How in the gods names can you actually believe this?
Because, unless you think that the only way that people can get tripped up by this law is that they say it outright, which people aren't stupid enough to do, this law is pointless. Meaning that you think that the GOP are stupid. I dont think that they are stupid
It's written in a way that you could just about fit just about anything into that definition. THAT'S THE POINT
- That any sex, race, ethnicity, religion, color, national origin, or political affiliation is inherently superior or inferior to another sex, race, ethnicity, religion, color, national origin, or political affiliation.
- That an individual, by virtue of their sex, race, ethnicity, religion, color, national origin, or political affiliation is inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive, whether consciously or unconsciously.
- That an individual should be discriminated against or receive adverse treatment solely or partly because of the individual's sex, race, ethnicity, religion, color, national origin, or political affiliation.
- That members of any sex, race, ethnicity, religion, color, national origin, or political affiliation should not attempt to treat others without respect to sex, race, ethnicity, religion, color, national origin, or political affiliation.
- That an individual's moral character is necessarily determined by the individual's sex, race, ethnicity, religion, color, national origin, or political affiliation.
- That an individual, by virtue of the individual's sex, race, ethnicity, religion, color, national origin, or political affiliation, bears responsibility for actions committed in the past by other members of the same sex, race, ethnicity, religion, color, national origin, or political affiliation.
- That any individual should feel discomfort, guilt, anguish, or any other form of psychological distress on account of the individual's sex, race, ethnicity, religion, color, national origin, or political affiliation.
- That meritocracy or traits such as hard work ethic are racist or sexist, or were created by members of a particular sex, race, ethnicity, religion, color, national origin, or political affiliation to oppress members of another sex, race, ethnicity, religion, color, national origin, or political affiliation.
Nothing in this chapter may be construed so as to exclude the teaching of historical injustices committed against any sex, race, ethnicity, religion, color, national origin, or political affiliation.
It's a specific list of things, not some vague nebulous notion of "do not bring up race or discrimination." As far as I can tell, you're suggesting that my example would violate 6 or 7?
But, to use my example, anything short of saying that current Germans are responsible for the Holocaust or should feel guilt, etc for the Holocaust having happened doesn't violate those items. If you describe what the Germans did in the past but don't suggest that current Germans should hold responsibility or guilt for it that wouldn't violate the law in question.
As far as saying it outright, look at Brauer college in Australia being ahead of the curve and requiring all male students to apologize to all female students on account of their being male and thus bearing responsibility for things done by other men. So, yeah, it doesn't seem like a completely insane thing to think someone might try short of it being banned
Yeah, no. I'm absolutely fine calling slavers wrong for slaving people. As a white person who does not live at that time, it does not affect me one iota.
Stop right there. Hey look, you just did that thing you said was definitely a violation but clearly isn't as the law is written. Discussing slavery (whether the Atlantic slave trade or any of the other cases of slavery throughout history) is not the same as saying that any current person is responsible for or should feel guilt/anguish/whatever for being a member of their sex, race, ethnicity, religion, color, national origin, or political affiliation.
I'll take a stab in the dark, you like Bernie Sanders better than Joe Manchin.
Hell, I'm in WV and I like Bernie Sanders more than Joe Manchin. I've voted for the former in primaries (feel like pointing out yet again that Sanders beat Clinton in WV primaries by a large margin overall and in every single county taken individually which is why she only won WV by one delegate) and the latter in general elections. Manchin's election slogan might as well have been "Not *quite* as bad as my opponent!" since that's why he got many of his votes.