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Trump Won Because Leftist Political Correctness Inspired a Terrifying Backlash

by dthal on 11/14/16, 8:57 PM with 30 comments

  • by SpikeDad on 11/14/16, 9:15 PM

    In other words people voted for Trump because he's an asshole that resonated with themselves being assholes. It's so much less worrisome on the conscience when your President is also an amoral, racist, misogynistic liar.
  • by kendallgclark on 11/14/16, 10:09 PM

    What a weird coincidence that a very close election was lost because of the writer's pre-existing hobby horse.
  • by throwaway4891a on 11/15/16, 7:41 AM

    Gad Saad and Jonathan Haidt bring sensibility to causes and effects of the Karpman drama triangle that displaced actual, past revolutionary action on college campuses / social sciences with mostly an imposter, going through the motions but stuck bikeshedding (i.e., microaggressions, SJWing) rather than attacking major social problems. There's also helicopter parenting, lack of movement leadership, fall of SFDS, extended adolescence, for-profit universities catering to student whims and other aspects which compound the situation. Critical thinking skills, respectful debate without onerous preconditions (i.e., demanding apologies/subservience) and proportionality of response could be emphasized more in education.

    See also:

    - "ABOLISH ALL SCIENCE 'COS ITS RACIST! -SJW University Student" https://youtu.be/1i80qaETtw8

    - "Yale University Students Protest Halloween Costume Email (VIDEO 3)" https://youtu.be/9IEFD_JVYd0

    - http://www.ted.com/speakers/jonathan_haidt

    - https://www.youtube.com/gadsaad

  • by devsquid on 11/14/16, 9:21 PM

    Lol people keep talking as if Trump has some landslide victory and massive voter turn out.

    So far he's accumulated less votes than Mitt Romney in 2012.

  • by TheSpiceIsLife on 11/14/16, 11:06 PM

    Everyone is talking passed each other.