Path: csiph.com!weretis.net!feeder9.news.weretis.net!i2pn.org!i2pn2.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: D Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.linux.misc,alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: Off Topic-Re: GNOME bans Manjaro Core Team Member for uttering "Lunduke" Date: Tue, 6 Aug 2024 10:45:37 +0200 Organization: i2pn2 (i2pn.org) Message-ID: References: <44f83bb3-dfe7-a1d9-0a1c-10677d4ad7ed@example.net> <965538a2-8ab9-666a-bd5e-03a83afc3c3a@example.net> <5e8rO.16722$jpKa.1635@fx41.iad> <20240802185015.156d1b08eda90550541ec9e1@eircom.net> <68c27149-d8db-4c77-10a5-7c1c29de4f32@example.net> <959ee22c-2371-5f6f-4efc-33a1f03a15a8@example.net> <09c00f71-3cf0-1191-9aca-c709710b89a9@example.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Injection-Info: i2pn2.org; logging-data="1632978"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@i2pn2.org"; posting-account="w/4CleFT0XZ6XfSuRJzIySLIA6ECskkHxKUAYDZM66M"; In-Reply-To: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.advocacy:662697 comp.os.linux.misc:57783 alt.folklore.computers:226448 On Mon, 5 Aug 2024, CrudeSausage wrote: >> Wow, you are a hero! I am surprised that the school did not kick you out >> based on everything I have heard about Jordan Peterson fighting to be >> able to address people as he or she. Maybe there are small pockets of >> freedom in canada? > > Jordan Peterson was in Ontario which has already submitted to the religion of > wokeness. I'm in Quebec. Woke is regularly criticized by some of the media > but for a teacher, it's still risky to go against it. When I was teaching on > the West end of the city to Anglophones, it was clear that having an opinion > contrary to that of the woke was risky. That's why I returned to teaching > Francophones who absolutely despise anything which might weaken their > culture. The French language and Quebec culture comes first to them, and > that's fine by me. Interesting! I had no idea, but thank you for the information. >> It is also interesting to note that they are herd animals and only >> attack when they have superiority in numbers. When they don't they are >> soft and meek. > > It helps that I am twice the size of even the largest Muslims in the school. > Even if they were to try to pick a fight, they wouldn't get very far. Ahh... how nice it would be! ;) Being not that big, I have to rely on sending that message with my mind and body language instead of with my body as a whole. ;) >> Great idea! I think I shall do the same when teaching this autumn. Do >> you have a link? =) > > To the wallpaper? This is the one I was using: > > Thank you very much!