Crazy American Politics

[RicoS321]

5 hours ago, OrlandoDon said:

had drag queen performances at assemblies (don’t know what else to call it and it was awkward)

Especially when a middle aged Scottish teacher started screaming and threw his underwear on stage.

[OrlandoDon]

On 14/09/2025 at 10:07, wee toon red said:

Please take this as a genuine question Orlando Don as I think it was you that said it (apologies if it wasn’t):

What specifically is it that schools and colleges over there are teaching that’s “left” and lead folk like Charlie Kirk to think the opposite point of view needs to be put out on campuses across the country?

I’ll add to my other post, overkill no doubt. I was Director of Athletics so was involved with all gender bathrooms, locker rooms, boys on girls teams etc. I was asked to research what other education institutions did as we went through our decision making processes so had a good feel what other schools were doing. I found it hard doing more and more things I didn’t believe in. I was definitely a democrat when I moved to LA and I don’t think I significantly changed in my beliefs, I just think the left shifted so I suddenly became right of center.

[RicoS321]

What is hilarious to see, is the free speech wave going back and forth, with associated frothing and side-taking. It started with the left being defenders of free speech, being provocative in search of more liberal attitudes towards sex and sexuality, always being censored by the right. McCarthyism  another sordid tool. Then the hate speech took over, with words being phased out because they were no longer appropriate leading to speakers at university and so on being "cancelled". Now the "can't say anything these days" folks are reporting people for making jokes about a death, trying to get them fired and shows cancelled. All propelled by the narcissistic machine of social media. You wonder when it will peak?

[OrlandoDon]

10 hours ago, RicoS321 said:

What is hilarious to see, is the free speech wave going back and forth, with associated frothing and side-taking. It started with the left being defenders of free speech, being provocative in search of more liberal attitudes towards sex and sexuality, always being censored by the right. McCarthyism  another sordid tool. Then the hate speech took over, with words being phased out because they were no longer appropriate leading to speakers at university and so on being "cancelled". Now the "can't say anything these days" folks are reporting people for making jokes about a death, trying to get them fired and shows cancelled. All propelled by the narcissistic machine of social media. You wonder when it will peak?

It’s nuts, it’s funny too, the left going mental over what the right are doing when a few months ago the left were the ones canceling the right in similar fashion. Funny is obviously the wrong thing to say, it’s very sad and I dont know what it takes to get out of the finger pointing and having to have the upper hand. Two wrongs clearly don’t make a right but as you say, when does it peak? Biden promoted himself and campaigned as being the president to bring everyone together, that clearly didn’t happen. We really need a middle of the road type to come forward and take on the uniter role. If ever there’s a need for an independent party it’s now.

people are being canceled here, are people being arrested for saying the wrong thing in Britain???