Truman Scopes

Scopes Classroom: the place for educators, parents/students who are silent- or silenced- by the illiberal atmosphere in our schools. By a teacher, from within.

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@MattWalshBlog Because he would be a conservative.

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Thx for the back n forth.
Not sure it shows hatred. But it doesn’t show respect or politeness. Again, what do people do during grace when they are of a different faith but sitting at the table? They sit upright. Hands clasped or held or at rest. Arms crossing during grace would be rude, at least. (His prayer type look tonight was better, frankly).

You’re right that this isn’t the biggest deal but I would bet there will be a scandal or controversy one day involving W that will shed new light ex post facto on this moment.

Appreciate the exchange.

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@IfindRetards @ayellowroseoftx A kid thinks he’s Superman and can fly. We should throw him out the window.
Don’t gasp! Not affirming the fantasy would be harmful!!

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@billybinion @Glinner —> …see **OR** suggest a distinguishing factor.

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@billybinion @Glinner Leftists and Dems don’t need a reason to shift. They don’t see more suggest a distinguishing factor. Ideology and power are the guiding lights.

Why is a momentary hand gesture evil but an indelible Nazi mark nothing?

It’s because that’s why.

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@MattWalshBlog Not arguing necessarily but how about the baby calling for “Maaa” and the two dads saying it ain’t gonna happen.

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@JonnyRoot_ I’m usually with you. But not here, respectfully.
Crossing arms during a national anthem is not a neutral act.
It is rude at best, commentary at worst.
It’s the stance of defiance, like a child who refuses to pick up his trash.
It’s not kneeling. But it’s not nothing.

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I dunno. You can choose to not put your hand over your heart, not cry or not close your eyes. But crossing your arms is a deliberate act of defiance and objection. It is not neutral.
If an American was in France and their anthem played we would stand tall and enjoy it, hands to the sides or clasped behind the back. Non Christian’s remove their hats in a church. Non Jews wear a kippah in a synagogue. Everyone should take their hat off during an anthem even if it’s not your nation, if that’s the custom.
These are not required but they are polite.
Crossed arms isn’t kneeling but it isn’t proper, polite, or respectful.

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So many good comments here. MK is intelligent and excellent at podcasting but this is such an obvious and verifiable fiction. It leaves out what many are pointing out: let’s say Ben was wrong to call you a coward in December because you were working behind the scenes. Since then, CO has mocked, belittled, attacked, and insulted Erika. Repeatedly. So even if I give you every undeserved benefit of the doubt (and I wanted to!!) and ignore that your peacemaking failed, the lack of response in the half year since then tells the tale.

You do not criticize CO as you would any MSNOW or View host who mocked or ridiculed Erika and the reasons appear obvious: you have dug in on Israel as the chief-villain so you feel you can’t critique a fellow Israel-critic (and in her case, even MK knows, an anti Semite) and Erika tormentor since they are one and the same. CO gets a pass and MK gets to complain about something something Israel/AIPAC.

Her talent is a tremendous loss for the conservative movement (which has room for war critics!), but she’s too far-gone it seems.

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Because diversity in non white nations is OBVIOUSLY colonialism.

It’s like neighborhoods: if the whites leave, it’s white flight and racist.
If whites move in, it’s gentrification…and racist.

Islam - the religion of color- conquers lands: conquest at worst, diversity at best.
Christianity takes those lands: imperialism! Crusades! Genocide!

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@foxnewspolitics …Merrick Garland shares a name with Judy Garland who was in Babes in Arms with Mickey Rooney who was in Night at the Museum with Robin Williams who was in Good Morning Vietnam with JT Walsh who was in Few Good Men with Kevin Bacon!!

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Anyone wanna hazard a guess as to what it is that the right and the left can unite around??
And therefore what is that thing that’s coming?

It’s not unity through bipartisanship or the “radical middle” or Andrew Yang’s “Forward party.” No way pro lifers will join with trans activists, or vice versa. Or maybe it’s not “right wing” to group people by identity, so some of those labeled as “right” are mislabeled.
But something old may indeed newly unite people.
I Joos not to believe it.

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@ThisIsntNPR @elonmusk Not the Proper Races.

That is NPR.

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Correct. Because Scott NEVER “injected falsehoods [or] bias” into stories. I think the women of @Moms4Liberty (whom Pelley said want limits on lessons on race and are anti teacher) would have something to say about that.
Pellet said they were evasive, and of course denied even the possibility of rogue educators. Look how unbiased he was when protected by the leadership!
He has no credibility even with those who will critique @bariweiss …he’s fired after apparent tantrums - and now HE will expose the bias of the new leadership? He’s some sort of truth teller? No. It’s of apiece with his bias before.
He has no allies (or shouldn’t) when it comes to his integrity.

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@nypost “Was there a doctor in the (White) House???”

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Well it’s both schools and film/media culture. As you know well: a generation or more of vilifying the heroes in classrooms (I was there!) will inevitably make those heroes less popular for pop culture entertainment.

Compare WB “Anamaniacs” treatment of Magellan in 1996 (he’s goofy but persistent!) and their treatment of Columbus in 2020 (“Are we sure he deserves his own day?”).
Big hits even ten years ago had Americans jamming the Mexican border (of course!!) to flee South! (Day after Tomorrow). Post 9-11 “Sum of all Fears” changed the villain from Islamists to “Russian neo fascists.” Holidays were renamed. Everything is given a 21st century spin or ignored.

And the biggest pop cultural “patriotic” hit of the past decade+ accepted by the Left was Hamilton, where every character is race swapped! It’s not just that Jefferson is cast as black, it’s that none of them can be white! Casting a white GW would be seen as totally improper! Only the silly King can be white.
So yes we need more content and options as the left flattens and eliminates historical truth and stories. But to borrow a phrase, it takes a village to so thoroughly destroy our stories and history.

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@michaeljknowles Oh I hadn’t noticed! Same issue in other Western nations actually. In Austria, for example, the garb is so different people ask “how do you solve a problem like Shariah?”

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Agreed, Mr. T, but notice that many who vehemently oppose this ban (as you and I do) are okay with a ban when it’s an “islamophobic” person.

I want to be pure on this issue but those on the Left would would make common cause with us aren’t fighting the noble fight. They would say these two should be allowed (cuz FREE SPEECH!) but someone hostile to the “religion of color” (or presumably other Lefty groups/projects) should be banned.
So how to proceed?

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Willful ignorance, Mr. M. Any example of anti Jewish “for being Jews” commentary will be written off using the get out of jail free card of being merely anti-Israel/Bibi/Zionist. You will not recognize the suggestion that “Jews are occupying that land” as an attack on Jews for being Jews. “It’s criticism of Israel!” Imagine if someone said Pakistanis are on stolen land, are occupiers, and they are ethnostatists…but hey, they have no problem with Pakistanis. (Thx @DouglasKMurray)
But the bigger issue: once you approve of banning someone for their views, which you have, you will be angry when it’s someone you (sadly) agree with. You’ve opened the door!

I disagree with both bans for this reason. You only disagree with one because it’s “only” the anti Israel one.
Thoughts @ShabbosK or @ggreenwald ?