Hear me out. I am after all, here to be heard. I\u2019m not here to walk into an intellectual safe place, and that has been the arrogance of higher education to think that was their purpose. I\u2019m here to have connection\u2026 not to feel threatened. I simply want a safe space to be able to know my own ideas. I am here so I can be more prepared to defend my boundaries. So Let me be the civil one. Let me be the one to not manipulate or force others to interact with knowledge inherently damaging to their psyche.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m upset that this book displaced my orientation toward my comprehensive safety. I\u2019m upset to be forced to bring un-peace into my life in the form of unnecessary and regressive Ideas. Despite its subversiveness this is still oppression. And oppression always comes from the top, from those who makes the rules and is placed on those below. \u00a0Those below are further victimized by being coerced to sway their beliefs.<\/p>\n
This whole book<\/span> program has been a series of microaggressions. A subtle way of dismissing any idea that goes against what the established have decided they want. It only reinforces the ideologies of oppressive and devolved ways of thinking. It fortifies the ideas of the privileged elite that are keeping America from real progress. The microaggressions acted against us are countless, but the not-so-micro-aggressions that have painted me as weak instead of just simply offering me the protection I\u2019d like<\/span> I deserve, are unforgivable.<\/p>\n I protest against this idea of being \u201cassigned\u201d this book without preparing me to deal with ideas I don\u2019t want to deal with. This has not been a safe place for me to process this idea because there has been no platform of support provided for me. This intellectual bullying<\/span> discrimination has removed my choice from the whole matter. I had no say in if I wanted to deal with any of these issues, nor did I have any say in even what the issues discussed would be. Worse of all, I have now been forced to deal with THIS<\/em> issue, which tells me I am inadequate for not dealing with your<\/em> issues enough. Your whole premise of asking me to deal with this issue, is in fact, completely skewed and has only regressed our whole class. It\u2019s not just that I think we should not have wasted our time thinking about this, but THEY<\/em> should not have been allowed to present this to us.<\/p>\n Their attempts have helped no one. It has distracted us all from what I\u2019m pretty sure are the things we should really be concerned about. This book has accusations of what\u2019s wrong with America and made us all distracted<\/span> weaker because of it. I know that<\/span> My feeling is that this week has made me weaker and us all weaker. This week has subtracted from my personal and valuable mental aptitude as well as the cumulative mental capacity of our group. We were exposed to something unsafe and now we are weaker for having gone through it.<\/p>\n I know I\u2019m weaker now. I could have spent time reading ideas that benefit my truth or even reading my own writings I have written. Is there a safer place than my own ideas? Is there any place I\u2019m stronger than where I am safest?<\/p>\n But, if anything, it\u2019s giving me more resolve to be hyper-vigilant against you<\/u> all. Unless you the reader are in agreement with me, in which case we can both redirect our righteous indignation toward them!<\/u><\/em> Them<\/em> who divert me away from what I feel<\/span> know is my truth. But there is good that came from this week, for we now we have all seen who is against us. Who a real threat is to our freedoms and progress, and it\u2019s a shame it comes from what should be a trusted American educational system.<\/p>\n Worst of all it has placed me as both the villain and the penance of our country. They<\/strong> betray the ideals of our nation by hijacking<\/span> usurping<\/span> dethroning me from my padded pedestal.<\/p>\n My prayer<\/span> demand is that they would repent<\/span> resign.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sincerely,<\/p>\n Your coddled American mind.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n ~<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Hey all, this was my first attempt at satire<\/strong><\/span>. I hope you enjoyed it.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hear me out. I am after all, here to be heard. I\u2019m not here to walk into an intellectual safe place, and that has been the arrogance of higher education to think that was their purpose. I\u2019m here to have connection\u2026 not to feel threatened. 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