Big Brother is Dialoging With You
Big Brother is dialoging with you but intervening in a in a non-blameful and non-judgmental manner. Critics oppose the idea of placing secret police agents of the state among students to monitor the political correctness of their speech on the grounds that it does not go far enough.
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=970266
"It is all about creating opportunities to dialogue and reflect on issues of social identity," Ms. Girgrah said. "This is not about preaching. It’s not about advice giving. It’s about hearing where students are at."
Jason Laker, dean of student affairs, said their activities will also include formal discussion sessions, perhaps after controversial incidents in residence, and open discussions of topical books or movies.
"They’re not disciplinarians. They’re called facilitators for a reason," he said, adding that such a program is of particular value now that so much communication by young people happens over the Internet.
"It’s not trying to stifle something. It’s trying to foster something," he said. "We’re not trying to be parental."
The article is written in that special non-language used by the squirming villains in an Ayn Rand book, where merely their denials, combined with a lack of substance to their comments, tell you what the real message is.
I like the delicacy and care with which non-words are concocted with an especial ear to nuance, balance, tone and utter rubbish. What does the phrase "social justice" mean when combined with the word "gender"? No doubt this refers to the justice done during the Social Wars to Latin grammatical constructions.
I have but two words of my own to sum up this situation: Un-be-rutting-lievable.
Can’t you simply smell the sickly-sweet piety that wafts from this new non-religion of the Nanny State? Granny Goodness is concerned for the wellbeing of her little duckies!
The pretty Party Girls just want everyone to be happy! (National Socialist Worker’s Party, of course…)
About John C Wright
John C. Wright is a practicing philosopher, a retired attorney, newspaperman, and newspaper editor, and a published author of science fiction. Once a Houyhnhnm, he was expelled from the august ranks of purely rational beings when he fell in love; but retains an honorary title.
