Quote (Black XistenZ @ Aug 26 2020 08:54am)
Yes, but that's not the point. The point is the notion that those things are out of reach for political action, that they cannot be affected by EOs coming from the WH or laws coming out of Congress.
And that's just not true. Conservative priorities are still amendable by politics, they have just failed (so far) to win the necessary majorities for it. (And been betrayed by GOP officials who fought for corporate interests more so than the interests of their base.)
You've lost me.
Quote (bogie160 @ Aug 26 2020 09:08am)
He's wrong, though. The Obama administration drove school and university policy sharply left on sexual assault and school discipline in ways that had a direct, tangible impact on both students and how schools operate. The Trump administration has begun unwinding those policy changes. Control over institutions can have a long-lasting impact, and official support helps set the public narrative, see Obama and his reaction to Michael Brown assaulting a police officer.
In 2012 Romney had to pretend that CNN was a neutral arbitrator as they actively undermined his election prospects. The general public now acknowledges that institutions like CNN are driven by crippling bias, and that's in no small part due to the presidential platform from which Trump has called them out.
What changes were made by Obama, and how do they affect any of the issues I mentioned? Are you claiming that had those changes not happened, the situations on the ground would be substantially different? Many of these universities have SJW administrators who are on board with the views of students. Control of institutions matter, but politicians don't control universities.
The bully pulpit matters at least in theory, but what evidence is there that it actually can help(from your perspective) a situation? What items that I listed have gotten better since Trump got elected? Has media bias gotten less under Trump? Do you think Fox News viewers pre-2015 didn't view CNN as biased? Are fewer players kneeling than 2 years ago?
This post was edited by IceMage on Aug 26 2020 07:28am