As a professor of communication & a former broadcaster, I'm mystified that my conservative friends think it's OK to ban words like "diversity" and "inclusion" from classrooms, library books, and even websites. This seems like censorship, yet they insist it's "the radical left" who are the censors. 🤔 - ThreadSky

devorahleah.bsky.social • 15 days ago

As a professor of communication & a former broadcaster, I'm mystified that my conservative friends think it's OK to ban words like "diversity" and "inclusion" from classrooms, library books, and even websites. This seems like censorship, yet they insist it's "the radical left" who are the censors. 🤔

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markc-289.bsky.social•12 days ago

Ah, but just as your President can determine laws, regardless of what courts and judges may say, apparently he can also decide what censorship is.
The American people voted him in…twice through a combination of Republican votes and Democrats not voting, if these numbers are correct?

devorahleah.bsky.social•12 days ago

Not sure where you got your figures but they're incorrect. Kamala Harris received 74,999,166 votes. But yes, he was indeed voted into office. However, a president is not a king & he is currently sidestepping congress & ignoring many established precedents. Will he get away with it? Time will tell.

markc-289.bsky.social•12 days ago

This pic was obtained from a post by a profile in the US. I did not generate them myself. That is why I ended my post by questioning if the numbers are correct.
Regardless there appears to be a sizeable jump from 2016 to 2020 & a similar drop in 2024.
I’ve posted this before asking why & crickets

devorahleah.bsky.social•12 days ago

You didn't ask me, because I always reply. Mom raised me like that! I have a lot of theories about why there was a drop-off. Sometime (I'm late for a meeting), I'd be happy to discuss what I think happened. I blogged about one theory here: https://dlhalperblog.blogspot.com/2024/12/what-joe-biden-couldnt-doand-why-it.html

markc-289.bsky.social•12 days ago

Having read your blog, it seems that the drop in those who voted for the Democrat candidate in 2020 did not bother to vote for the Democrat in 2024, which is effectively a vote for the Republican. The total votes for Trump were in the same range in those 3 elections.
Democrats did it to themselves.

markc-289.bsky.social•12 days ago

The next natural question is:
If the 2020 numbers are “real” (Trump would say otherwise), why did those who voted for Biden in 2020 not vote for Harris in 2024? Because she is a woman, because she is black or a bit of both?

markc-289.bsky.social•12 days ago

I never asked anyone specifically, until I effectively did with my response to you.
I have posted on both X and here, always questioning the accuracy of the numbers & why the jump to 2020 & then the drop in numbers & never had a response until yours.
I will read your article.

devorahleah.bsky.social•11 days ago

There were many factors that depressed the vote: gerrymandered districts, frustration that the economy didn't improve everywhere, anger from some folks over the Middle East, anger from others that Biden even ran again when he said he wouldn't, lots of online disinformation, just to name a few.

timfromla.bsky.social•15 days ago

As long as it isn't them being censored.

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