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I think the linked article does a good job of explaining the rise of "victimhood culture." I also think a lot of conservative types use the excesses of young kids in order to scream about "PC culture gone wild," when really what they're upset about is being told it's no longer acceptable to throw around racial and homophobic slurs.

And yet, from what I see, those conservative types are now the ones who shoulder the responsibility for protecting the primacy of free speech on campuses. I would be interested in seeing a breakdown of the articles' views broken down into political leanings. Left, Center, Right.

As for microagressions and trigger warnings - both need to go away. Far, far away.

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Why Are [SOME] Millennials Wary of Freedom? The Shrike - 16/10/2017 07:16:47 PM 2353 Views
Good article. Tom - 16/10/2017 08:05:48 PM 895 Views
Indeed it is a pathology of fear. LiterateDog - 17/10/2017 01:59:24 AM 817 Views
This makes me especially sad. The Shrike - 17/10/2017 12:47:51 PM 743 Views
never thought of it that way but excellent points *NM* random thoughts - 17/10/2017 03:31:51 AM 557 Views
Definitely a possibility. The Shrike - 17/10/2017 12:46:42 PM 755 Views
I totally agree on there being fewer causes for fear. Legolas - 17/10/2017 06:39:38 PM 831 Views
Wait...you said *Rubio* was trying to push a positive, hopeful message? RUBIO? Tom - 17/10/2017 08:22:40 PM 767 Views
Maybe I shouldn't have omitted the disclaimer about his foreign policy. Legolas - 17/10/2017 08:33:37 PM 760 Views
Ok, fair enough Tom - 17/10/2017 09:15:14 PM 713 Views
Yes. I think the days of American armed intervention in Latin-America are well behind us. Legolas - 17/10/2017 11:54:41 PM 733 Views
Regarding 'Make America Great Again'. Trump wasn't the first. He won't be the last. The Shrike - 17/10/2017 08:44:09 PM 885 Views
Do we still have WSE points? I was quite the mogul in the waning days of WoTmania. *NM* Hieshyn - 16/10/2017 11:36:00 PM 504 Views
/me steals your WSE points. *NM* The Shrike - 17/10/2017 12:48:08 PM 495 Views
Interesting damookster - 16/10/2017 11:46:32 PM 805 Views
Old dude, you make a good point, too. LiterateDog - 17/10/2017 02:01:29 AM 757 Views
Authority for Authority sake is just as Mores-less as No Respect for Authority Roland00 - 17/10/2017 06:07:15 AM 806 Views
All generations experienced different cultures with different views *NM* random thoughts - 17/10/2017 11:41:40 AM 458 Views
Agreed but there is a difference in severity between 1997 to 2017 vs 997 to 1017 *NM* Roland00 - 18/10/2017 05:52:14 AM 468 Views
but less than 1900 vs 1920 random thoughts - 18/10/2017 02:27:59 PM 723 Views
I still have hope The Shrike - 17/10/2017 12:50:35 PM 815 Views
I shall endeavor to combine Tom'n'Mookie's theories into one grand theory of... LiterateDog - 17/10/2017 02:15:48 AM 789 Views
So we are back in the Age of Romanticism. Western Civilization has been there before. The Shrike - 17/10/2017 12:58:04 PM 778 Views
This article agrees with your assessment The Shrike - 17/10/2017 02:30:03 PM 856 Views
I appreciate your amendment. Ghavrel - 17/10/2017 03:14:19 AM 1054 Views
no it is just hard to see the problem from the inside random thoughts - 17/10/2017 11:51:08 AM 776 Views
Re: no it is just hard to see the problem from the inside - uh, yes. nossy - 17/10/2017 01:44:26 PM 788 Views
Most of us are very good at that random thoughts - 17/10/2017 08:24:50 PM 790 Views
Thanks. The Shrike - 17/10/2017 01:00:42 PM 703 Views
I disagree with relation to trigger warnings. Ghavrel - 17/10/2017 11:17:45 PM 764 Views
A fair point. - Still, how far will you extend them? The Shrike - 18/10/2017 12:47:50 AM 746 Views
I don't know, but I'm not entirely sure it's a big deal either way. Ghavrel - 18/10/2017 02:56:09 AM 700 Views
Nods Roland00 - 18/10/2017 03:17:17 AM 721 Views
And I would posit that no work of literature should have any trigger warnings. The Shrike - 18/10/2017 01:02:44 PM 896 Views
Re: And I would posit that no work of literature should have any trigger warnings. Ghavrel - 18/10/2017 08:48:01 PM 778 Views
How would you propose such warnings be worded? damookster - 18/10/2017 09:21:02 PM 752 Views
Do you know a lot of people who suffer from PTSD? Ghavrel - 19/10/2017 05:26:06 AM 925 Views
Stop. Now. Tom - 19/10/2017 06:21:13 AM 705 Views
Avoidance isn't the purpose of those warnings, though. Ghavrel - 19/10/2017 06:32:16 AM 740 Views
You would ruin the literature though. And discussions around the literature. The Shrike - 19/10/2017 01:21:20 PM 767 Views
That's reasonable. Ghavrel - 19/10/2017 11:58:56 PM 732 Views
Third party website? I fully support that. The Shrike - 20/10/2017 12:41:33 PM 862 Views
Peace for our time! I agree with everything you wrote here. I'm always a sucker for more studies. *NM* Ghavrel - 21/10/2017 07:03:31 AM 432 Views
Well argument settled becuase they already exist random thoughts - 23/10/2017 01:46:55 PM 671 Views
Yeah but they don't necessarily exist for works of literature usually read at the university level The Shrike - 24/10/2017 12:28:35 PM 706 Views
That is true but it could fixed if there was more demand random thoughts - 24/10/2017 10:00:21 PM 715 Views
I feel like I now need a trigger warning for trigger warnings. *NM* The Shrike - 25/10/2017 12:48:47 PM 510 Views
Fuck you Tom Roland00 - 19/10/2017 07:06:47 AM 865 Views
Oh come on... Belals Girl - 19/10/2017 05:12:46 PM 761 Views
HAHAHA! This from the person who can't even write a coherent post *NM* Tom - 20/10/2017 07:10:45 PM 455 Views
Oh please damookster - 19/10/2017 02:10:11 PM 832 Views
Re: Oh please Ghavrel - 20/10/2017 12:01:02 AM 761 Views
What is your basis for arguing that "trigger warnings" are beneficial? Tom - 20/10/2017 07:19:42 PM 738 Views
Ha! Joke's on you! We don't do interrogatories in the criminal system. Ghavrel - 21/10/2017 07:01:54 AM 776 Views
If you are not proposing altering any literature... Tom - 22/10/2017 04:28:53 PM 750 Views
I'm just gonna put this out there... Jeordam - 20/10/2017 07:24:55 PM 737 Views
Eh, I don't think that's accurate. Ghavrel - 21/10/2017 07:04:58 AM 677 Views
An unnecessary tool.... Jeordam - 23/10/2017 05:14:06 PM 689 Views
Why does this reasoning apply to PTSD but not to other diseases? PTSD is a physical issue. Ghavrel - 24/10/2017 12:33:31 AM 693 Views
I would challenge that statment.... Jeordam - 24/10/2017 05:14:17 PM 881 Views
Do you actually believe those examples are valid? *NM* random thoughts - 23/10/2017 07:32:59 PM 425 Views
Forget it, mook. He's just being a silly, stupid kid. He should know better. *NM* Tom - 19/10/2017 06:17:28 AM 540 Views
Agreed. Tom - 19/10/2017 06:16:33 AM 855 Views
Interesting article. Legolas - 17/10/2017 07:41:34 PM 769 Views
Why are some HUMANS wary of freedom? Roland00 - 17/10/2017 05:31:04 AM 726 Views
Maybe the victimhood thing is another kind of honor Cannoli - 17/10/2017 01:02:43 PM 785 Views
Because it's easier to absolve oneself of power sometimes. For those people anyway. The Shrike - 17/10/2017 01:10:41 PM 730 Views
I apologize before hand Roland00 - 18/10/2017 01:11:59 AM 730 Views
Only made it through page 2. Were there separate graphs for just N. American/West European nations? The Shrike - 18/10/2017 01:04:05 PM 701 Views
I haven't read all the comments, so I apologize if I'm doubling up nossy - 17/10/2017 01:06:00 PM 880 Views
Oh those echo chambers. The Shrike - 17/10/2017 01:16:40 PM 825 Views
I hate blaming things nossy - 17/10/2017 02:04:44 PM 843 Views
I'm not even sure "echo chamber" is the right phrase Tom - 17/10/2017 02:17:07 PM 851 Views
I'm not sure that is the most common choice. nossy - 17/10/2017 05:21:52 PM 856 Views
I get irritated too. But I still keep them in my news feed as well. The Shrike - 17/10/2017 08:49:45 PM 726 Views
Je ne regrette rien. My memes are both spicy and piquant. *NM* Ghavrel - 17/10/2017 11:20:55 PM 421 Views
I'm of Russian extraction. I like my food bland. Garlic, dill, salt, pepper. It's enough for me. The Shrike - 18/10/2017 12:52:27 AM 715 Views
You know, I'd not thought about that. Ghavrel - 18/10/2017 03:07:05 AM 767 Views
I find him intriguing as a Captain. The Shrike - 18/10/2017 01:09:07 PM 716 Views
So now we are at episode 6 The Shrike - 24/10/2017 12:31:06 PM 640 Views
6 was by far the best episode of the series. *NM* Ghavrel - 24/10/2017 08:07:55 PM 438 Views
Yes The Shrike - 25/10/2017 12:50:15 PM 720 Views
But are your Memes brothy and fully of Umami? Roland00 - 18/10/2017 01:17:07 AM 669 Views
Umami is an irritating word *NM* damookster - 18/10/2017 04:59:21 PM 391 Views
Yes, ohdaddy is a much better word. *NM* LiterateDog - 18/10/2017 05:15:48 PM 497 Views
*NM* damookster - 18/10/2017 05:39:12 PM 433 Views
*NM* The Shrike - 18/10/2017 06:27:31 PM 418 Views
Snorts / Laughs so hard that I almost lost the drink I was enjoying. *NM* Roland00 - 19/10/2017 06:00:47 AM 458 Views
I do think some of this is specifically American and to a lesser extent the rest of the Anglosphere. Legolas - 17/10/2017 06:26:33 PM 781 Views
Agreed with all your points. The Shrike - 17/10/2017 08:53:23 PM 789 Views
The Netherlands, I'm not so sure about. Legolas - 17/10/2017 11:43:54 PM 752 Views
My apologies. I see Dutch and don't think of Belgium. The Shrike - 18/10/2017 12:56:26 AM 753 Views
That's alright. This is a confusing country in many ways. Legolas - 18/10/2017 08:58:15 PM 730 Views
America and to a lesser extent the rest of the Anglosphere puts a higher valuer on liberty *NM* random thoughts - 19/10/2017 01:53:50 PM 457 Views
Yes, in some ways it does. *NM* Legolas - 19/10/2017 05:38:41 PM 463 Views
Simple, true fredom is includes the freedom to fail HyogaRott - 20/10/2017 05:43:13 PM 794 Views
Re: Simple, true fredom is/includes the freedom to fail *NM* HyogaRott - 20/10/2017 05:45:51 PM 493 Views
Yes it is the freedom to fail Roland00 - 20/10/2017 06:36:02 PM 795 Views
This entire thread was so awesome.... Jeordam - 20/10/2017 07:12:46 PM 813 Views
Jeo I think you in particular will appreciate this damookster - 20/10/2017 09:07:39 PM 745 Views
Interesting.....wisdom from on high.... Jeordam - 20/10/2017 09:58:36 PM 667 Views
damn it *NM* damookster - 20/10/2017 09:07:39 PM 396 Views
I think a lot of us are thinking about trigger warnings differently. Ghavrel - 21/10/2017 07:07:01 AM 742 Views
Maybe, maybe not... Jeordam - 23/10/2017 05:18:16 PM 647 Views
Glad you enjoyed it and that it provoked thought. The Shrike - 23/10/2017 02:32:57 PM 724 Views
I see this as... Jeordam - 23/10/2017 05:23:54 PM 708 Views
I kind of break them down into two types Vodalus - 22/10/2017 03:25:04 AM 785 Views
I wonder how much the fall of communism has to do with this? random thoughts - 24/10/2017 10:20:16 PM 754 Views
Definitely more than a bit. The Shrike - 25/10/2017 12:51:55 PM 679 Views
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