Amy Coney Barrett

[TriDeltaSallie]

Originally Posted by Benzgirl

Still "Shootem' Up Sallie".

I'm not sure what you mean, but I'm tired of living in a culture where people are afraid to speak up and so I spoke up.

I don't want to live in a culture where university professors have to disown their own peer-reviewed published research out of fear of the mob (Michigan State researcher Joseph Cesario).

I don't want to live in a culture where a young cyclist makes one harmless tweet supporting the POTUS and is immediately cancelled and removed from his racing team (Quinn Simmons).

I don't want to live in a culture where professors and students fear each other on a moment to moment basis, knowing if they say or do one thing that is even slightly perceived as wrong they can lose everything (USC professor Greg Patton).

And on and on and on.

I despise cancel culture because of where it will take us. So that's why I spoke up. I hope other people will here as well.

That's it for me. I appreciate the opportunity to speak without being attacked. Truly.

[What?]

Originally Posted by Benzgirl

No but while your "high fives" were annoying, the posts right out of Russian propaganda from another were bat shit crazy.
BTW...socialism in the United States is a scare tactic I would expect anyone with a college degree to see through.

Agree to disagree. I am, if I do say so myself, a pretty well educated and informed person with a T-14 diploma on my wall and a bar card parked in my wallet. Wow, I even kinda hate myself for writing that.

Anywhoo, I share her concerns about socialism. I agree that reasonable minds may disagree about the urgency of this concern. However, the Democratic primary results (pre South Carolina) and nightly news are evidence that lots of Americans are very unhappy with their place in society and looking for immediate, radical change.

Moreover, reasonable minds can also agree that this really isn’t going to be a Biden presidency given all evidence pointing to cognitive decline. This unknown in who is running the show leaves me little idea of what to expect during a Biden presidency. Even a remote possibility is too great for me. Again, this is not among my primary concerns, but it is upsetting to me that this word is being thrown about in conversations with any frequency, especially by many who have no idea what actual socialism looks like and who are just looking for the next cult of personality* to worship.

*And yes, I get it that the same can be said for many Trump supporters. There are total morons on both sides of the aisle.

Lastly, I look forward to the day that I can throw a high five your way. I believe people who make well reasoned, yet unpopular, points deserve them. It takes guts (even from behind a keyboard) to stand up for opposing points of view. While I disagree with some of Ronaldo’s previous statements, the Titchou related posts and his reverence for Trump (sorry, Ronaldo, Titchou is a greekchat icon who deserves better and Trump ain’t great) his knowledge level is beyond impressive. Even though you have blocked him, I hope you read his exchange with Kevin because it is what was previously lacking in this thread.

[What?]

Originally Posted by Ronaldo9

Agreed. We should all have the ability to express ourselves without fear of being attacked or called names. Appreciate you, TriDeltaSallie!

THIS! Sorry, Benzgirl... high five to Sallie!

[What?]

Originally Posted by Benzgirl

You and your alt-right partner are newbies. You won't get it.

I am neither Alt right nor a newbie.

This account dates back a year and my main account much longer than that. Wanna test my knowledge- sequin pantyhose, Carnation Nation, Titchou is a canner, everyone is appalled by Alpha Phi (including Jen the Alpha Phi writer), I have read every word Clemson Girl has ever written dating back to recruitment when her choices were Theta and ADPi to date where she is attending law school at an institution I will not name as I can’t remember if I deduced it or if she named it, I remember the craziness that is Longhorn Mom from those long deleted posts and am expecting a $hitshow today now that she is back.

I don’t know why I am bothering. Your MO appears to be relying upon ad hominem attacks.

[Sister Havana]

I'm starting to get a Blue Angel sense right about now...

[33girl]

Originally Posted by Sister Havana

I'm starting to get a Blue Angel sense right about now...

Beetlejuice!

I thought Ronaldo was PhiPsiRuss because He Does Go On, but I don’t think Russ is that political.

[Benzgirl]

Originally Posted by 33girl

Beetlejuice!

I thought Ronaldo was PhiPsiRuss because He Does Go On, but I don’t think Russ is that political.

You two are killing me!!!!

[Benzgirl]

Originally Posted by Sister Havana

I'm starting to get a Blue Angel sense right about now...

I had better tune into CNBC and get the noon update.

[bevinpiphi]

Originally Posted by What?

Moreover, reasonable minds can also agree that this really isn’t going to be a Biden presidency given all evidence pointing to cognitive decline. This unknown in who is running the show leaves me little idea of what to expect during a Biden presidency. Even a remote possibility is too great for me. Again, this is not among my primary concerns, but it is upsetting to me that this word is being thrown about in conversations with any frequency, especially by many who have no idea what actual socialism looks like and who are just looking for the next cult of personality* to worship.

I've seen this comment from many of my moderate to conservative friends about Biden, and from my liberal to progressive friends about Trump, and I'll give the gentle warning here like I did to them - playing at "someone else is pulling the strings" is, unknowingly, playing into long standing anti-Semitic tropes, and such accusations should be levied with great caution.

[What?]

Originally Posted by bevinpiphi

I've seen this comment from many of my moderate to conservative friends about Biden, and from my liberal to progressive friends about Trump, and I'll give the gentle warning here like I did to them - playing at "someone else is pulling the strings" is, unknowingly, playing into long standing anti-Semitic tropes, and such accusations should be levied with great caution.

Shabbat shalom.

Not at all my intention, I am nothing if not direct and have demonstrated a willingness to be vilified for speaking my mind. Moreover, my mom would disown me.

This is not the case of a typical presidential candidate. This guy has demonstrated clear signs of cognitive decline. He does not present the way he did just 4 years ago when there were rumblings that he did not run due to Obama’s absolute lack of confidence in his ability to do so/ refusal to endorse. I have never made comments akin to who is pulling the strings prior to Biden, a guy who has had his minders and wife literally pull him away to stop his belligerent outbursts on multiple occasions.

[Sister Havana]

Originally Posted by Benzgirl

I had better tune into CNBC and get the noon update.

LOL!

[ForrestGrump]

Originally Posted by Ronaldo9

You are correct that this can be a sort-of dog whistle for "ze Jews!", however, in the way What? presented it, it does not strike me that way at all. The concern generally originates when a healthy person is alleged to be controlled by "unknown masters."

In this case, What? was saying that she would want to know which of Biden's known advisors is assisting him given observations of mental impairment. That would not be unlike saying "who was running the show when Woodrow Wilson was incapacitated?" which is a reasonable question. If I were a 9th grade social studies teacher and my student asked me I would just tell him we believe he relied heavily on Ellen Wilson. I wouldn't send him to the guidance counsellor to discipline him for his subliminal propagation of anti-Semitism in the class.

Anyway, just my perspective.

Um, no competent 9th grade social studies teacher who actually knew what they were talking about would tell a student that he or she believed ELLEN Wilson was "running the show when Woodrow Wilson was incapacitated."

[Titchou]

Originally Posted by Ronaldo9

. I wouldn't send him to the guidance counsellor to discipline him for his subliminal propagation of anti-Semitism in the class.

Anyway, just my perspective.

Bingo! British spelling of the word.

[PhilTau]

As claimed above, Ronaldo9 is posting like a provocateur and is likely foreign. He/she showed his hand in another thread he started on Greekchat entitled, "President Trump Expected to Make Swift Recovery from COVID-19." In that thread, he/she gave himself away by using phrases that an American would never use. For example:

"* * * he bravely stood in harm's way to lead the country even at risk to himself. All obeisance is owed the President.

Thankfully, * * * and the President remains firmly in control of all the levers of government.* * * recover as quickly and brilliantly as many other great, conservative world leaders who have had this, like President Bolsanaro.

While it is now appropriate to suspend next month's election, * * *"

How many Americans do you know that talk that way? The British spellings mentioned above are another tip off.

Ronaldo9 joined Sept 2020. He has also admitted that English is his second language, likely to obfuscate possible grammatical errors, though I think he/she writes pretty well - but he/she does not write like an American. Also, Ronaldo9 seems to devote in inordinate amount of time to posting, which makes me think that his job is to sit in front of a computer all day and type out the rhetoric he posts here. (Parts of some posts also seemed canned.)

In addition, Ronaldo9's original posting of "President Trump Expected to Make Swift Recovery from COVID-19" was made made at 8:20 am Greenwich Mean Time, meaning the post was started at 1:20 am (pac); 2:20 am (mt); 3:30 am (cen); 4:20 am (east); and 11:20 am Eastern European Time. Get my point.

Like FaceBook and Twitter, the Greek Chat moderators should beware.

In any event, all this political talk needs to be stopped.

[content.camille]

Originally Posted by PhilTau

In any event, all this political talk needs to be stopped.

I absolutely agree with you on this point.

I haven't been here for long and I completely agree that these political threads need to be shut down. I signed up for GC to reminisce about the good old days and, once in a blue moon, state my opinion. These political threads devolved quickly and became abhorrent in absolutely no time at all.