Column: Individuals are not institutions
By Madelyn Rowley | November 12"To flippantly suggest cutting contact with those who do not politically align with oneself is a gaudy display of disregard for diversity of thought."
"To flippantly suggest cutting contact with those who do not politically align with oneself is a gaudy display of disregard for diversity of thought."
"The true threat of this [uneducated] epidemic is the real danger that lies with those who exploit our fundamental misunderstandings and misguidances for their own profit."
"It appears that in the wake of striving for equality — and in the process of advocating for women’s issues, queer issues and other forms of social justice — we have forgotten what equality truly looks like."
"The part of the ballot that might not look so familiar? The referendums: a series of legislative measures requesting citizens' approval."
"Though healthy lesbian couples are less often forced to societally reduce themselves to ‘roommate’ status anymore, sapphic culture as a whole is left with intense emotional volatility, born from that same history of fear and reduction."
"Mark Robinson is a racist, a bigot and an inciter of violence. If it really comes down to it, how reprehensible does a candidate have to be until no amount of policy can make up for it?"
"Deliberations no longer resemble: 'Are open borders or closed borders better for the country?' as much as 'Which candidate keeps the border closed with enough intensity to satisfy my nationalism?'"
"Traditionalism is not inherently a negative thing. But the conservative push toward traditional notions of womanhood, even going so far as to insist that being childless is somehow a taint on feminine credibility or validity, is dangerous."
Though we've seen a steep decline in mutual respect between politicians, the American people should not follow in their footsteps.
"We are destined with hindsight blindness that leads us to attitudes of arrogance surrounding those who are less experienced than we are — a permanent refusal to admit that were likely just as cringe-worthy."