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Old 04-06-2013, 14:16   #33
Dusty
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Originally Posted by Richard View Post
Studying her case to seek insight into her reasoning for her militancy is showing empathy or animosity?

Richard
I didn't say it was either. I'd just like to know what you call it.

Because this...

"You're implying we should not allow our adult children exposure to anything beyond that of which we personally approve, we should not allow them to determine for themselves what to accept or reject when confronted with someone like the professor you describe (if the description is accurate) or Professor Boudin, we should not allow them to learn how to defend a position or personally held belief when confronted with a strong counter-argument, we should not allow them to be taught by someone who we don’t personally approve of for fear they might get the “wrong” idea(s), we should not trust them to experience life in its many forms and grow to be productively free-thinking adults in a society such as ours which demands such of its citizenry, we should not allow them to attend an internationally recognized university because there may be a professor somewhere on the faculty who might encourage them to accept ideas we find disagreeable and don't trust them to choose courses from other professors, and so forth."

...sounds like you're empathising with her position.
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