03-31-2024, 01:17 PM
(03-30-2024, 09:56 PM)pally Wrote: SSF may not be a Trump supporter but his expressed opinions don't exactly distance him from the political beliefs of Trump's party.
Some of them, to be sure. Other's not at all. I'm pro-choice, pro same sex marriage, have zero issues with transgender people in the military, think marijuana should be legal. I could go on, and have stated all of this before. About the only things I fully agree with the GOP on are the criminal justice system and gun ownership. And gun ownership should be the most liberal position on the planet. There is nothing more anti-authoritarian than private gun ownership.
Quote:So college professors are not allowed to anonymously express personal political opinions on a non-political forum.. why? How can a professor teach his students to "focus on the bigger picture, if he isn't allowed to talk about the details that affect the overall picture?
SSF is a police officer who works with the public, with often vastly different political opinions than his own, if you are concerned that Dill can't control himself in the classroom, why aren't you equally concerned with this public official whose opinions can influence how he deals with people in his job.
And don't get me wrong I am not questioning either man's ability to keep personal opinions out of their job performance. I, however, am questioning why you believe a college professor isn't allowed to have personal opinions and anonymously express them. But still, aren't college students adults who are supposed to be utilizing critical thinking skills? They aren't children who need to be protected from the opinions of anyone including their professors.
I'd love to see a 3rd political party but, to me, it seems that so many of these start-up parties and independents running are starting from the wrong end. They all want the Presidency. They should work at the grassroots level and build up wins for state houses and Congress first. Show Americans what they believe in and how they would govern. As it is right now, they lose the presidency in one election cycle and they then disappear before the next. It makes these parties' founders look like they aren't interested in long-term governing but are aiming for short-term power.
I'd love a viable third party as well, it's why I voted for Ross Perot in the first election I could ever vote. But we don't have one, and right now, having seen the massive damage the Dems are currently doing, and the fact they keep doubling down on their mistakes means they have more than deservedly earned my enmity. The GOP makes me cringe on several issues. I find MTG and other utter buffoons. If the Dems could pull their head out of their ass and stop pandering to race grifting bigots then maybe we could have a reconciliation, but it would have to be coupled with a mea cupla and significant measures to amend for the horrible damage they have done.
