I don't know how many people have hit 'em up "in person" on the phone like that, but I know my wife and I and my friend all give them money every year.

I’m going to call and say I’m from the SPLC

dude they have caller ID.

lmao

Please tell me this is real.

@Jacob You said "I support freedom of association in principle, obviously, but the current situation that we're in largely exists because liberals are still able to flee from diversity." I won't counter-argue because I agree with you, especially short term. Making liberals "eat their own dog food" is one way to get them to realize their ideas and ideals don't work.

ya basically

and that wasn't really directed towards you, I totally understand trying to move the conversation out of cyberstrike

It was more regarding people who post their little emojis but don't actually give a reason. It's silly and immature, to be honest.

I love my little emojis tho. You've got a point there, too.

lol I mean I like emojis too in the right context

So long as there are private schools, the rich kids won't have to feel the effects of integration

@Why Tea I’m just curious what it be helpful at all if I made the call from Salt Lake City Utah having never attended that University?

@TMatthews ya, that's the thing
Us regular people have to deal with the policies anyway. The people pushing the policies don't.

Just got an exciting email about scholarships from my university! Too bad that the scholarships are for “DREAMers” aka illegal aliens who entered the country as kids.

@Chris N. - CA post screen shot

Sure wish I could get more scholarships as someone who graduated high school with a 4.3 GPA. But nope! I’m too white.

DM me a screen shot and I'll post it around

Of the email? Sure, I’ll just cross out identifying info.

Sounds good

👍

@Grayson That's the thing, right? It's a balance between "this guy is shit optics for our organization" countered with "why do I care if it's someone from Utah who isn't a student, parent, or donor?"

Sweden now has a minority government with the Social Democrats and Greens, relying on the support of two centrist parties, and a former communist party. The supporters of the two centrist parties are fuming, and Social Democrats' supporters are angry as well. Sweden is in a state of acceleration and will see the center dissolve in the 2022 elections.

The fact that every other party would rather compromise their principles for a grand coalition than let the "far right" have any influence will only strengthen the Sweden Democrats' claim that they're the only real opposition

@Chris N. - CA I remember walking into the scholarship office in high school and 95% of them where for diversity or volunteering instead of hard work and merit, that was around when my already strained patience began to fray

I fondly remember when they were based on merit and I got two because I'm a smartypants.

I graduated with a 4.3 GPA and only ended up getting $500 per semester in scholarship money for my current university. Couldn't end up going to an Ivy, either, since there was no way to pay for it despite my grades and other achievements.

Feels bad, man.

This type of stuff can really hurt sometimes. Fortunately, fellowships for grad school are a lot more merit-based.

The academic elite are an exception, but if you're a young white man, consider the trades

Plumbing, electrical, elevator mechanic

MRI techs make decent money.

Lineman

I make a wage above the median household income in this country without ANY debt

My cousins do HVAC and they make great money, my buddy from college decided to become an Electrician. Did well.

I'm sure HVAC does well in Florida where you're at too... gotta keep that AC going!

Hell yeah

I personally plan on becoming an investment banker. I've been into finance ever since I saw what the financial crisis did to my father. Figured I'd have to change things from the inside given that regulatory capture and corporate donations make government regulation of investment banks almost impossible.

You are an exception

Like I said, academic elite

There's a reason Goldman Sachs is called Government Sachs