I'm not sure liberal v conservative really gets to it. Our HS daughter and most of her friends wouldn't necessarily think of themselves as political (liberal or conservative), but what they are being taught in school is to blame, get angry and insist people apologize if they say makes them makes you feel bad. It's the opposite of the 'st…
I'm not sure liberal v conservative really gets to it. Our HS daughter and most of her friends wouldn't necessarily think of themselves as political (liberal or conservative), but what they are being taught in school is to blame, get angry and insist people apologize if they say makes them makes you feel bad. It's the opposite of the 'sticks and stones' approach we were taught and it seems like an obvious contributor to all the anxiety and depression we are seeing. My evidence is only anecdotal, but it's really clear that they are being taught you must get angry when you hear things you don't like and insist the person who said it apologize and admit to what they did. I would imagine kids who are drawn to this approach are also more likely to be drawn to liberal causes.
The name for this is SEL. It emphasizes feelings over rational discourse, data and critical thought (not to be confused with Critical Pedagogy” or seeing through a critical Lens.
That's a good question. They are taught these ideas are beyond debate, what all good people believe, and that anyone who wants to challenge them is probably an evil racist who wants to hurt them. They feel threatened because they think they are talking to someone evil, or under the spell of evil ideas. Even questioning something like climate change will be seen as an act of violence against them. It doesn't sound real, but I've experienced it personally. And what's funny is they can be critical thinkers in other areas of their life, but challenge any of the woke doctrine ... look out.
Left-wing people do not view their politics as politics; they view it as "basic decency".
That is why they are so eager to restrict "political speech" - their interpretation is that this will restrict only things they disagree with and nothing they agree with.
Yes, it's a form of absolutism. In leftism, only leftist orthodox philosophy (whatever it happens to be that day; it can turn on a dime) is pure and decent. *Every* other philosophy is deviant and therefore evil. It has all the characteristics of a crusade -- the believers must be converted, by force if necessary, or otherwise eliminated.
This is true. Kids are being indoctrinated to be 'true believers' They're not allowed to or supposed to question someone's 'lived experience' or how they feel. It just becomes an absolute truth. This isn't even CRT, this is just how kids are being taught about things. It's really messed up, but it's completely taken over.
I mean, it IS critical theory. Critical theory is a set of tools for "deconstructing accepted narratives", but the tools can easily "defeat" any argument because they boil down to "my subjective truth wins!"
All that's left is to decide how to use the superweapon of emotion uber alles.
That’s why you have to tear it out by its roots and reject emotional reasoning. All philosophers and most psychologists have been saying this for centuries.
I'm not sure liberal v conservative really gets to it. Our HS daughter and most of her friends wouldn't necessarily think of themselves as political (liberal or conservative), but what they are being taught in school is to blame, get angry and insist people apologize if they say makes them makes you feel bad. It's the opposite of the 'sticks and stones' approach we were taught and it seems like an obvious contributor to all the anxiety and depression we are seeing. My evidence is only anecdotal, but it's really clear that they are being taught you must get angry when you hear things you don't like and insist the person who said it apologize and admit to what they did. I would imagine kids who are drawn to this approach are also more likely to be drawn to liberal causes.
The name for this is SEL. It emphasizes feelings over rational discourse, data and critical thought (not to be confused with Critical Pedagogy” or seeing through a critical Lens.
What are you babbling about? Critical thinking has nothing to do with Critical Pedagogy beyond using the word "critical".
Remembering that anger is a secondary action, what part of the teen does the teen think is being threatened?
That's a good question. They are taught these ideas are beyond debate, what all good people believe, and that anyone who wants to challenge them is probably an evil racist who wants to hurt them. They feel threatened because they think they are talking to someone evil, or under the spell of evil ideas. Even questioning something like climate change will be seen as an act of violence against them. It doesn't sound real, but I've experienced it personally. And what's funny is they can be critical thinkers in other areas of their life, but challenge any of the woke doctrine ... look out.
Left-wing people do not view their politics as politics; they view it as "basic decency".
That is why they are so eager to restrict "political speech" - their interpretation is that this will restrict only things they disagree with and nothing they agree with.
Yes, it's a form of absolutism. In leftism, only leftist orthodox philosophy (whatever it happens to be that day; it can turn on a dime) is pure and decent. *Every* other philosophy is deviant and therefore evil. It has all the characteristics of a crusade -- the believers must be converted, by force if necessary, or otherwise eliminated.
It's right out of Stalin's playbook.
Weird, I could have sworn you were describing every religion everywhere.
It's out of a toddler's playbook. These people are simply adolescents.
This is true. Kids are being indoctrinated to be 'true believers' They're not allowed to or supposed to question someone's 'lived experience' or how they feel. It just becomes an absolute truth. This isn't even CRT, this is just how kids are being taught about things. It's really messed up, but it's completely taken over.
I mean, it IS critical theory. Critical theory is a set of tools for "deconstructing accepted narratives", but the tools can easily "defeat" any argument because they boil down to "my subjective truth wins!"
All that's left is to decide how to use the superweapon of emotion uber alles.
That’s why you have to tear it out by its roots and reject emotional reasoning. All philosophers and most psychologists have been saying this for centuries.