Will I recognize my country in 50 - 100 years?

[Fasglas]

I'm starting to doubt it. Seriously.

Poll: Forty Percent Of Millennials Say Government Should Prevent Offensive Speech Toward Minorities | The Daily Caller

A new Pew Research Center poll shows that 40 percent of American Millennials (ages 18-34) are likely to support government prevention of public statements offensive to minorities.

It should be noted that vastly different numbers resulted for older generations in the Pew poll on the issue of offensive speech and the government’s role.

Around 27 percent of Generation X’ers (ages 35-50) support such an idea, while 24 percent of Baby Boomers (ages 51-69) agree that censoring offensive speech about minorities should be a government issue. Only 12 percent of the Silent Generation (ages 70-87) thinks that government should prevent offensive speech toward minorities.

The poll comes at a time when college activists, such as the group “Black Lives Matter,” are making demands in the name of racial and ethnic equality at over 20 universities across the nation.



Some of the demands include restrictions on offensive Halloween costumes at Yale University to the deletion of U.S. President Woodrow Wilson’s image and name at Princeton University to “anti-oppression training” for employees at Brown University.

“Woodrow Wilson obviously … had a very ill-informed and ignorant view of race,” 1968 Princeton graduate Eric Chase told Reuters. “But he is a big piece of Princeton history and he should stay a big piece,” noting that it’s a push to “erase history and whitewash it and put something else in its place.”

At Dartmouth College, remaining quiet and minding one’s own business was deemed offensive by a group of Black Lives Matter protesters who stormed the school’s library and screamed profanities at studying students for not joining their protest.

Pressure from students and faculty at Amherst College could result in the school dropping its unofficial mascot Lord Jeff Amherst. Amherst commanded British forces in North America during the French and Indian War. Some argue that Amherst gave blankets infected with the smallpox virus to wipe out the Native Americans Indians. Others dispute this. In fact, a group of Amherst protesters want students who posted a flyer around campus celebrating free speech to be punished.

The University of North Dakota changed its team mascot name to the “Fighting Hawks” after the National Collegiate Athletic Association said the previous name the “Fighting Sioux” was “hostile and abusive.”

Meanwhile, Georgetown University is in the midst of renaming two campus buildings that were named for two previous school presidents involved in the slave trade.

[Shrike6]

Hell, I don't recognize it now.

[69camfrk]

Originally Posted by Shrike6

Hell, I don't recognize it now.

I won't live to see another 50 years, and at the rate we are going, I don't want to. We have let a great country get turned into a cesspool by mouthy minority groups (which are slowly making life miserable for the majority of the country) of which politicians that have no business doing anything but scooping up dog shit on the side walk, pander to, and take away our God given rights. Oh, if I hurt anyone's delicate feelings, ask me if I care.....

[island14]

Have to admit that things have sure changed since I left there in 2003..

Doubt I will ever be back.

[Shrike6]

Yeah, pandering to the loudmouths of every minority, giving them power over the majority.
Importing guaranteed voters for the panderers, and committing widespread voter fraud.
Stealing hard earned pay from the producers to bribe votes from even more of the entitled many. Turning our image all over the world to one of weakness and acceptance of bad actions.
I don't want to have my life prolonged to see it get any worse.

[boracayjohnny]

The US use to be the majority rule. Now, it's any loud mouth shit stirrer. I'm all for everyone is equal and live and let live but when the minority starts to demand and get their dumbass demands I just don't get it. You want a "Safe Space"? How many safe spaces are at any job? Get real.

[mrvette]

Originally Posted by boracayjohnny

The US use to be the majority rule. Now, it's any loud mouth shit stirrer. I'm all for everyone is equal and live and let live but when the minority starts to demand and get their dumbass demands I just don't get it. You want a "Safe Space"? How many safe spaces are at any job? Get real.

The only SAFE jobs are in .gov work, where you can't be fired.....well maybe not CANT in the absolute sense, but they can smile their way outta most any shituation....which is totally stupid .gov admin......

[6spdC6]

At age 70 I can tell you this is far from the same country I was born in.

A lot of this problem I can lay on LBJ and MLK.

Another bunch of assholes that have/are wrecking this country is the hippy types that came into existence due to the Vietnam War. Hilly Clinton, John Kerry are two grievous examples of that kind!

[tjfontaine]

To the OP ... I am an alumni of North Dakota .... the college president was (gone now) an outsider - who caved to special interests. This name change is HIGHLY unpopular except to a select few instigators ...even most of the native americans were against changing the name (from the fighting Sioux).

I also fear we won't recognize this country in 50 years - thank goodness I will be long gone.

[wwomanC6]

The US is slowly becoming like CF.....

[Blademaker]

I'll repeat myself.


Arm yourselves and at least become semi proficient.
Stash some grub, much as you can.
Like minded individuals in your neighborhood are a bonus.

Shit's gonna get real.......

[Shrike6]

Originally Posted by wwomanC6

The US is slowly becoming like CF.....

If only...

[Giraffe (He/Him)]

Shit's gonna get real.......

What 'shit' would that be exactly?

[mrvette]

Originally Posted by Thomas

What 'shit' would that be exactly?

Terrorist inspired islamic civil WAR.....clear enough???

[Giraffe (He/Him)]

Originally Posted by mrvette

Terrorist inspired islamic civil WAR.....clear enough???

Oh shut up.

[markids77]

And these are our future leaders? The cold cruel real world after graduation will be hard for these self absorbed idiots to survive in. Employers want their workers to show up every day and tend to let tardy or MIA employees go. Loan originators do not excuse car payments or mortgages just because it might be hard for them to repay. They take their shit back, and the Government should do the same to deadbeat student loan recipients. Garnish wages and seize tax returns. And the first amendment of the Constitution guarantees my right to express whatever opinion I wish... if you are offended write an op-ed piece online, or just STFU. Grow up a little or real life will eat you all alive.

[Blademaker]

Originally Posted by Thomas

What 'shit' would that be exactly?

.Gov shut down.
Terrorist threats/EMP attack.

Fully realize that I sound like Chicken Little.
Like a lot of things, I'd rather have it and not need it, than need it and not have it.

YMMV

[onedef92]

PLANET OF THE APES (1968) - Lady Liberty Destroyed - YouTube

[Broken Wind]

The answer to the question would be "no" regardless of how things appear today.

However, given the present state of affairs, the answer is "Hell no".

[onedef92]

Originally Posted by Blademaker

.Gov shut down.
Terrorist threats/EMP attack.

Fully realize that I sound like Chicken Little.
Like a lot of things, I'd rather have it and not need it, than need it and not have it.

YMMV

CBS 60 Minutes: Cyber War: Sabotaging the System 1:2 - YouTube

Add massive electrical and utility shutdown due to malicious hack attacks, too. Imagine half (or more) of the U.S. without heat in the middle of winter or A/C in the heat of summer.