pukka. Cuomo, OTOH, had just 'grass is greener over there' type benefits, and it's since come out that he's not averse to pulling a fast one on the public.
james_s:
--- Quote from: tooki on December 22, 2022, 09:30:27 pm ---The problem is that CRT is yet another invented bogeyman, another thing the right has invented to get outraged at. (CRT exists, but has nothing to do with what the right has their panties in a twist over). The thing that angers me about the right’s tactics, like with CRT, is the blatant dishonesty. IF CRT actually contained what they claim it does, and if it were actually being taught in schools, I might object to it too. But neither of those things is true, and yet it’s used to vilify liberals wholesale. Like… it’s one thing to debate real issues. But the right doesn’t debate in good faith, they literally call the left “evil” and then invent things to support their position. I won’t abide that behavior.
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But if it's not true and it's not being taught then who cares if teaching it is banned?
What is the actual correct definition of CRT? Is it possible that some of the things that get called CRT should be called something different, but are still something sensible people should be against?
james_s:
--- Quote from: tooki on December 22, 2022, 09:40:32 pm ---AOC, by the way, is a perfect example of what counts as “radical” in USA. She’s considered a “radical left” politician for views and positions that fall into completely mainstream left politics in Europe. Nothing she says would be considered extreme or radical here.
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I find her extreme, and more so than that, extremely naive, childish and annoying. Fortunately most of the media ignores her so she is pretty much irrelevant, it's only my more conservative friends that talk about her.
PlainName:
--- Quote ---But if it's not true and it's not being taught then who cares if teaching it is banned?
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It's another rule to pad out the already huge rulebook which isn't needed. There is no sense in adding a rule which has no effect because it just adds noise. However, if it's like any other politically inspired rule it's a gateway to stuff that does have an effect. It's far easier to extend an existing rule than to create a new one (and you'll have noticed that major legislation that is pretty much agreed nearly always has additional amendments added for completely irrelevant stuff). An amendment to some rule that everyone thinks does nothing and has no effect could be a devastating backdoor mechanism.
Which is not to mention the ratcheting of getting something - anything - on the books so more restrictive stuff doesn't look so bad.
You should care about this type of thing, particularly because it seems pointless.
vk6zgo:
--- Quote from: james_s on December 23, 2022, 12:07:57 am ---
What is the actual correct definition of CRT?
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On this forum, it should be Cathode Ray Tube. .
This thread has gone well & truly "off topic", but apparently this is not as terrible as a few postings on the TEA thread about carpentry, etc.
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