Category Archives: Education

A Venerable Privilege

Posted on May 10, 2017 by The Political Hat

     One of the central tenets of the broader Left is an axiomatic worldview of oppressors and the oppressed, the former gaining their lofty status through unearned privilege. In this Rawlsian view, because some children had a better upbringing than others, … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Choosing Gender; Forcing Gender; Fluidity of Gender

Posted on May 4, 2017 by The Political Hat

     Another “quick takes” on items where there is too little to say to make a complete article, but is still important enough to comment on.      The focus this time: Gender is just like your opinion, man.      First, a little mood … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Critical Whiteness; Problematizing Whiteness; Invented Privileging of Whiteness

Posted on April 27, 2017 by The Political Hat

     Another “quick takes” on items where there is too little to say to make a complete article, but is still important enough to comment on.      The focus this time: Whiter than white.      First, a little mood music:      Carrying on…      If … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Censorship: By Red Tape; By Newspeak; By Show Trial

Posted on April 13, 2017 by The Political Hat

     Another “quick takes” on items where there is too little to say to make a complete article, but is still important enough to comment on.      The focus this time: ‘Tis a pity you dared to say that…      First, a little … Continue reading →

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Macro-insanity of Microinequities

Posted on April 11, 2017 by The Political Hat

     More and more people, sadly enough, have become familiar the term “microaggressions“, which are “brief, everyday exchanges that send denigrating messages to certain individuals because of their group membership”. A new concept has now arisen to ellipse that: Microinequities. “Two … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Social Justice Diversity; Social Justice Training; Social Justice Bachelor’s Degrees

Posted on April 6, 2017 by The Political Hat

     Another “quick takes” on items where there is too little to say to make a complete article, but is still important enough to comment on.      The focus this time: All Social Justice all of the time.      First, a little mood … Continue reading →

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Milk: It Does A White Supremacy Good?

Posted on March 30, 2017 by The Political Hat

     Critical Race Studies Logic: Milk is white; White is racist; ergo milk is racist!!1!      Yup, milk is considered a symbol of White Supremacy due to 4chan memes and the fact that Northern Europeans are one of three or four global … Continue reading →

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From Yellow Stars and Pink Triangles to White Puzzle Pieces

Posted on March 22, 2017 by The Political Hat

     The College Democrats of Elizabethtown College have decided the best way to deal with a certain problematic racial group is to have them where a distinctively shaped and colored symbol to remind them of who they are and to teach … Continue reading →

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Fisking a Black Bloc Thug

Posted on March 21, 2017 by The Political Hat

     With the so-called “Antifa” and the increased exposure of the Black Bloc caused by the insane anarcho-syndicalist Left (and their fellow-goers), the allegedly “heroic” little thugs have been increasingly openly rambling about their incoherent pseudo-philosophy.      Case in point, UC Berkeley … Continue reading →

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Decolonizing the Meal

Posted on March 21, 2017 by The Political Hat

     It is well established that when the Left qualify the word “justice”, they mean anything but. “Food Justice“, then means, if properly and fully implemented, Holodomor (if we are lucky). Now Sen. Cory Booker has embraced this insanity, which has … Continue reading →

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