Kenan Stadium being renamed....
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Most are pretty liberal, but there are liberal universities and liberal universities. UNC has become the Cal-Berkeley of the east, as have most Ivy League schools. Our kids are being taught Socialism by Socialist professors.
I would try to steer my child to one that hasn’t completely gone off the deep end, like UNC has.
People have been complaining about this for years, literally since the 40s.
I think if your views are more conservative (mine are as well) you're always going to feel like academia outside of religious schools are very liberal. It's mostly true, but I was old enough by college to realize which of my history and poli sci professors were rational and which ones were tree huggers with their own agenda.
The trouble is that more and more Socialism is being taught even in middle school and high school. Many high schools don't even require an American Civics class. Is it any wonder that our our young adults don't have a rudimentary knowledge of how our system of government is designed to work?
It is estimated that only about 10% of college professors consider themselves to be Conservative. In the news media, we have one Conservative channel in Fox, and all the rest lean decisively to the left politically. We have turned down the road to Socialism, much to my dismay. Sanders, an avowed Socialist, would have been the Democratic Nomination for POTUS but for some political shenanigans on the part of the Dems. He had a ton of support from the 18-35 segment of our population.
I think it's inevitable that we become a Socialist country in the not too distant future. I hate the thought of that, but there it is. But I'll be 65 a week from today and won't have to live under it too long. I thank God for that.
It is estimated that only about 10% of college professors consider themselves to be Conservative. In the news media, we have one Conservative channel in Fox, and all the rest lean decisively to the left politically. We have turned down the road to Socialism, much to my dismay. Sanders, an avowed Socialist, would have been the Democratic Nomination for POTUS but for some political shenanigans on the part of the Dems. He had a ton of support from the 18-35 segment of our population.
I think it's inevitable that we become a Socialist country in the not too distant future. I hate the thought of that, but there it is. But I'll be 65 a week from today and won't have to live under it too long. I thank God for that.
It's Tar Heels, not Tar Babies. You're being facetious with your comment anyway. Even if you reference the Civil War soldier's story, that's in the context of the soldiers themselves and how they fought in battle. Of course, context is of little importance anymore.
Tar Heels predates the Civil War. And, it has nothing whatsoever to do with slavery. NC has an abundance of pine trees and if you walk barefoot in the pine forest you could be a tar heel today.
That's what I thought as well; that the term went back as far as the Revolutionary War.
Conservatives control all three branches of government.
The 4th estate is vital for a free society. Whatever power it has is indirect and can reflect the general sentiment of the people. For that matter, so does our government. It reflects the collective intellect.
I think it was settled that Kenan Stadium is still going to be called Kenan Stadium.
I think it was settled that Kenan Stadium is still going to be called Kenan Stadium.
As we have seen in the last 20 years, many so called Conservatives are Conservative in name only. It isn't just Democrats that are leading us down the path to big government and Socialism, many Republicans are also.
It's why I stopped calling myself a Republican and consider myself an Independent Conservative.
Do you think that maybe the deep ends exist for both ideologies? Somewhere in there lies a much-needed balance.
I should have paid more attention in class at UNC. I wasted my chance at 18 and chose to be drunk all the time. Fortunately, I corrected the behavior early in my adult life. I don't have any recollection of the school being more liberal than others by comparison. I look at it this way; if it weren't for uber liberals like Dean Smith, our basketball teams and football teams, and all sports teams, and the student body in general, would still be all white.
I think we can all pretty much agree with everything you said there. I would think most of us would also agree that the 4th Estate has become far too politicized.
It seems to me that everyone in the media, and I mean everyone, has stopped looking for and reporting the truth, and is instead pushing a political agenda. In extreme cases, that even involves manufacturing news. And that is having disastrous consequences for our country and its future.
Couldn't agree more.
I think that is a gross oversimplification that is patently false. I'm pretty liberal socially but favor strict government limitations over our individual freedoms, it disturbs me to see the federal government get involved in more and more everyday aspects of our lives, aspects that I feel are best handled at the state level.
Oh, yeah. Media is a business! Media is a more lucrative business than government! It will go wherever the profits take it. Profits are taking it to division. If you don't have sides, you don't have a product. The more distinct and opposed the sides are, the more profits they generate. There's no stopping that.
I can say this with no reservation; When I was in my 20's, I never paid ANY attention to ANY of this crap... none of it. And, I was no more or less affected by what was happening in a political capacity. Now, back then, we weren't linked-up like we are now. Nowadays, your political affiliation is practically as customary for others to know as your NAME. It creates animosity that otherwise would never exist. THAT is what i find to be much more sad than "socialism." As hard as it may be to understand, Humans are inherently driven to Socialism. We're tribal creatures, pack animals. Our religions encourage socialism. Our greed and selfishness encourages anti-social behavior. But, we're animals. And, barely out of the jungle in many ways.
The 24-hour news cycle plus the Internet are responsible. Hard news has become a commodity with no value. Value comes from how news sources differentiate themselves, which inevitably has led to the rise of biases that are evident in opinion pieces. The issue is obviously more complex than that but I agree it's hard to find truly balanced news anymore.
I think there is a healthy balance of how much any government should be involved with our personal lives. This is why I dislike referring to myself as conservative OR liberal. I think the definitions and distinctions of "conservative" and "liberal" are subjective. And, more importantly, the need for people to believe that we are all one or the other, ALL THE TIME, is another trick we try to play on ourselves.
'But, we're animals. And, barely out of the jungle in many ways.'
Indubitably.
Indubitably.
To be more specific, there is this assumption that one is wrong and one is right. This idea that there is a left and a right that is comprised of people. It's comprised of attitudes and opinions. Each of us has both in our perception and world view. However, if there is a dominant one in our nature, or what we feel is a preference, then the presence of the other is denounced and denied.
Again, I agree. I like some characteristics of each philosophy. We're not as divided opinion-wise as the media and politicians try to make us, most of us fall somewhere in the middle of the bell curve, not at the extreme edges. The politicians and the media are currently doing a masterful job of keeping us divided(Conservatives vs Liberals, Gays vs Straights, Blacks vs Whites, Men vs Women, etc...), so that they can control and manipulate us.
Scary times indeed.
I guess they can be scary. If we acknowledge the situation, and don't try to always be "right", then that helps. If we have humility and empathy, we're good to go.
I'm not envious of people having to raise children now. But, I base that on the way things were when I was a kid! I would be lost trying to keep "devices" under control with kids. My brother has 2 daughters- one 10 and one just turned 16. I'd be terrified. But, then I figure that people who were my age in the 1960's and 70's felt the same about kids being raised in the age of TV and Rock n Roll music and pop culture, the sexual revolution and all of the social movements in full swing.
I don't doubt for one minute that it's more difficult to raise kids today than in the 50's when I was born. The worst things my parents had to worry about through my high school years was me drinking beer or smoking cigarettes. Hell, I never smoked pot until I arrived in Chapel Hill as a freshman in 1971. So I pity parents today. I certainly wouldn't want to raise a child in today's world, nor frankly would I want to be one.
I think that same way. I'm quite content to have been alive in the era I am. But, not to get too existential, I have nothing else to compare that against! That's all I know!
Most of the problem with the media boils down to economic incentive. For example, CNN now breaks down its ratings by 15 minute segments. Obviously that's going to lead to sensationalism. Everything gets condensed down into the model that is most likely to produce a viral video, and maximize advertising revenue. Which also plays a role in the selection of stories, as networks don't want to run stories that jeopardize that ad revenue.
Podcasts are going to bring down the mainstream media. Long form interviews allow for a more sophisticated and nuanced discussion of any topic, and don't force people to condense their work into 5 minute sound bites.
Podcasts are going to bring down the mainstream media. Long form interviews allow for a more sophisticated and nuanced discussion of any topic, and don't force people to condense their work into 5 minute sound bites.
I like to hope that podcasts will make an impact.
A friend of mine, who is uuuuultra liberal-minded, always listens to Democracy Now! So, I just assumed it was like MSNBC on steroids or something. But, after listening to it a few times, I was surprised how they actually manage to be, what I consider, more objective. They try to be critical of both, and any and all.
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