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From the annals of Attacks on Academic Freedom, some fearful symmetries:

1) A Moreno Valley College prof, fired for in-class comments about LGBT issues, has been reinstated.

www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/201…
2) A University of Kentucky prof, fired for an op-ed criticizing Gov. Bevin's Medicaid plan, has been reinstated and will receive a settlement.

courier-journal.com/story/news/pol…
3) A campaign to fire Temple professor Marc Lamont Hill for speech that critics call anti-Semitic continues to gain steam.

dailycaller.com/2018/12/09/mar…
4) A campaign to fire Kingsborough Community College professor Michael Goldstein for speech that critics call anti-Muslim continues to gain steam.

tabletmag.com/jewish-news-an…
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I’d reframe this. One rarely asked, but quite legitimate, question is this: What do we owe to our allies? If structurally oppressed people are going to say that their allies have an obligation to defer to them (politically, epistemically, etc.), what is owed to them in return?
It’s a big thing, asking someone to entrust their energy and political judgment to you! I think Jade Schaff (Oberlin) wrote something about this, but can’t find it now. Anyway, it’s a legitimate issue that will not/should not go away.
To be clear: I don’t mean “what is owed” in the “what do we get in return?” sense. Rather, what obligation of care, of consideration, of caution does such a relationship create for the allied-with party?
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This doesn't mention me directly, but it's obviously directed at me. And since it reflects the objections that many people had to my thread, it merits a response.
Objection #1: What about Trump/Orban/Brexit/Bolsonaro?

What about them? Yascha knows better than anyone that the illiberal/authoritarian turn in consolidated democracies long precedes contemporary SJW activism. See Brownlee 2002, Wright 2008, Levitsky and Murillo 2013.
As for populism in Europe and the United States, that too predates any kind of social justice activism. In fact, its rise is probably due much more to neoliberal failures (e.g. austerity) than left-liberal ones.

books.google.ca/books?hl=en&lr…
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The SJWs Are Winning and You're All Just Going to Have to Deal With It: A thread.
Reading this @JohnHMcWhorter piece is an exercise in vertigo. The central claim is that "third wave anti-racism" (i.e. the broad nexus of PC, social justice, and ID politics) is doomed to failure. That the aims are good, but strategically it's a dead end.

theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…
This is a common view among centrist liberals and libertarians: "Yes, racism and sexism are serious problems and must be addressed, but the SJW Left is going about it all wrong. In fact, its tactics are actually making these problems worse, not better."
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1/ #RepublicanSexualPredators @RealDonaldTrump is accused of sexual assault by multiple women. He is accused of raping a 13-year-old girl and bragged of walking in on underage girls at pageant. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Tr…
2/ #RepublicanSexualPredators Judge Roy Moore is accused of sexual assault and dating underage women. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Moore…
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#QAnon 🔥 Monday, 9/10:

We will do our job to protect the vote.
Will you do yours?
FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!
Q

#VoteRed2018 #SheepNoMore #Freedom #WWG1WGA #WeThePeople #PatriotsUnite #PatriotsFIGHT! 🇺🇸
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Why are 'powerful' [influential] people resigning due to 'past sexual misconduct' allegations?
Why are these 'allegations' now surfacing [10-month span]?
WHY NOW?
Human trafficking arrests up?
SA cooperating?
NXIVM?
When does a BIRD sing?
EYES WIDE OPEN.
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#QAnon🔥9/10 #SheepNoMore #HumanTrafficking
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Coincidence?
Network being dismantled?
SHEEP NO MORE.
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1) This is my #Qanon thread for September 8, 2018

Q posts can be found here: qanonmap.bitbucket.io

Android apps:
bit.ly/Q_Drops
bit.ly/Q_Alerts

My theme: Activate Sleepers Cells
2) A "sleeper" is someone who joins a community pretending to share their values, while secretly opposing them.

At a strategic time, the "sleeper" is signaled to "awaken" or become active. They carry out their covert mission of disrupting or destroying the community. #Qanon
3) The term "sleeper" is often used to describe terrorists, but the same principle applies to other types of "sleepers" including intelligence operatives who infiltrate organizations and movements.
#Qanon
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Prosecutors use grand jury as investigation of Andrew McCabe intensifies
Federal prosecutors have for months been using a grand jury to investigate former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe — an indication the probe into whether he misled officials exploring his role in a controversial media disclosure has intensified, ...
...two people familiar with the matter said.

The grand jury has summoned more than one witness, the people said, and the case is ongoing. The people declined to identify those who had been called to testify.
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Having trouble understanding what SJWs say?

1. You're not alone.
2. It may be simply a case of misunderstanding. They speak their own language, the beauty of which lies in its simplicity.

This dictionary helps you translate SJW talk into English and achieve word peace.
SJW-English Dictionary 01

socialism

A wonderful, equal, just and fair political system. Every good person wants to live in it. (The only exception are the people who actually live under socialism. They usually try to escape from it, the ungrateful bastards!)
SJW-English Dictionary 02

equality

1. preferential treatment
2. quotas to ensure preferential treatment
3. suppressing others to ensure preferential treatment
4. I don't care why I'm behind. I shouldn't be.
5. equality

See also: socialism, communism, feminism.
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Is Donald Trump anointed?

1) President Donald Trump has plenty of haters. Yet, it seems like the more someone attacks the President, the more that person suffers.
2) Consider Kathy Griffin, who held up a replica of Donald Trump’s decapitated head in a photoshoot. tmz.com/2017/05/30/kat…
3) The stunt effectively ended Kathy Griffin’s career. She blamed Trump, saying “he broke me.” She’s not alone. abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/…
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