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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]According to one anonymous student, Landon is [b]oppressively liberal[/b]: [url]https://www.mcgop.com/a_conservative_at_woke_left_landon[/url].

What are experiences of people on these boards?[/quote]

This is an oxymoron [/quote]

Why?  This is the case in many liberal universities.  My DC who had stats strong enough to be considered for many ivies decided not to apply because he didn't want to be "politically correct" in everything he wrote, said.
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Can you give me an example of “political correctness” that is unacceptable to you? It’s been my experience that when people complain about “political correctness” it’s usually just about not wanting to extend someone respect or courtesy, even when you happily extend the same respect or courtesy to others.

Not being able to argue or protest against abortion is oppression. Your friends being turned off by you doing so is not oppression. Being asked to use specific pronouns is not oppression. Not being allowed to make a good faith argument that non-binary genders are a social construct is oppression. Your friends being turned off by you doing so is not oppression.

The op-ed OP linked only gives one example, which is a kid who left the water polo team rather than cover up his upper thigh MAGA tattoo. It’s an interesting question and I think I come down on the side of the kid, that he should have been allowed to play with his tattoo. But if you want me to believe that would be the “conservative” position if a Texas football player had a “trans rights” tattoo…

Certainly taking the tattoo story and wrapping it in a bunch of whining and hysterics, as this kid did, suggests he’s not interested in arguing about principles and values at all. He just wants to make memes for the MAGAverse. But that’s not a good way to make friends and influence people IRL. [/quote]

PP here.  My DC is pro-life.  He spent a lot of time on the campus of a very liberal university and felt he couldn't express his opinions.  He is now at a Catholic university.  He feels now he can express himself without being shunned and enjoys hearing all sides of a debate vs. being in an echo chamber.[/quote]

Please tell your DC that when I was a single parent graduate student, the Catholic pro life group babysat for me when I had night classes and I was able to complete my education and strengthen my family. It was one of the kindest things anyone has ever done for me, and I am forever grateful. I'm glad your child has found a place to be part of a full, rather than one sided conversation. This matters.[/quote]

No one in their right mind would disparage the support offered you in your story, but that by no means makes a Catholic school a "full" conversation around abortion. Thanks for sharing an anecdote with absolutely no relevance to the topic at hand![/quote]

You are correct - I was responding to PP, which is tied to the topic of this thread. Are there some schools that are so woke they effectively squelch free speech. Pp said at her son's new school they are able to air all sides of debate. I have no reason to disbelieve that and I'm happy for PPs kid. It is funny to me that you have such blinders on you think you can't get a great education at a school like Georgetown or Notre Dame . Plus, from my experience, the community was kind and giving. Win-win! [/quote]

The critic didn't say you couldn't get a good education at a Catholic school and didn't name any schools. Stop arguing with an imaginary opponent. [/quote]

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