18 thoughts on “Dinesh D’Souza Versus An SJW At Amherst”
I hope they had warm cookies waiting for that kid in the Campus Safe Space.
Group think at its finest. He’s obviously never thought through the implications and ramifications of what he advocates, he just knows it makes him sound morally superior and “self aware”. It’s a philosophy whose only purpose is to impress sorority girls at parties, but only as long as you don’t actually act on it, because then you wouldn’t get invited to sorority parties.
I don’t know. It looked like he knew the point Dinesh was going to raise and still didn’t have a good counter for it. I don’t think he had any issues with scapegoating and punishing the out group to make himself feel better. Justice must have punishment and why would the right thinking people be punished?
Ha, oh shoot! “Do you believe you are the beneficiary of white privilege here at Amherst?” Good find, Rand. This was 15 minutes well spent.
Also, Godzilla vs. Bambi is a very apt analogy. His response is best describe as “deer in the headlights”.
Okay, this is *too* weird: At 7:37 the kid behind him *and* the kid behind both start doing the SJW snap thing. “I never said race-based affirmative action is the best way to rectify the systems of injustice” bust be a class catchphrase for extra credit or something.
(Fat fingers). Should read, at 7:37 the kid in front of him and behind start doing the cult snap thing.
Loved the lady with the grey hair egging him on.
Perfect example of
1) Letting other’s do the hard work for you yet you feel morally superior and
2) Demonstrating a total intolerance for a differing point of view. Way to teach!
Oh, yes. I’d love to know which _____ studies department employs her. She was obnoxious; I wonder if she had the courage to address D’Souza directly.
If you watch the whole video from the link provided below, she does “address” D’Souza. Just prior to the student at 54:13. Not with a question but a statement to which D’Souza responds: “I feel like a mosquito in a nudist colony. The problem is knowing where to begin… [paraphrase] I’ll leave that as your statement and just move on. Next question?” However, post statement, I was left with the distinct impression she would have made a fine commissar.
That was as satisfying as it was one sided.
The obvious historical answer to all this posturing can be found in Russia from 1917 on. The commissar will be here shortly to reassign you to the collective whereby you may “pay back” your unearned privilege.
BTW also a direct example of historical pursuit D’Souza’s Option 2.
I wish D’Souza had asked the kid if he put his tutoring of minorities in High School on his college application. If so, why would he do that other than to gain an advantage over other kids who were perhaps more deserving and did their good deeds without wearing them on their sleeves. Would have made the accusation of being a hypocrite all that much more devastating.
A slightly different take. He should have been prohibited from putting any such information on his college application. After all if it weren’t for his “privileged” position he would not have been empowered to tutor those that were disadvantaged. Ergo he should not be permitted to leverage that privilege a second time in order to gain preferential treatment.
BTW, the entire D’Souza presentation at Amherst can be seen at the YouTube link below:
This was from back in April. The particular question discussed above is at the 1:04 mark.
A final thought. Actually, kudos go to Amherst College for allowing the free exchange and not just shouting/chanting D’Souza off the stage in order to maintain everyone’s “Safety”(tm).
Actually, I thought the kid was quite articulate and thoughtful. In fact, he was amazingly well spoken for a product of modern education. He’s in college, for Chrissakes. Were we universal sages at that age? I know I wasn’t. (It took me three more years)
I hope they had warm cookies waiting for that kid in the Campus Safe Space.
Group think at its finest. He’s obviously never thought through the implications and ramifications of what he advocates, he just knows it makes him sound morally superior and “self aware”. It’s a philosophy whose only purpose is to impress sorority girls at parties, but only as long as you don’t actually act on it, because then you wouldn’t get invited to sorority parties.
I don’t know. It looked like he knew the point Dinesh was going to raise and still didn’t have a good counter for it. I don’t think he had any issues with scapegoating and punishing the out group to make himself feel better. Justice must have punishment and why would the right thinking people be punished?
Ha, oh shoot! “Do you believe you are the beneficiary of white privilege here at Amherst?” Good find, Rand. This was 15 minutes well spent.
Also, Godzilla vs. Bambi is a very apt analogy. His response is best describe as “deer in the headlights”.
Okay, this is *too* weird: At 7:37 the kid behind him *and* the kid behind both start doing the SJW snap thing. “I never said race-based affirmative action is the best way to rectify the systems of injustice” bust be a class catchphrase for extra credit or something.
(Fat fingers). Should read, at 7:37 the kid in front of him and behind start doing the cult snap thing.
Loved the lady with the grey hair egging him on.
Perfect example of
1) Letting other’s do the hard work for you yet you feel morally superior and
2) Demonstrating a total intolerance for a differing point of view. Way to teach!
Oh, yes. I’d love to know which _____ studies department employs her. She was obnoxious; I wonder if she had the courage to address D’Souza directly.
If you watch the whole video from the link provided below, she does “address” D’Souza. Just prior to the student at 54:13. Not with a question but a statement to which D’Souza responds: “I feel like a mosquito in a nudist colony. The problem is knowing where to begin… [paraphrase] I’ll leave that as your statement and just move on. Next question?” However, post statement, I was left with the distinct impression she would have made a fine commissar.
That was as satisfying as it was one sided.
The obvious historical answer to all this posturing can be found in Russia from 1917 on. The commissar will be here shortly to reassign you to the collective whereby you may “pay back” your unearned privilege.
BTW also a direct example of historical pursuit D’Souza’s Option 2.
I wish D’Souza had asked the kid if he put his tutoring of minorities in High School on his college application. If so, why would he do that other than to gain an advantage over other kids who were perhaps more deserving and did their good deeds without wearing them on their sleeves. Would have made the accusation of being a hypocrite all that much more devastating.
A slightly different take. He should have been prohibited from putting any such information on his college application. After all if it weren’t for his “privileged” position he would not have been empowered to tutor those that were disadvantaged. Ergo he should not be permitted to leverage that privilege a second time in order to gain preferential treatment.
BTW, the entire D’Souza presentation at Amherst can be seen at the YouTube link below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goKXTXwT_4g
This was from back in April. The particular question discussed above is at the 1:04 mark.
A final thought. Actually, kudos go to Amherst College for allowing the free exchange and not just shouting/chanting D’Souza off the stage in order to maintain everyone’s “Safety”(tm).
Actually, I thought the kid was quite articulate and thoughtful. In fact, he was amazingly well spoken for a product of modern education. He’s in college, for Chrissakes. Were we universal sages at that age? I know I wasn’t. (It took me three more years)