Moonlight Graham

It's racially discriminatory. And it's not like there's scholarships just for poor white people, so what you said isn't true. There's more scholarships exclusively for some races over others. You make a "whites only" scholarship and people would lose their sh!t, and they should.

Why not low income students instead of "black".

Is there a difference between "woke" and DEI (diversity, equity, inclusion)? I think they're the same thing. Joe Biden and Trudeau have been accused of woke appointments (e.g. Governor General), that's DEI. Remember woke Scooby-Doo (brown Velma, black Shaggy)? That's DEI. "Woke" college admissions quotas for racial minorities (except Asians and Jews)? That's DEI. The Oscars are woke now, awards given based on DEI criteria.

1. I honestly have no idea at this point. I've considered the possibility on quite a few occasions though, but you deny it so i try to give you the benefit of the doubt. You're a message board enigma. At best I would say you can be evasive and hold your cards close to your chest, but are misunderstood. Even where you fall on the political spectrum is enigmatic: a self-described conservative whose many views seem mainstream progressive but just described themselves as a centrist. You can start to see how people get confused. Yes maybe you're mainly status quo. 2. Yes, because most other posters don't post like you, most wear their ideological biases on their sleeve and then consistenly argue for or against things based on that worldview. We know CndFox is a conservative, and Treebeard plainly leans left, so you can confuse and frustrate people, myself included. But again, maybe you try to stay above the fray on things and try to remain objective, like an academic would, rather than a pundit. I have no idea really.

If she has a direct communication line to God then she should probably be the President.

@Michael Hardnerthis is what it often seems like to me as well. Not to say you never have an opinion. But you've hardly ever voiced any opinion that could possibly be regarded as political incorrect, and when prompted it can come out as doublespeak. You're a very unique poster and one that's sometimes just difficult to guage. I'm not going to try to guess as to why, maybe you just want to remain above the fray and stay objective and academic, I dunno. I'm not saying it's wrong, just saying that it's unique and unusual on these boards and so can confuse and frustrate others.

Eyeballs definition is funny: woke = leftwing chuds lol

How is it "woke"? You can label it dumb if you want, but it's not "woke".

Nationalist woke examples suck but fit under your definition. Vaccines and masks being woke is ridiculous.

Trans/LGBT politics is identity politics, therefore could included in woke.

I don't think safe injections are woke

The only thing you seem conservative about is your desire to a return to an era when people were more civil. Most if not all of your social views are mainstream progressive. Even your economic views might be called "progressive". Argus and BC2004 and all the other conservatives on MLW have socially conservatives views that you don't share, and probably many economically conservative views you don't share. So calling yourself a "conservative" is at best confusing to others. I'd call you a polite progressive.

What would be an example? I think their defintion is more or less correct, or at least more specific and therefore more accurate than yours. As I said, woke is related to identity politics.

Hmm, maybe. I think it has something to do specifically with identity politics though. Like, pharmacare or even "guaranteed minimum income" isn't woke at all.

You think some kid who isn't an annoying entitled future Karen is going to care if a white author from 60 years ago puts the N word in a book written about a time when people used that word?

The S&P 500 sets record highs constantly throughout its entire existence.

You're telling me high school students can handle n-words in the music they listen to but can't handle a few of them in some books? These are just problems some do-gooders invent because they have nothing productive to actually worry about. 20 bucks says you're from BC.

Israel should abide by international law, that means abandoning illegal settlements and leaving the West Bank. Gaza blockades should be maintained, as humanely as possible. Create a path for easing blockade restrictions based on medium to longterm "good behaviour". Israel should have highly militarized security on the Gaza border. Anyone who crosses the border from Gaza without authorization by land or air should be killed on sight. Limited military engagement in Gaza by Israel to eliminate Hamas/jihadists and rocket sites when possible while minimizing civilian casualties as much as possible.

Hamas murdered 1,100 people on Oct 7, they launch rocket attacks constantly for the last 20+ years at civilians and they want to murder any Jew they can get their hands on. They're a clear threat to their security, just like Al Qaeda is/was to the West. Israel should leave the West Bank, but as long as jihadists are trying to murder as many civilians as they can Gaza should remain under blockade. The real enemy of Gaza is Hamas. You're naive enough to think the terror attacks on Israel would stop if Israel obeyed all international law. They won't stop until Israel is destroyed regardless of its borders and its been the case since 1948. You're Neville Chamberlain.

That doesn't appear the case based on his Twitter feed

To Kill A Mockingbird, Of Mice and Men. To their credit the Premier calls the move "crazy" https://globalnews.ca/news/10326701/bc-school-district-pulls-books-curriculum-content/

You sure? Doubtful to me

A problem is that the well-meaning do-gooders make changes in our organizations based on their own agenda of "social justice" and whatnot, and it's not necessary what most people (who are more moderate than leftwing activists) actually want. And the more moderate majority don't put up a fuss in order to not appear racist/ sexist etc.

Those were some interesting polls in the link.

Chicken eggs we eat aren't fertilized and can't become chickens.