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None of this matters. AOC says world will end in a dozen years anyway.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ocasio-cortez-calls-climate-change-our-world-war-ii-warns-the-world-will-end-in-12-years
She smart
I think what you’re not factoring in here is history Teddy. Black people have already been killed in masses for the advancement of American society; slavery. You’re taking the position that it should be equal, you’re not wrong, but it also doesn’t make you right. Too complicated for a message board discussion but I know you can read between the lines there. Fear in this country is not equal. I’ve worked closely with young kids, Black, White, Hispanic and it’s disheartening what they know and how they view their place in society.
For the record, understanding that he posted from an official site, he should be terminated so UGA can seperate itself from the views of an individual.
Unfortunately, she is the role model many young people look up to.
Being a graduate of UGA, I doubt highly he was teaching these principles in the classroom, especially as a TA. If he was, you’re right, I am naive, and would be extremely disappointed in my school. I need further evidence to support that he was in fact teaching in classroom and I reserve my right to change my opinion as the facts change.
Enough of this crap. How ‘bout those Mets.
In a microcosm, this statement is exactly why “this” will never end. You’re right though, this is too heavy for this message board but it does involve the school we represent.
I agree it’s not part of curriculum or anything, but back in my day I had a biology professor who would spend the first 15 minutes of every lecture updating all 400 of us on the days current events and how **** George W Bush was. Personal opinion is injected everywhere, sometimes it’s just more forward than others.
Think about the demographic majority of UGA. How do you think expressing that opinion in a classroom would go over?
I get where you are coming from, but you are talking about young people who are yet to be grounded in any principles from their specific life experiences (by and large) and are in the middle of an environment where challenging the status quo and being progressive minded is not only encouraged its celebrated.
And to reinforce my point just look at the schools responses to these two situations: Sasser was bounced almost right away, this guy was immediately defended by the school sighting his first amendment rights. That sets the tone whether it’s right or not.
The University of Georgia administration should fire him immediately. If they can dismiss a scholar athlete for similar racist comments the same should hold true for faculty. There should be no double standard applied here.
It sounds like you're in favor of hiring quotas based on race, correct? If that's the case then you must be in favor of the NBA hiring a lot more white players to match the overall American demographic, right?
Sorry that I think things should be equal, my bad. I'm not sure what slavery has to do with this discussion. As I don't need to understand history to know that nowhere in our society should we accept someone saying a certain race needs to die, it's really that simple. It was your "ho-hum" reaction to what this educator said and were still ok with him keeping his position at a public university that made me reply to you. For the record, I agree with the rest of your OP.
I agree. It’s not fair or right, but every reasonable mind knew Sasser was done at UGA immediately. Not much at UGA is more important than football, although you’ll never hear that mentioned by anyone of stature. Let’s see what happens to the TA in next few weeks before drawing conclusions. I’d imagine this is a hot topic right now.
Wow, now I have to bear the burden for something that happen in another country hundreds of years ago. Will it never end? As for slaves only being black, i bet the Jews in Egypt would argue with you or maybe the slaves the Chinese use to build the Great Wall. Why dont we just blame women for everything, supposedly eve did eat the apple first.
Why should we have to wait weeks to draw conclusions? The Baseball player was gone within days. Sasser's thoughts are crystal clear and it's apparent this isn't his first episode of racially toxic rhetoric. There's absolutely no room for interpretation or a double standard.
Ho-hum? I’ll need you to define that. No need to patronize either, I get what you’re trying to say. You may not want to admit it but you know full well what slavery has to do with this. It’s the reason you chose to draw the parallel with Hitler and his persecution of Jews. Oppression is oppression. The Genesis of oppression of the black American is slavery; that’s the root of it all. In the south, it’s called culture and heritage. How can one ask black folks to get over slavery if the same won’t let the civil war go? We can ignore that if we choose to, but it’s the elephant in the room. Native Americans probably feel the same way, their collective voices just aren’t loud enough because they were eradicated.
My take on the TA I’ve already stated. I’m not dismissing what he feels, but I’m dismissing his importance. I also believe he’ll be dismissed by the university in short order, especially if he was teaching this in the classroom. If you want me to grab my gun and camp out, I’m not going to do that. I don’t feel the need to give him any more credence than he’s already received. I’d imagine that he’s already won in his mind; he wanted exposure for his inflammatory statement. He’s misguided, but who am I to tell him how he should feel or think?
Is it a double standard if theyre both dismissed?
EDIT: any delays likely have everything to do with legal recourse more than anything else. Lawyers will navigate every scenario before giving the green light. Being prudent is never a bad thing.