All of this is eerily parallel to the rise of Lysenkoism in the 1930s USSR—a chapter of history with which all of us should be(come) familiar, especially because most of these gender zealots are also of the "hammer and sickle in bio" persuasion.
The Lysenkoists weaponized their own fake science, which conformed flawlessly to Marxist-Leninist doctrine (what were the odds?), to consolidate political power. Using more-or-less the same tactics as Your "revolting" students, they had their political opponents—along with anybody else who insisted on observable reality and the integrity of the scientific method—banished from positions of power and influence, which they reappropriated for themselves.
Once the Lysenkoists were substantially in power, they were ready and willing to have their political opposition (and various and sundry other perceived threats) killed or imprisoned on trumped-up charges.
Trofim Lysenko's pseudoscience itself was mostly focused on agricultural production. When the Lysenkoist entryists had consolidated enough power to force actual farmers to apply Lysenko's ideology to their actual crops, the resulting underproduction caused famines that killed 11,000,000 Soviet citizens.
Wow! That's really unbelievable! Thank you for sharing this. It's amazing how we are in two different eras and two different countries, but the parallels are striking. Unreal.
Holy Moses!!! What a nightmare. So it HAS happened before. I don't mean totalitarianism (boy, is that a tough word to spell!) but totalitarianism by genetic and gender ideologists. Thank you so much for this education!
The best thanks would be to pay the knowledge forward to your reasonably sane like-minded friends and family.
Genetic yes, gender no. Soviet Communist propaganda attacked the primacy and structure of the family, but as far as I know they never tried to scramble the truth of biological sex.
True! The trans cult is based on lies, just as Lysenkoism was , in order to uphold a power play ! The lies must be defended by cutting down anyone that threatens the lies with truth.
The trans ideology is dangerous and powerful, being powered by billions of dollars from those who want to control all society..the goal of trans humanism ! The trans cult must be challenged and fought by honest people who care for freedom of speech and thought!
You are to be commended in confronting these people in your classroom! Keep on standing up for truth!
Obviously, Lysenko was a mad scientist. Most (but not all, of course) scientists respect facts.
“There are two ways of forming an opinion. One is the scientific method; the other, the scholastic. To the scientific mind, experimental proof is all-important, and theory is merely a convenience in description, to be junked when it no longer fits. To the academic mind, authority is everything, and facts are junked when they do not fit theory.” —Robert A. Heinlein
When I am telling myself that I've seen it all, I stumble upon such a story. God Almighty! Academia has become so insane that the only way of fighting this insanity is by turning the tables against these people and using their own logic. You can't win by being rational. You can't win with logic because logic is "white supremacy." This is a war of identities, and at war one needs to use whatever weapon one has. If I had been you, I would have used the race card (because everything is identity for these people, anyhow). I would have accused them of harassing me because they are racist white supremacist. I am curious what their response would have been.
You know, Alta, unfortunately, there actually is a racial component to this. And that's what makes this situation all the more despicable! While I have the "right" skin color to tick a "diversity" box, I do not have the "right" mindset to push this agenda. The shame of it all is that none of this is the purpose of academia. Academia should not be ruled by identities but the pursuit of great thinking. What it is turning into is egregious!
Of course, this is not the purpose of academia. And i believe you when you say that there is a racial component to all of this. This is the upside -down world these ideologues have created: they are obsessed with "racism" where there is none, all the while acting like racists. They are those who lecture us on "listening" to people of color--yet, has anyone listened to you? You should have placed them before the emptiness of their own ideology: that they aren t interested in the "lived experiences" of people different than them, only in what confirms their own beliefs. But you are too decent to invoke your identity points, so you kept invoking reason.
The ideologues don't listen. I really think many of them are actually racist. Thomas Sowell, one of the most brilliant minds of today, has been called Uncle Tom by idiots with half his IQ .
Kinda like the Joe Biden commencement speech @ Morehouse. I call it the "you are a victim" speech. The left are masters at this. Can anyone name me one non hbcu college graduate speech that focused solely on the graduates race?
It's all about power, the power to transform proposition into truth. The system's nonsensical, arbitrary, and self-contradictory assertions and Kafka-esque punishments for transgressions are essential features, not shortcomings or weaknesses. When people are forced to profess lies as truth, they can then be made to act in any way desired by their masters. Only countervailing and greater power can be harnessed and utilized to defeat this dangerous and deadly regime. Chris Rufo has been doing wonderful work in mobilizing state governments (Florida, Texas, Alabama, and Tennessee are recent examples) to pass legislation and adopt agency policies to strangle and eventually kill DEI and wokeism in state educational institutions. More power to him in the battle against the enemies of truth and free speech.
It absolutely begins with language. Words, typically, precede actions, so I agree with you wholeheartedly; if you can change language (and get people to tell lies), then how much easier will it be to manipulate actions. I truly hope that we begin to make progress with preventing the abuse of DEI and reversing the ugliness that it has become. What a shame that three beautiful virtues, diversity, equity, and inclusion, have been disgraced! If they were used according to their actual meanings, then I believe we would all benefit, and the world and our interactions would be far lovelier.
It's not only changing language e.g.pregnant people vrs pregnant woman it's forcing language..e.g. state your pronoun. I absolutely refuse but it's shocking to me how sooo many people acquiesce to this demand.
I am enjoying the Alice in Wonderland misadventure of Tiffanie in her updated Wonderland. However, the "equity" element in DEI merits a deeper conversation. Why not "equality"? Has the word "equity" been abused? Or is it problematic from the get go?
Joe, it is something to think about. The definition of equity is the quality of being fair and impartial. I think that is a beautiful attribute. It is an attribute of God. Now, how it's being used by people is a different story. It has been grossly misused.
Probably best to consult Humpty Dumpty ("Through the Looking-Glass") on the matter. He has much to say that helps in posing the correct question (the question correctly?) if not in giving us the (or any) answer.
You still have much to learn. You don't yet know your enemy. Progress, Beauty, Virtue, and Loveliness have NOTHING to do with that which drives your enemy. Wise up or perish—you DO have a choice.
Hello Richard...I would like to think that we all have much to learn. A person who thinks he knows everything or has learned all there is to learn is a fool, regardless of his age and experience. I absolutely know my enemy; what drives my enemy is pride, such as thinking that he knows everything and that his thoughts are the standard against which all other thoughts should be judged. What drives my enemy is the pride of the eyes, the lust of the flesh, and the pride of life. Regarding wisdom, unless you know the source of wisdom, which is not yourself and your lofty thoughts, then you have no place to tell anyone to "wise up." Instead, take care that you get true wisdom, and then you can judge righteously to offer that level of advice.
This is horrifying treatment of you and your very reasonable comments. I still cannot believe the university--Tulane!--treated you this way, or forced you into situations with an unstable woman showing off her mastectomy scars or any of the other so-called "trainers" who are obviously mentally disturbed. I am so sad about all of this--my former school, once an extremely good private school for girls, now promotes DEI and "Gender Diversity" on its site. A single optional Zoom seminar about "whiteness" (hint: anyone white is guilty) was enough for me to decide never to give to the school again. And so few will speak at all about these changes--either they clam up or they get angry or they actually believe the nonsense spouted by Robin Di Angelo, Ibram X. Kendi, and similar propagandists.
Melissa, it is disheartening to see what these institutions are turning into as a result of this movement. Very few people speak openly because they are scared that they will be penalized, even though we speak with each other. NOBODY that I spoke with appreciated those trainings! Not one single person! We all were disgusted by the trainings because they were EXTREMELY unprofessional and plagued with errors throughout. However, I am the only one, as far as I know, who expressed my true feedback of the content. I focused on the good aspects of the trainings, and then I shared my concerns, and I was met with fierce backlash for doing so. It was my experience that we are expected to talk their talk or else...
I just know that if I caved (or pretended to) I would feel worse. I’ve lost very old and dear friends—or some just decline to speak about these things. I wrote about the loss in an essay, “Silence, Anti-Racism and Women,” in The Opiate—which, by the by, forced me to capitalize “black” and lower case “white” (!) but at least they published it
That sounds interesting! I would like to take a look. To the style issue, "black" is a color. "White" is classified as a color. These are common nouns, and the only time these two words should be capitalized is if they are someone's or something's name or the first word of a sentence. I wonder, what "wrong" does violating a style formatting rule fix? Does it undo centuries of mortifying treatment? Does it reconcile the races to each other? It seems more like it is for show, much like hiring a host of black faces (only to force them to think the same way). But I am reminded that "a man changed against his will is of the same opinion still."
I placed my formulation into quotes so it would be less vulnerable to misinterpretation as coming from my veiwpoint instead of that of the enemy.
P.S. Rhetorical questions are best posed when they are grounded in common understanding and responses to them are arguable propositions if not definitive answers. Otherwise they tend to beg the question and thus are of little value to anyone.
Thank you for sharing your story and the power of being steadfast under pressure, demanding more from students with regards to critical thinking/scholarship, and exposing the logical end of following unquestioned/assumed ideologies.
This is absolute madness. I'm horrified by this. I've been thinking about going back to school for my Master's but the way academia is going, I don't think
I recently retired--Germany has mandatory retirement at 65--but now I'm thinking: could I teach what I wanted, what I believed, now? One of the last courses I taught was called "America and Anti-Racism." Started with Thomas Sowell, ended with John McWhorter and in between threw in a few ideologues I can't stand (but salted in Peter Wood's 1620 as a corrective halfway through). I think students liked it, though some were shocked by Sowell's findings. Now, two years later, I wonder if I'd be allowed to teach the course.
Melissa, that sounds like a very interesting course. You taught this course in Germany, right? I’d be interested to hear what Thomas Sowell found regarding this. I know that he’s done a lot of work in the area of economics as it pertains to racial discrepancies. Is there a link to the specific finding that you’re referencing?
First, it's vital to question these ridiculous assertions that "gender is whatever you want it to be" and that men can have babies.
I wonder whether the Socratic method should have been pursued further when Student asked, "Does this make sense?" by responding, "Why does this make sense to you?" However, I can certainly get behind responding with a resounding NO. It does not make sense.
However, having unwittingly gotten involved with a narcissist on a project, I must say that even asking questions is forbidden with these malignant types.
First of all, the GAS LIGHTING. That men can have babies is GASLIGHTING. We all know that this is not true (and even worse, watch the lawsuits start rolling in when taking T in utero results in bodily and neurological damage).
Then when you question the GASLIGHTING, they will call you a "Bully." Note this is what Student did to the professor. She KNOWS that she is full of shit. She knows that SHE is the "bully" but pulls a DARVO, reverses the roles, and renders the professor the "bully."
In my experience with a card-carrying narcissist on a project, right before a coveted meeting with producers, arranged by my contact, she claimed she would "not authorize" something very important to this meeting. When I asked for clarification, she called me a "bully." She was doing the bullying by refusing to answer my question in any way other than labeling me a bully.
These people are disgusting.
These people are TOXIC. Everyone needs to push back because they are gaining the power and control that they crave by deeming sensible rational people "bullies." It's sickening.
"Even asking questions is forbidden." You said it! You cannot even ask a question, let alone give a response that they do not like. And I keep going back to it. This is academia! If there is no other place on earth that people can ask questions, they should be able to do so in an academic setting. One of the reasons that I was sure to defend myself was because I knew I was being gaslighted, and I would not stand for it.
I have a daughter who is very much like "Student" and pulled some kind of crap at her college so that she could live in the dorms with 3 young men. She has been estranged from me for 2 years now, but just consider having to live with this madness 24/7. As her parent, I am disappointed in how she has turned out (socially) and I honestly can't think of anything that we did while raising her that would have made her act this way. She was terrifying and exhausting to live with! Her sibling is as normal as can be.
MLisa, I can go home to normalcy, but like you said, with a daughter who has been clenched within the stronghold of this nonsense, that just sounds unbearable. But you’re still bearing with it. It’s got to be extremely difficult, but she is lost and deceived right now. If you pray, it would be good to keep her lifted up, so that one day she comes out of this confusion.
I am just so embarrassed that my child would do something like this to a college administrator and it angers me that a student would do this to you. I hope you know that parents with children like this are in a horrible position right now. I am just baffled that the kids coming out of high school and entering college have such a lack of scientific knowledge/facts. I honestly don't know where mine fell down the rabbit hole....high school or her freshman year of college (in Covid quarantine)?
MLisa, I wondered about Student's parents. Do they know that she has conducted herself in this manner? It sounds very distressing for you as a parent. Stay encouraged that one day she might return to truth.
"Student's" parents are probably just as mortified....if they even found out what happened. I don't think any parents send their kids off to college so that they can get an education in group-think and un-critical thinking skills. We may send them knowing that they have some issues, but send them hoping that a higher education will bring them closer to reality. Mine started with the Social Justice Warrior thing in high school (cultural appropriation, woe the Patriarchy, the burning environment!), but I NEVER thought that the trans/queer issue would have made it into her lexicon.
This faux-leftism is a new set of rules for a neurotic middle/upper-class, so that its members can act aggressively toward others without feeling guilt or receiving disapproval, and feel morally serious and oppressed, without actually being morally serious or oppressed. In exchange for this pleasurable psychological experience, they don't question foreign policy, or look too closely at the domestic "reform" that they congratulate themselves for supporting.
It's not a grassroots movement from the LGBTQ+ community, or any other disenfranchised group or minority; it's astroturf, which appears to be the result of a collaboration between state and private actors. It seems to be part of a strategy to prevent the rise of an actual grassroots progressive movement. The bourgeoisie are being given authoritarian power domestically so that they don't participate in an anti-war movement, or other progressive/left cause, with real social and economic consequences.
So sorry to hear about your nightmare experience. It's like Alice in Wonderland or life in the old Soviet Union. For freedom to rein in a society, its citizens must have the courage to speak the truth. "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing."
Sounds like you're an excellent teacher. I must admit when I first started reading I assumed you were white. I thought minority women were immune from attack. It's horrible regardless of someone's gender or race. Thanks for sharing your experience.
Hi Mark, I appreciate the kind words. I definitely liken it to Alice to Wonderland and the Twilight Zone and Tales from the Crypt. But the Soviet Union, huh? You are the second person to make that reference, and it makes me want to learn more about the Soviet Union in light of my situation. About my race, we melaninated folk ARE exempt from this madness...as long as we agree with it :).
No honest, decent person with a brain is immune from attack. (Also, I think this tweet is sarcastic but it does represent how the mob thinks about privilege https://x.com/Calebej37/status/1744462383207059871). If the link doesn't work just google privilege hierarchy .
I think the author of the tweet is joking (at least I hope so) but I've seen enough wheels of privilege on LinkedIn to know that it's not far from what some people really think.
I think that people need to start asking where this culture is coming from. These kids don't come up with this stuff by themselves, and the medical-industrial complex isn't solely responsible. I don't see a movement which is improving life for a marginalized community; I see an astroturf campaign that uses a legitimate issue to manipulate a much larger community (and which also licenses the medical exploitation of vulnerable persons). In order to? On behalf of whom? (I don't have the answers myself.)
Brian, I’m interested in the origins of this myself. I’ve done some research on it, but I am not convinced that I’ve hit the root yet. What I do know is that during the 50s, there was a shift in the thinking about sexuality. Much of that research came from the Kinsey Institute. And from that research came the landmark gender study in the 60s that laid the foundation for the current discussions, ideologies, and policies regarding gender. I have an essay on this that will be coming soon. But even with this information, it still seems as though there is more to it. I’m still learning as well.
Hi Tiffanie, for additional grounding on just where all this is coming from, see Richard Hanania's recent "The Origins of Woke: Civil Rights Law, Corporate America, and the Triumph of Identity Politics" as well as Christopher F. Rufo's "America's Cultural Revolution: How the Radical Left Conquered Everything." James Lindsay has many, many in-depth talks on the intellectual history of wokeism freely available on his "New Discourses" YouTube channel. Finally, for a deep dive into the ideology and its expression in various forms from decolonization to gender fluidity, see Helen Pluckrose and James Lindsay's wonderful "Cynical Theories: How Activist Scholarship Made Everything about Race, Gender, and Identity—and Why This Harms Everybody." Happy reading!
Thanks Richard! I will look into these resources. One thing that I notice is that race has been linked to gender ideology, and I find that hugely problematic. These are two entirely separate issues. Marketing techniques are being used to link these two issues, and I look to explore that some more.
Thank you for sharing, and thank you for holding your ground. It's hard to fight something that has no head. There seems to be a giant behemoth beneath that has not been identified. There are some sound opinions as to the identity of the behemoth, but it is murky. When, and if, it is defeated it will be because we are standing on the shoulders of people like you who are willing to stand firm, fight back, and share their stories. Brava!
Thank you, Cheryl, for your comments! I am fascinated by what is beneath this phenomenon because it is SO absurd and beyond belief that there must be a hidden agenda. I wonder if the ultimate goal is de-population. What are the motivations of those in great power? A resounding theme that keeps emerging is de-population. Well, if people can be bamboozled into believing that they can change their reproductive organs, and in the process, destroy those very organs, then "the elite" or "the powers that be" can sit back and allow the individuals to self-destruct. It is also a process of benign neglect. On top of that is the devastating suicide rate in these lettered, especially trans-professing, populations. They are, in essence, wiping themselves out. If de-population is a goal for those in power, then endorsing this entire theory and all of its manifestations will serve that purpose. I don't know if that's it, but it is my suspicion.
I believe you are correct about de-population as a goal. I think there are multiple goals at play. I believe we are under stealth attack by a powerful, as yet unidentified enemy, orchestrating a war we have only just recognized that we are in. The infiltration into our elite colleges by middle eastern players began at least 20 years ago. Graduates of those institutions have been penetrating our society on multiple fronts. I can only hope we discover the head of the enemy and chop it off before it is too late.
Thank you for sharing this ... I had heard about your experience and was disturbed ... but these details are appalling. Such terrible treatment of you for just doing your job and trying to make young people think rationally. An ancient writer said, "A question is an education." These young people do not want to be educated, since all they have are answers, crazy answers at that. Not sure of your legal situation, but you might name names, the mad Dean, the crazy 'Seminar' leaders.
Hello Dex...you heard about my situation? Hmmm...Interesting.
I am the queen of quotes! I love quotes! I will be using this one, so thank you very much. They are not only coming in with "answers," but they are also coming in with agendas. They are not positioning themselves as students - not all but some. One of my students told me she was my "ally" - as in, an ally to the oppressed. I had to correct that very quickly. I had to let her know that I am not oppressed and she certainly is not my ally. But that type of thinking comes from the nonstop bombarding of victimhood. So much for empowerment theory.
Yes ... I think it was an interview with you on one of the well-known podcasters ( can't remember which!); meantime, please quote freely; I would be honored - DQ
Sadly, Woke ideology, including in particular transgender ideology, has made deep inroads into academic Social Work and Therapy programs. Therapists, counselors, and others who want to challenge this development can find information and support at the YouTube channels, and their related websites, Radical Center, Some Kind of Therapist, and Critical Therapy Antidote.
As a refugee from the totalitarianism of Nazi Germany, I am very sensitive to any form of authoritarianism…and the trans ideology is a prime example of that.
The Chinese Cultural Revolution also wanted to take over for their own reasons . You cannot expect a logical response from an ideology based on complete lies, which is why those espousing such falsehoods react with anger and vituperation..never attempting to discuss calmly.
The trans cult has even coined a new language: “ cisgender”, “ transphobic”, “ misgendering”, TERF” , “ assigned at birth” ; “ born in the wrong body”, etc. All dictators know that language confers power, and so they change the language.
Most people think that supporting trans is “ kind”, when it is exactly the opposite.
I am very concerned about the takeover of the trans ideology that is so evident in laws passed, schools propagandizing kids ( get them while they’re young) , government policies, etc.
However, Im somewhat hopeful now that more people are becoming aware of the danger . The Cass report may help. Republican states passing laws protecting children are also a good sign. And I am grateful for Substack where one is still allowed to express these thoughts.
Wow, Reni! A refugee from Nazi Germany? I am sure you have much to share about your experience!
It's so interesting that you mention the new language. One of my latter essays is on this "dictionary." I remember at another university, one of my students called me a "cisgender woman," and I told him that I need to look that up. I learned what it meant and the context in which it is presented, and I absolutely refuse to describe myself in such a way. Another student called me BIPOC. I learned about that, and I will not describe myself in that way either. I find it so fascinating that someone has to come along and superimpose an identity label on you that you have no idea about - and then they get angry when you don't want to use the term.
Anyway...thank you for your insight. I will take a look at the Cass Report. My hope is that we will all be reasonable.
Thank you for sharing this. I can imagine how brutal this experience has been for you as I’ve dealt with my share student and admin bullying, too.
The trans SJWs must be fought at every level. Their ludicrous beliefs and demands will not be tolerated. A massive lawsuit against each person , including Student, involved in terrorizing and bullying you should put the fear of God in them, making them think twice before doing this to other professors.
Fuller, thank you for your words. I have been very diligent to defend myself because I do not want them to think that it is okay to treat people this way. No one should be permitted to force their views on others unless that person created the universe. I'll wait for it. Until then, it is simply unacceptable, and I truly wish that others would stand up against this behavior because they are a VERY loud group. Unfortunately, they are screaming gibberish.
Oh... Predominantly White Institution. What is with the Progressive compulsion for absurd initialisms and acronyms for unwieldy labels they invent?
There is no grace inherent for what is happening throughout our nation. We have whole hosts of people who feel unappreciated and angry, and rather than confront these thoughts with compassion and empathetic guidance, these hosts are encouraged to lean into the anger until it becomes sheer bitterness. Rather than dare to admit that there is something amiss in their conception of themselves and how they can relate to society, they are encouraged to declare their moral supremacy and viciously attack anyone who raises doubts about their stance.
That's what Progressives are, by the way: Moral Supremacists. They are Social Retribution Warriors practicing moral supremacy. And what they want is nothing more than power. This power won't ease their pain, alleviate their confusion, in any way. Power is their way to justify themselves, to justify their bitterness. It's self-perpetuating.
Theirs is a scorched-earth battle plan and I am at a complete loss as to how these people and their strategy have been allowed to infiltrate our most renowned and sacred institutions. I'm sure you are, too. They want numbers and nothing less, damn the harm they inflict on their most vulnerable followings.
Tiffanie, you are a brave and resolute woman. I can see your Christianity is a large reason for this. No doubt, too, are your life experiences.
I applaud you and I say with all righteous indignation: you have done nothing wrong.
Mark, thank you so much! My relationship with God is the very core of me, and He gives me strength to remain planted. I am humbled and I am grateful. You know, I think about your question of how did we get here, and I think that much of it has to do with the fact that people wanted to be "nice" at the expense of sensibility; people were deceived into exchanging truths for lies; and people turned a blind eye. I just hope that we are not at a point of no return, even though I believe one day we will get there.
My pastor recently said in church that yes, it does seem daunting for Christians and other people of faith, how we and our values and our faith are under attack. But he reminded us of how things were for the first Christians, just after Jesus ascended. They were literally being tossed to the lions...! And look at their overwhelming success.
We're going to be okay, in one form or another. God is good.
Absolutely! I am reminded that if God is for me, who can be against me? I am also reminded that He will never leave or forsake me, so as difficult as this trial has been, I am constantly reminded that His Word is true! I have to remain faithful in belief just as He is faithful to me.
Terry, I have to say, to God be ALL glory and praise because I do not believe that I could have endured this situation without His strength. I do not want anyone else to go through this, and that is why I have chosen to speak up. I cannot say it has been without fear, but I trust in the Lord, so come what may. I know He will shield me and guide me. Thank you so much for your comment!
“Follow the science”, until the science doesn’t follow them (or is it he, she, it ???). I’m glad you held to stance. You’re much stronger than I am. By not getting backed, that university would not deserve to have me and I would have walked, middle finger extended.
You know, Ken, it is a very difficult space to be in, and I promise you, I have strongly considered leaving, but if everyone leaves and no one says anything, then they will continue treating people this way. But I cannot say that I have not been tempted.
You are correct. As I said, you’re just a stronger person than I am. There was some talk when I was working about that DEI / gender crap classes being forced on everyone. I gave thought to just saying no, no matter the consequences. Fortunately, I am gone before it got to that.
All of this is eerily parallel to the rise of Lysenkoism in the 1930s USSR—a chapter of history with which all of us should be(come) familiar, especially because most of these gender zealots are also of the "hammer and sickle in bio" persuasion.
The Lysenkoists weaponized their own fake science, which conformed flawlessly to Marxist-Leninist doctrine (what were the odds?), to consolidate political power. Using more-or-less the same tactics as Your "revolting" students, they had their political opponents—along with anybody else who insisted on observable reality and the integrity of the scientific method—banished from positions of power and influence, which they reappropriated for themselves.
Once the Lysenkoists were substantially in power, they were ready and willing to have their political opposition (and various and sundry other perceived threats) killed or imprisoned on trumped-up charges.
Trofim Lysenko's pseudoscience itself was mostly focused on agricultural production. When the Lysenkoist entryists had consolidated enough power to force actual farmers to apply Lysenko's ideology to their actual crops, the resulting underproduction caused famines that killed 11,000,000 Soviet citizens.
Wow! That's really unbelievable! Thank you for sharing this. It's amazing how we are in two different eras and two different countries, but the parallels are striking. Unreal.
Yw❤︎ Please pay forward the knowledge!
Wow. I never knew this. Amazing how unchecked ideologies/ pseudoscience can create such disaster.
Holy Moses!!! What a nightmare. So it HAS happened before. I don't mean totalitarianism (boy, is that a tough word to spell!) but totalitarianism by genetic and gender ideologists. Thank you so much for this education!
The best thanks would be to pay the knowledge forward to your reasonably sane like-minded friends and family.
Genetic yes, gender no. Soviet Communist propaganda attacked the primacy and structure of the family, but as far as I know they never tried to scramble the truth of biological sex.
No, the Soviets never challenged the biology of sex, though Lysenkoism did challenge biology regarding evolution.
Appreciate the correction. Thanks!
Yes, I was thinking the same. BTW, Arty Morty had an excellent article on the topic in his substack
https://artymorty.substack.com/p/lysenkoism-all-over-again
Thanks, I'll take a look!
True! The trans cult is based on lies, just as Lysenkoism was , in order to uphold a power play ! The lies must be defended by cutting down anyone that threatens the lies with truth.
The trans ideology is dangerous and powerful, being powered by billions of dollars from those who want to control all society..the goal of trans humanism ! The trans cult must be challenged and fought by honest people who care for freedom of speech and thought!
You are to be commended in confronting these people in your classroom! Keep on standing up for truth!
Spot on. Regarding the connection to transhumanism, you should definitely read Jennifer Bilek's substack if you don't already.
I'm guessing that the last part here, about the classroom, is meant to be addressed to Dr. Jones?
Yes, it is, sorry I should have mentioned her name!
Obviously, Lysenko was a mad scientist. Most (but not all, of course) scientists respect facts.
“There are two ways of forming an opinion. One is the scientific method; the other, the scholastic. To the scientific mind, experimental proof is all-important, and theory is merely a convenience in description, to be junked when it no longer fits. To the academic mind, authority is everything, and facts are junked when they do not fit theory.” —Robert A. Heinlein
Lysenkoism is a perfect analogy.
When I am telling myself that I've seen it all, I stumble upon such a story. God Almighty! Academia has become so insane that the only way of fighting this insanity is by turning the tables against these people and using their own logic. You can't win by being rational. You can't win with logic because logic is "white supremacy." This is a war of identities, and at war one needs to use whatever weapon one has. If I had been you, I would have used the race card (because everything is identity for these people, anyhow). I would have accused them of harassing me because they are racist white supremacist. I am curious what their response would have been.
You know, Alta, unfortunately, there actually is a racial component to this. And that's what makes this situation all the more despicable! While I have the "right" skin color to tick a "diversity" box, I do not have the "right" mindset to push this agenda. The shame of it all is that none of this is the purpose of academia. Academia should not be ruled by identities but the pursuit of great thinking. What it is turning into is egregious!
Of course, this is not the purpose of academia. And i believe you when you say that there is a racial component to all of this. This is the upside -down world these ideologues have created: they are obsessed with "racism" where there is none, all the while acting like racists. They are those who lecture us on "listening" to people of color--yet, has anyone listened to you? You should have placed them before the emptiness of their own ideology: that they aren t interested in the "lived experiences" of people different than them, only in what confirms their own beliefs. But you are too decent to invoke your identity points, so you kept invoking reason.
The ideologues don't listen. I really think many of them are actually racist. Thomas Sowell, one of the most brilliant minds of today, has been called Uncle Tom by idiots with half his IQ .
Kinda like the Joe Biden commencement speech @ Morehouse. I call it the "you are a victim" speech. The left are masters at this. Can anyone name me one non hbcu college graduate speech that focused solely on the graduates race?
It's all about power, the power to transform proposition into truth. The system's nonsensical, arbitrary, and self-contradictory assertions and Kafka-esque punishments for transgressions are essential features, not shortcomings or weaknesses. When people are forced to profess lies as truth, they can then be made to act in any way desired by their masters. Only countervailing and greater power can be harnessed and utilized to defeat this dangerous and deadly regime. Chris Rufo has been doing wonderful work in mobilizing state governments (Florida, Texas, Alabama, and Tennessee are recent examples) to pass legislation and adopt agency policies to strangle and eventually kill DEI and wokeism in state educational institutions. More power to him in the battle against the enemies of truth and free speech.
It absolutely begins with language. Words, typically, precede actions, so I agree with you wholeheartedly; if you can change language (and get people to tell lies), then how much easier will it be to manipulate actions. I truly hope that we begin to make progress with preventing the abuse of DEI and reversing the ugliness that it has become. What a shame that three beautiful virtues, diversity, equity, and inclusion, have been disgraced! If they were used according to their actual meanings, then I believe we would all benefit, and the world and our interactions would be far lovelier.
It's not only changing language e.g.pregnant people vrs pregnant woman it's forcing language..e.g. state your pronoun. I absolutely refuse but it's shocking to me how sooo many people acquiesce to this demand.
I am enjoying the Alice in Wonderland misadventure of Tiffanie in her updated Wonderland. However, the "equity" element in DEI merits a deeper conversation. Why not "equality"? Has the word "equity" been abused? Or is it problematic from the get go?
Joe, it is something to think about. The definition of equity is the quality of being fair and impartial. I think that is a beautiful attribute. It is an attribute of God. Now, how it's being used by people is a different story. It has been grossly misused.
Probably best to consult Humpty Dumpty ("Through the Looking-Glass") on the matter. He has much to say that helps in posing the correct question (the question correctly?) if not in giving us the (or any) answer.
Other children stories might also get us to figure what fantasy we're living in . Hansel and Gretel? Little Red Riding Hood?
Humpty's a bit more on point on the language thing. "A word means..."
https://www.thoughtco.com/humpty-dumpty-philosopher-of-language-2670315
You still have much to learn. You don't yet know your enemy. Progress, Beauty, Virtue, and Loveliness have NOTHING to do with that which drives your enemy. Wise up or perish—you DO have a choice.
Hello Richard...I would like to think that we all have much to learn. A person who thinks he knows everything or has learned all there is to learn is a fool, regardless of his age and experience. I absolutely know my enemy; what drives my enemy is pride, such as thinking that he knows everything and that his thoughts are the standard against which all other thoughts should be judged. What drives my enemy is the pride of the eyes, the lust of the flesh, and the pride of life. Regarding wisdom, unless you know the source of wisdom, which is not yourself and your lofty thoughts, then you have no place to tell anyone to "wise up." Instead, take care that you get true wisdom, and then you can judge righteously to offer that level of advice.
There are none so blind...
Good luck to you in your battle with your, um, friends?
There are none so condescending…
I don’t need luck when I have the Almighty God standing for me. Blessings to you, sir.
Agreed!
Oh, I need to add that I couldn't read how the story ended because I am not a paid subscriber.
None of the story is paywalled! It will continue in future posts.
If "birthday" is the last word you see, that's the whole post. There are going to be additional installments.
This is horrifying treatment of you and your very reasonable comments. I still cannot believe the university--Tulane!--treated you this way, or forced you into situations with an unstable woman showing off her mastectomy scars or any of the other so-called "trainers" who are obviously mentally disturbed. I am so sad about all of this--my former school, once an extremely good private school for girls, now promotes DEI and "Gender Diversity" on its site. A single optional Zoom seminar about "whiteness" (hint: anyone white is guilty) was enough for me to decide never to give to the school again. And so few will speak at all about these changes--either they clam up or they get angry or they actually believe the nonsense spouted by Robin Di Angelo, Ibram X. Kendi, and similar propagandists.
Melissa, it is disheartening to see what these institutions are turning into as a result of this movement. Very few people speak openly because they are scared that they will be penalized, even though we speak with each other. NOBODY that I spoke with appreciated those trainings! Not one single person! We all were disgusted by the trainings because they were EXTREMELY unprofessional and plagued with errors throughout. However, I am the only one, as far as I know, who expressed my true feedback of the content. I focused on the good aspects of the trainings, and then I shared my concerns, and I was met with fierce backlash for doing so. It was my experience that we are expected to talk their talk or else...
I just know that if I caved (or pretended to) I would feel worse. I’ve lost very old and dear friends—or some just decline to speak about these things. I wrote about the loss in an essay, “Silence, Anti-Racism and Women,” in The Opiate—which, by the by, forced me to capitalize “black” and lower case “white” (!) but at least they published it
That sounds interesting! I would like to take a look. To the style issue, "black" is a color. "White" is classified as a color. These are common nouns, and the only time these two words should be capitalized is if they are someone's or something's name or the first word of a sentence. I wonder, what "wrong" does violating a style formatting rule fix? Does it undo centuries of mortifying treatment? Does it reconcile the races to each other? It seems more like it is for show, much like hiring a host of black faces (only to force them to think the same way). But I am reminded that "a man changed against his will is of the same opinion still."
It's simple, Tiffanie. It's a display of raw power. Your questions, while pointed, are as irrelevant as they are unanswered.
"We change your world into one of our own design to demonstrate both our power to do so and your powerlessness to resist us."
Richard, who spoke this quote? Thank you for sharing it. Too, my questions are rhetorical.
I placed my formulation into quotes so it would be less vulnerable to misinterpretation as coming from my veiwpoint instead of that of the enemy.
P.S. Rhetorical questions are best posed when they are grounded in common understanding and responses to them are arguable propositions if not definitive answers. Otherwise they tend to beg the question and thus are of little value to anyone.
Thank you for sharing your story and the power of being steadfast under pressure, demanding more from students with regards to critical thinking/scholarship, and exposing the logical end of following unquestioned/assumed ideologies.
Thank you, Cornell! I truly appreciate your words.
This is absolute madness. I'm horrified by this. I've been thinking about going back to school for my Master's but the way academia is going, I don't think
I could stomach it.
Khadijah, I would not want you to let this nonsense discourage you from pursuing your goals. I say this: take what you can, and leave the rest.
I recently retired--Germany has mandatory retirement at 65--but now I'm thinking: could I teach what I wanted, what I believed, now? One of the last courses I taught was called "America and Anti-Racism." Started with Thomas Sowell, ended with John McWhorter and in between threw in a few ideologues I can't stand (but salted in Peter Wood's 1620 as a corrective halfway through). I think students liked it, though some were shocked by Sowell's findings. Now, two years later, I wonder if I'd be allowed to teach the course.
Melissa, that sounds like a very interesting course. You taught this course in Germany, right? I’d be interested to hear what Thomas Sowell found regarding this. I know that he’s done a lot of work in the area of economics as it pertains to racial discrepancies. Is there a link to the specific finding that you’re referencing?
I can send my syllabus! Will look up your email at Tulane, OK?
Thank you, Melissa, for sharing your syllabus with me. The course looks very interesting, and I love the balance you bring to the over-arching topic.
First, it's vital to question these ridiculous assertions that "gender is whatever you want it to be" and that men can have babies.
I wonder whether the Socratic method should have been pursued further when Student asked, "Does this make sense?" by responding, "Why does this make sense to you?" However, I can certainly get behind responding with a resounding NO. It does not make sense.
However, having unwittingly gotten involved with a narcissist on a project, I must say that even asking questions is forbidden with these malignant types.
First of all, the GAS LIGHTING. That men can have babies is GASLIGHTING. We all know that this is not true (and even worse, watch the lawsuits start rolling in when taking T in utero results in bodily and neurological damage).
Then when you question the GASLIGHTING, they will call you a "Bully." Note this is what Student did to the professor. She KNOWS that she is full of shit. She knows that SHE is the "bully" but pulls a DARVO, reverses the roles, and renders the professor the "bully."
In my experience with a card-carrying narcissist on a project, right before a coveted meeting with producers, arranged by my contact, she claimed she would "not authorize" something very important to this meeting. When I asked for clarification, she called me a "bully." She was doing the bullying by refusing to answer my question in any way other than labeling me a bully.
These people are disgusting.
These people are TOXIC. Everyone needs to push back because they are gaining the power and control that they crave by deeming sensible rational people "bullies." It's sickening.
"Even asking questions is forbidden." You said it! You cannot even ask a question, let alone give a response that they do not like. And I keep going back to it. This is academia! If there is no other place on earth that people can ask questions, they should be able to do so in an academic setting. One of the reasons that I was sure to defend myself was because I knew I was being gaslighted, and I would not stand for it.
I have a daughter who is very much like "Student" and pulled some kind of crap at her college so that she could live in the dorms with 3 young men. She has been estranged from me for 2 years now, but just consider having to live with this madness 24/7. As her parent, I am disappointed in how she has turned out (socially) and I honestly can't think of anything that we did while raising her that would have made her act this way. She was terrifying and exhausting to live with! Her sibling is as normal as can be.
MLisa, I can go home to normalcy, but like you said, with a daughter who has been clenched within the stronghold of this nonsense, that just sounds unbearable. But you’re still bearing with it. It’s got to be extremely difficult, but she is lost and deceived right now. If you pray, it would be good to keep her lifted up, so that one day she comes out of this confusion.
I am just so embarrassed that my child would do something like this to a college administrator and it angers me that a student would do this to you. I hope you know that parents with children like this are in a horrible position right now. I am just baffled that the kids coming out of high school and entering college have such a lack of scientific knowledge/facts. I honestly don't know where mine fell down the rabbit hole....high school or her freshman year of college (in Covid quarantine)?
MLisa, I wondered about Student's parents. Do they know that she has conducted herself in this manner? It sounds very distressing for you as a parent. Stay encouraged that one day she might return to truth.
"Student's" parents are probably just as mortified....if they even found out what happened. I don't think any parents send their kids off to college so that they can get an education in group-think and un-critical thinking skills. We may send them knowing that they have some issues, but send them hoping that a higher education will bring them closer to reality. Mine started with the Social Justice Warrior thing in high school (cultural appropriation, woe the Patriarchy, the burning environment!), but I NEVER thought that the trans/queer issue would have made it into her lexicon.
Well, Socrates (anything "classical") is "white-dominant culture" now, so that would have been even more "literal violence," of course. O.o
This faux-leftism is a new set of rules for a neurotic middle/upper-class, so that its members can act aggressively toward others without feeling guilt or receiving disapproval, and feel morally serious and oppressed, without actually being morally serious or oppressed. In exchange for this pleasurable psychological experience, they don't question foreign policy, or look too closely at the domestic "reform" that they congratulate themselves for supporting.
It's not a grassroots movement from the LGBTQ+ community, or any other disenfranchised group or minority; it's astroturf, which appears to be the result of a collaboration between state and private actors. It seems to be part of a strategy to prevent the rise of an actual grassroots progressive movement. The bourgeoisie are being given authoritarian power domestically so that they don't participate in an anti-war movement, or other progressive/left cause, with real social and economic consequences.
Brian, Who is behind this strategy to derail true leftism?
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I like the first part quite bit. Does that count?
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PS: Following you through the sentence ending with “private actors.” The rest needs substantial elaboration
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So sorry to hear about your nightmare experience. It's like Alice in Wonderland or life in the old Soviet Union. For freedom to rein in a society, its citizens must have the courage to speak the truth. "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing."
Sounds like you're an excellent teacher. I must admit when I first started reading I assumed you were white. I thought minority women were immune from attack. It's horrible regardless of someone's gender or race. Thanks for sharing your experience.
Hi Mark, I appreciate the kind words. I definitely liken it to Alice to Wonderland and the Twilight Zone and Tales from the Crypt. But the Soviet Union, huh? You are the second person to make that reference, and it makes me want to learn more about the Soviet Union in light of my situation. About my race, we melaninated folk ARE exempt from this madness...as long as we agree with it :).
No honest, decent person with a brain is immune from attack. (Also, I think this tweet is sarcastic but it does represent how the mob thinks about privilege https://x.com/Calebej37/status/1744462383207059871). If the link doesn't work just google privilege hierarchy .
Moomin, I tried reading that privilege hierarchy and my eyes started crossing. What on earth?!
I think the author of the tweet is joking (at least I hope so) but I've seen enough wheels of privilege on LinkedIn to know that it's not far from what some people really think.
I think that people need to start asking where this culture is coming from. These kids don't come up with this stuff by themselves, and the medical-industrial complex isn't solely responsible. I don't see a movement which is improving life for a marginalized community; I see an astroturf campaign that uses a legitimate issue to manipulate a much larger community (and which also licenses the medical exploitation of vulnerable persons). In order to? On behalf of whom? (I don't have the answers myself.)
Brian, I agree that something much more nefarious than just simple greed is going on and it terrifies me.
Brian, I’m interested in the origins of this myself. I’ve done some research on it, but I am not convinced that I’ve hit the root yet. What I do know is that during the 50s, there was a shift in the thinking about sexuality. Much of that research came from the Kinsey Institute. And from that research came the landmark gender study in the 60s that laid the foundation for the current discussions, ideologies, and policies regarding gender. I have an essay on this that will be coming soon. But even with this information, it still seems as though there is more to it. I’m still learning as well.
Hi Tiffanie, for additional grounding on just where all this is coming from, see Richard Hanania's recent "The Origins of Woke: Civil Rights Law, Corporate America, and the Triumph of Identity Politics" as well as Christopher F. Rufo's "America's Cultural Revolution: How the Radical Left Conquered Everything." James Lindsay has many, many in-depth talks on the intellectual history of wokeism freely available on his "New Discourses" YouTube channel. Finally, for a deep dive into the ideology and its expression in various forms from decolonization to gender fluidity, see Helen Pluckrose and James Lindsay's wonderful "Cynical Theories: How Activist Scholarship Made Everything about Race, Gender, and Identity—and Why This Harms Everybody." Happy reading!
Thanks Richard! I will look into these resources. One thing that I notice is that race has been linked to gender ideology, and I find that hugely problematic. These are two entirely separate issues. Marketing techniques are being used to link these two issues, and I look to explore that some more.
Lindsay (and Pluckrose) would be my choice to illuminate the linkage you don't yet see.
Thank you for sharing, and thank you for holding your ground. It's hard to fight something that has no head. There seems to be a giant behemoth beneath that has not been identified. There are some sound opinions as to the identity of the behemoth, but it is murky. When, and if, it is defeated it will be because we are standing on the shoulders of people like you who are willing to stand firm, fight back, and share their stories. Brava!
Queer Theory is trying to make its comeback. Judith Butler just published another nonsense book.
That is very disturbing to hear! I am curious about what "new" oddity has been added to this ever-changing theory.
Thank you, Cheryl, for your comments! I am fascinated by what is beneath this phenomenon because it is SO absurd and beyond belief that there must be a hidden agenda. I wonder if the ultimate goal is de-population. What are the motivations of those in great power? A resounding theme that keeps emerging is de-population. Well, if people can be bamboozled into believing that they can change their reproductive organs, and in the process, destroy those very organs, then "the elite" or "the powers that be" can sit back and allow the individuals to self-destruct. It is also a process of benign neglect. On top of that is the devastating suicide rate in these lettered, especially trans-professing, populations. They are, in essence, wiping themselves out. If de-population is a goal for those in power, then endorsing this entire theory and all of its manifestations will serve that purpose. I don't know if that's it, but it is my suspicion.
I believe you are correct about de-population as a goal. I think there are multiple goals at play. I believe we are under stealth attack by a powerful, as yet unidentified enemy, orchestrating a war we have only just recognized that we are in. The infiltration into our elite colleges by middle eastern players began at least 20 years ago. Graduates of those institutions have been penetrating our society on multiple fronts. I can only hope we discover the head of the enemy and chop it off before it is too late.
Thank you for sharing this ... I had heard about your experience and was disturbed ... but these details are appalling. Such terrible treatment of you for just doing your job and trying to make young people think rationally. An ancient writer said, "A question is an education." These young people do not want to be educated, since all they have are answers, crazy answers at that. Not sure of your legal situation, but you might name names, the mad Dean, the crazy 'Seminar' leaders.
Hello Dex...you heard about my situation? Hmmm...Interesting.
I am the queen of quotes! I love quotes! I will be using this one, so thank you very much. They are not only coming in with "answers," but they are also coming in with agendas. They are not positioning themselves as students - not all but some. One of my students told me she was my "ally" - as in, an ally to the oppressed. I had to correct that very quickly. I had to let her know that I am not oppressed and she certainly is not my ally. But that type of thinking comes from the nonstop bombarding of victimhood. So much for empowerment theory.
Yes ... I think it was an interview with you on one of the well-known podcasters ( can't remember which!); meantime, please quote freely; I would be honored - DQ
Okay, I see. I believe it was the interview with Connie. Well, thanks for the quote. I will be using it.
Sadly, Woke ideology, including in particular transgender ideology, has made deep inroads into academic Social Work and Therapy programs. Therapists, counselors, and others who want to challenge this development can find information and support at the YouTube channels, and their related websites, Radical Center, Some Kind of Therapist, and Critical Therapy Antidote.
It is pervasive in social work - a profession, who at its core, is beautiful.
As a refugee from the totalitarianism of Nazi Germany, I am very sensitive to any form of authoritarianism…and the trans ideology is a prime example of that.
The Chinese Cultural Revolution also wanted to take over for their own reasons . You cannot expect a logical response from an ideology based on complete lies, which is why those espousing such falsehoods react with anger and vituperation..never attempting to discuss calmly.
The trans cult has even coined a new language: “ cisgender”, “ transphobic”, “ misgendering”, TERF” , “ assigned at birth” ; “ born in the wrong body”, etc. All dictators know that language confers power, and so they change the language.
Most people think that supporting trans is “ kind”, when it is exactly the opposite.
I am very concerned about the takeover of the trans ideology that is so evident in laws passed, schools propagandizing kids ( get them while they’re young) , government policies, etc.
However, Im somewhat hopeful now that more people are becoming aware of the danger . The Cass report may help. Republican states passing laws protecting children are also a good sign. And I am grateful for Substack where one is still allowed to express these thoughts.
Would Facebook allow this freedom?
Amen, brother! Support trans ideology is cruel, especially to those in the grips of this delirium.
Wow, Reni! A refugee from Nazi Germany? I am sure you have much to share about your experience!
It's so interesting that you mention the new language. One of my latter essays is on this "dictionary." I remember at another university, one of my students called me a "cisgender woman," and I told him that I need to look that up. I learned what it meant and the context in which it is presented, and I absolutely refuse to describe myself in such a way. Another student called me BIPOC. I learned about that, and I will not describe myself in that way either. I find it so fascinating that someone has to come along and superimpose an identity label on you that you have no idea about - and then they get angry when you don't want to use the term.
Anyway...thank you for your insight. I will take a look at the Cass Report. My hope is that we will all be reasonable.
Thank you for sharing this. I can imagine how brutal this experience has been for you as I’ve dealt with my share student and admin bullying, too.
The trans SJWs must be fought at every level. Their ludicrous beliefs and demands will not be tolerated. A massive lawsuit against each person , including Student, involved in terrorizing and bullying you should put the fear of God in them, making them think twice before doing this to other professors.
Fuller, thank you for your words. I have been very diligent to defend myself because I do not want them to think that it is okay to treat people this way. No one should be permitted to force their views on others unless that person created the universe. I'll wait for it. Until then, it is simply unacceptable, and I truly wish that others would stand up against this behavior because they are a VERY loud group. Unfortunately, they are screaming gibberish.
PWI? Pro Wrestling Illustrated?
Oh... Predominantly White Institution. What is with the Progressive compulsion for absurd initialisms and acronyms for unwieldy labels they invent?
There is no grace inherent for what is happening throughout our nation. We have whole hosts of people who feel unappreciated and angry, and rather than confront these thoughts with compassion and empathetic guidance, these hosts are encouraged to lean into the anger until it becomes sheer bitterness. Rather than dare to admit that there is something amiss in their conception of themselves and how they can relate to society, they are encouraged to declare their moral supremacy and viciously attack anyone who raises doubts about their stance.
That's what Progressives are, by the way: Moral Supremacists. They are Social Retribution Warriors practicing moral supremacy. And what they want is nothing more than power. This power won't ease their pain, alleviate their confusion, in any way. Power is their way to justify themselves, to justify their bitterness. It's self-perpetuating.
Theirs is a scorched-earth battle plan and I am at a complete loss as to how these people and their strategy have been allowed to infiltrate our most renowned and sacred institutions. I'm sure you are, too. They want numbers and nothing less, damn the harm they inflict on their most vulnerable followings.
Tiffanie, you are a brave and resolute woman. I can see your Christianity is a large reason for this. No doubt, too, are your life experiences.
I applaud you and I say with all righteous indignation: you have done nothing wrong.
Rock on, sister!
Mark, thank you so much! My relationship with God is the very core of me, and He gives me strength to remain planted. I am humbled and I am grateful. You know, I think about your question of how did we get here, and I think that much of it has to do with the fact that people wanted to be "nice" at the expense of sensibility; people were deceived into exchanging truths for lies; and people turned a blind eye. I just hope that we are not at a point of no return, even though I believe one day we will get there.
My pastor recently said in church that yes, it does seem daunting for Christians and other people of faith, how we and our values and our faith are under attack. But he reminded us of how things were for the first Christians, just after Jesus ascended. They were literally being tossed to the lions...! And look at their overwhelming success.
We're going to be okay, in one form or another. God is good.
Absolutely! I am reminded that if God is for me, who can be against me? I am also reminded that He will never leave or forsake me, so as difficult as this trial has been, I am constantly reminded that His Word is true! I have to remain faithful in belief just as He is faithful to me.
And the people said...
Amen :)
What a horrific experience! I am not a believer in God but if that helped you endure and survive this, maybe I should be!
Terry, I have to say, to God be ALL glory and praise because I do not believe that I could have endured this situation without His strength. I do not want anyone else to go through this, and that is why I have chosen to speak up. I cannot say it has been without fear, but I trust in the Lord, so come what may. I know He will shield me and guide me. Thank you so much for your comment!
Amen!
“Follow the science”, until the science doesn’t follow them (or is it he, she, it ???). I’m glad you held to stance. You’re much stronger than I am. By not getting backed, that university would not deserve to have me and I would have walked, middle finger extended.
You know, Ken, it is a very difficult space to be in, and I promise you, I have strongly considered leaving, but if everyone leaves and no one says anything, then they will continue treating people this way. But I cannot say that I have not been tempted.
You are correct. As I said, you’re just a stronger person than I am. There was some talk when I was working about that DEI / gender crap classes being forced on everyone. I gave thought to just saying no, no matter the consequences. Fortunately, I am gone before it got to that.