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Last edited by Johnny Velvet; 02-10-2020, 05:34. -
People don't want to believe that there's that much evil in the world or that we elected it into the White House, twice. So we'd rather pretend like it's all fine and that our political divisions are just academic.
Nationalism and fascism aren't just popular because of propaganda or manufactured consent, although those are part of it. It's popular because the alternative is to accept how bad humanity can be and how fundamentally corrupt our ruling class really is. Since there's no clear path to a better alternative and we're likely to be stuck with this current situation, more or less, for the rest of our lifetimes, it's easier to accept jingoism and all that.
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I think this belongs here
Cambridge Don readmitted after sexually harassing students:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-50089170Comment
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Trinity Hall is a tiny college. It seems he was there while I was at university. I had friends who were studying modern languages. Might do some asking around.
In general though, the procedures for preventing harassment and / or relationships with college staff were woeful at Cambridge 15 years ago. There are many stories I could tell, but they're not mine so I don't feel comfortable putting them on a public message board.Comment
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