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My Semester with Snowflakes
Posted on 12/26/19 at 5:52 pm
Posted on 12/26/19 at 5:52 pm
My Semester with Snowflakes
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In May of 2019, I was accepted to the Eli Whitney student program at Yale University. At 52, I am the oldest freshman in the class of 2023. Before I was accepted, I didn’t really know what to expect. I had seen the infamous YouTube video of students screaming at a faculty member. I had seen the news stories regarding the admissions scandal and that Yale was included in that unfortunate business. I had also heard the students at Yale referred to as “snowflakes” in various social media dumpsters and occasionally I’d seen references to Ivy League students as snowflakes in a few news sources. I should give a bit of background information. I was an unimpressive and difficult student in public schools. I joined the military at 17 and spent close to 26 years in the US Navy. I was assigned, for 22 of those years to Naval Special Warfare Commands. I went through SEAL training twice, quit the first time and barely made it the second time. I did multiple deployments and was wounded in combat in 2009 on a mission to rescue an American hostage.
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In my opinion, the real snowflakes are the people who are afraid of that situation. The poor souls who never take the opportunity to discuss ideas in a group of people who will very likely respectfully disagree with them. I challenge any of you hyper-opinionated zealots out there to actually sit down with a group of people who disagree with you and be open to having your mind changed. I’m not talking about submitting your deeply held beliefs to your twitter/facebook/instagram feeds for agreement from those who “follow” you. That unreal “safe space” where the accountability for ones words is essentially null. I have sure had my mind changed here at Yale. To me there is no dishonor in being wrong and learning. There is dishonor in willful ignorance and there is dishonor in disrespect.
Posted on 12/26/19 at 5:54 pm to Armytiger87
His next mission, if he chooses to accept:
The Political Talk Board.
That old man wouldn't last a week
The Political Talk Board.
That old man wouldn't last a week
Posted on 12/26/19 at 5:54 pm to Armytiger87
Your second quote sucks and is confusing.
Posted on 12/26/19 at 5:56 pm to Armytiger87
Yale builds a helluva padlock.
Posted on 12/26/19 at 5:57 pm to Armytiger87
Sounds like the indoctrination continues to be effective.
Posted on 12/26/19 at 6:00 pm to stapuffmarshy
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His next mission, if he chooses to accept:
The Political Talk Board.
That old man wouldn't last a week
Nor would anyone interested in a civil discourse of ideas.
Posted on 12/26/19 at 6:04 pm to Armytiger87
College is pure liberal indoctrination and New World Order propaganda. I didn't go.
Posted on 12/26/19 at 6:06 pm to PrivatePublic
Sounds like you didn’t read the article
Posted on 12/26/19 at 6:07 pm to Man With A Plan
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College is pure liberal indoctrination and New World Order propaganda. I didn't go.
Quit being a bitch and major in engineering.
Posted on 12/26/19 at 6:13 pm to PrivatePublic
quote:They brainwash our youth who wind up turning Soclialist. They go into college normal Christians, come out Socialist/Communist satanic snowflakes. They are brainwashing our youth into accepting the NWO agenda and the coming Anti-Christ.
Sounds like the indoctrination continues to be effective.
Posted on 12/26/19 at 6:19 pm to Man With A Plan
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College is pure liberal indoctrination and New World Order propaganda
I found the flat earther.
Next up, we didnt land on the moon and Isaac Newton doesnt know shite about physics or calculus.
Posted on 12/26/19 at 6:19 pm to Man With A Plan
All the downvotes come from those who attained a worthless degree in women's studies and are 200k in debt from student loans.
Posted on 12/26/19 at 6:26 pm to Man With A Plan
Lmao. You're why young people think republicans are out of touch retards
Posted on 12/26/19 at 6:33 pm to Obtuse1
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nor would anyone interested in a civil discourse
Get some ideas that are even remotely reasonable and we'll talk
Posted on 12/26/19 at 6:33 pm to Armytiger87
Very thoughtful essay.
Sounds like a sincere guy looking for answers. And he is following a great model: Give respect to get respect.
Sounds like a sincere guy looking for answers. And he is following a great model: Give respect to get respect.
Posted on 12/26/19 at 6:33 pm to Armytiger87
Aww look the old man got some arse from a young liberated leftist and now he believes anything she says. So cute......
Posted on 12/26/19 at 6:58 pm to Armytiger87
More Free Speech. This is the American antidote to extremism. In the end, I don’t really care how pathetically incorrect your opinion on any given thing is. What I care about is using your power as an instructor, administrator or student to shut other people up. And sadly, that IS our academia. It has become a very intolerant and illiberal place. That’s my issue. Anybody who tries to increase tolerance for Free Speech/ The Socratic Method/ batting thing around in the arena of ideas on campus is my ally- whether they be a 60s hippy Leftist or a WFB Conservative. Just more Free Speech, minus the coercion, punishment, shaming and all the other things that come packaged with the term “ snowflake”.
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