This makes me sick to my stomach.

I'm ashamed to say it...but its gotten to the point where once I find out how far left-wing someone is, I have great difficulty taking them seriously or even associating with them. There's been a radical shift, the Democratic Party here in the States is becoming a thrall to the far left just as labour has become in the UK.

Look at this little treat here, this is the deputy chair of the Democratic party for goodness sake.
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It wasn't like this ten years ago, Democratic members of congress, would denounce socialism just the same as all american congressman should denounce fringe beliefs on the left and right.

The future generations can just be bought and promised things by the left (writing checks they can't pay) and that will ultimately bring, as Alexis De Tocqueville wrote, the tyranny of the majority.

Its all going to hell isn't it?

But isn't kind of that what you want - People not losing their jobs over their opinions. I kind of agree that this kind of attitude does step beyond the acceptable view, and move into the kind of territory that panders towards those who promote violence over political solutions.

Personally, I'd be wary about hiring the guy - dependent on his accademic record (its possible that he might actually be an exceptional professor - we should always be wary of damning anyone for just one or two stupid things they've said, esp in jest) - second chances etc.

That said, the bloke is a prick and its a f**king stupid thing to say.

"One Nation Under God, has turned into One Nation Under the Influence of One Drug"
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So, it appears you believe out of the many hundreds, if not a thousand or more, of employees of New York Uni whom are either administrative, professors, lecturers, visiting lecturers, board members, fellows. other academics, trustees, etc, they must all be progressives and/or Democrats.

I take it all back from before; you are a real victim, of your own ludicrous and dopey thoughts

Big chest and massive boobs

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Look Kermit, I know it's tempting to start a kickstarter to raise funds for your second brain cell but even you should realise that staff are employed by boards and not all staff.

I know common sense doesn't mean much to Mr 'listen and believe' but I've presented the evidence and frankly you can go off and believe in fairies and right wing New York universities as much as you like.

It's kind of fun reading your posts in that sense.

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'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

Jamie, I agree with everything you say here, especially in regards to pragmatism and the need for more political parties is a very erudite observation. Sometimes the 60% solution is the best we can do as a society and the art of compromise is the one of finding that solution and living with it until the variables change.

The fact of the matter is groups like ANTIFA will always have fertile ground in the left because the centers of gravity for left-wing politics embrace collectivism, intersectionality and identity politics.

I don't believe the Republican Party here in the USA is actively supporting/endorsing groups that call for the overthrow of capitalism and democracy in this country. Do they do some moronic things and have some silly party lines such as their view on climate change? Absolutely, and they should be taken to task for such things. But I for one, cannont conflate the two, the vice-chair of the DNC is supporting ANTIFA - a group, that if sanctioned, would use violence as its means to take my assets and livelihood away from on the basis that I am in a white male, who has a white wife who lives a middle class lifestyle.

The icing on the cake for them would be that my voter registration card says "Republican", or NSDAP in their eyes.

The classical liberalism of FDR and Kennedy are dead and gone with this generation.

Very true, loudmouth rhetoric is simple, one dimensional messaging, detached from the complexities of the real world. This is also why fringe nutters tend to gravitate to one another and what ever circus is in town - since normal every day people can only stomach so much of this kind of thing.