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[2016-11-10. : 10:46 pm]  Lanthanide -- if you put this on the level of grief as a pet dying, which I don't think is an unfair comparison, then is it appropriate to give compassionate consideration for exams that are close to the election date[2016-11-10. : 10:44 pm] Lanthanide -- RoyRoy shouted: Lanthanide He should call it "Don't ask, don't tell". it's the defence of family values act or some-such bullshit[2016-11-10. : 10:43 pm] Lanthanide -- Mini Moose 2707Mini Moose 2707 shouted: Btu feeling worse about their pet dying versus their parents? ah, yeah, I never said that, nor even implied it[2016-11-10. : 10:43 pm]  CecilSunkure -- Like Moose pointed out the idea of a spectrum, which implies judgement calls on whether or not to issue "compassion"[2016-11-10. : 10:43 pm] Roy -- LanthanideLanthanide shouted: you're still allowed to be gay, but if you talk about it, that's bad He should call it "Don't ask, don't tell".[2016-11-10. : 10:43 pm]  Moose -- Like, there's probably some outliers who do, but I don't think that's the majority.[2016-11-10. : 10:43 pm] CecilSunkure -- I don't think emotional responses to Trump getting elected deserve compassion, for the majority of cases, including the Yale thing[2016-11-10. : 10:43 pm] Lanthanide -- and probably that's not really a bad analogy for this type of grief[2016-11-10. : 10:42 pm] Lanthanide -- I've heard of people getting compassionate consideration for when a pet dies[2016-11-10. : 10:42 pm] Lanthanide -- for most, it won't be that bad, but it's still enough to interfere with study and exams[2016-11-10. : 10:42 pm] Moose -- "is an emotional loss equivalent to losing a parent" like, this part[2016-11-10. : 10:41 pm] Moose -- Conditional on feeling as bad as a parent spouse dying, not on feeling anything.[2016-11-10. : 10:41 pm] Moose -- Like, this a spectrum: shouldn't feel shit ----------- me ---------- literally worst thing ever[2016-11-10. : 10:41 pm] Moose -- LanthanideLanthanide shouted: but that doesn't mean their feeling aren't gennuine, or that there's something wrong with them as human beings I'm not saying their feelings aren't genuine.[2016-11-10. : 10:40 pm] Moose -- LanthanideLanthanide shouted: well you're disagreeing with psychology of humans, in that case Like Holmes and Rahe?[2016-11-10. : 10:39 pm] Lanthanide -- but that doesn't mean their feeling aren't gennuine, or that there's something wrong with them as human beings[2016-11-10. : 10:39 pm] CecilSunkure -- I don't think his comments are racist or bigoted, and think it's silly to say they are[2016-11-10. : 10:39 pm] Lanthanide -- are people over-reacting, will Trump be as bad as the fear? probably, and probably not[2016-11-10. : 10:39 pm] Lanthanide -- well you're disagreeing with psychology of humans, in that case[2016-11-10. : 10:39 pm] Moose -- Well, I disagree but I can't tell people how to feel, so that's that.[2016-11-10. : 10:37 pm] Lanthanide -- Trump's racist and biggotted comments are likely to result in the same situation in the US - even if no laws change, many people in public will feel like they can act with impunity[2016-11-10. : 10:37 pm] Lanthanide -- also in Russia, the police etc themselves are homophobic, so don't really care about the crimes being committed, which perpetuates the whole situation[2016-11-10. : 10:36 pm] Lanthanide -- of course, and people are upset at the real prospect that they are going to happen now[2016-11-10. : 10:35 pm] Moose -- LanthanideLanthanide shouted: you might think "ok, fine, what's wrong with that?" No, to be clear, I think all of these are bad things that should not be done.[2016-11-10. : 10:35 pm] Lanthanide -- bacause a lot of members of public now think they have the right to be homophobic and attack people who are gay[2016-11-10. : 10:35 pm] Lanthanide -- except that hate crimes in Russia have risen hugely as a result of that policy change[2016-11-10. : 10:34 pm] Lanthanide -- you're still allowed to be gay, but if you talk about it, that's bad[2016-11-10. : 10:34 pm] Lanthanide -- in Russia, Putin passed laws outlawing "homosexual propaganda"[2016-11-10. : 10:34 pm] Lanthanide -- also, the tenor of the political leadership in the country, affects how people behave on a day to day basis[2016-11-10. : 10:34 pm] Lanthanide -- for a lot of people, those are very important rights that they are now facing losing[2016-11-10. : 10:33 pm] Lanthanide -- and since he's going to likely have 2-3 supreme court noms, there's a very good chance he will succeed[2016-11-10. : 10:33 pm] Lanthanide -- Trump has said he'll try and repeal marriage equality, and get Woe v Wade appealed[2016-11-10. : 10:28 pm] Moose -- And I know that in 2016, it's automatically heresy to question people's feelings or whatever, but if your candidate losing the election is an emotional loss equivalent to losing a parent, (assuming your parents were reasonably not-shitty, of course) the issue might be you.[2016-11-10. : 10:12 pm] Moose -- If I were in that class, I'd be embarrassed for my fellow students. But to each his own, I suppose.[2016-11-10. : 10:10 pm] Lanthanide -- Mini Moose 2707Mini Moose 2707 shouted: Also, according to the news, a professor at Yale made a midterm optional because of the election results. That's pathetic. seems perfectly reasonable to me, a lot of people are very upset about the Trump presidency and what it might mean, based on what he's been saying. I don't see it as any different than compassionate consideration if a family member dies etc[2016-11-10. : 9:35 pm] Moose -- http://www.euroweeklynews.com/3.0.15/news/on-euro-weekly-news/spain-news-in-english/141908-spanish-government-attempts-to-ban-memes SMFH[2016-11-10. : 9:30 pm] NudeRaider -- CecilSunkureCecilSunkure shouted: how about that muslim ban, eh? don't worry, there's still a way out ... http://i.imgur.com/dp3DxNv.mp4[2016-11-10. : 9:28 pm] CecilSunkure -- So to me it totally makes sense. They collectively had their feelings hurt by the Trump election, and take action to feel better[2016-11-10. : 9:28 pm] CecilSunkure -- The entire SJW culture more or less originated from schools like Yale[2016-11-10. : 9:27 pm] CecilSunkure -- Public education and higher education sectors are nearly unanimously liberal[2016-11-10. : 9:26 pm] Moose -- Also, according to the news, a professor at Yale made a midterm optional because of the election results. That's pathetic.[2016-11-10. : 9:15 pm] Moose -- CecilSunkureCecilSunkure shouted: I betcha they will just take the old code base and make certain bits more modern. Like graphics, resolution, bnet client stuff, etc. Probably add OO, smh[2016-11-10. : 9:15 pm] CecilSunkure -- I betcha they will just take the old code base and make certain bits more modern. Like graphics, resolution, bnet client stuff, etc. |
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