When did I say that? ‘There is no evidence for x’ is not the same thing as ‘x definitely didn’t happen’. But it remains the case that it is highly unlikely that management scrutinised all 270 courses about ‘diversity’.
Posts by Jeffro
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113Try To Be Less White
by minimus inthat’s what coca-cola is telling their employees.
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this is ridiculous!.
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Try To Be Less White
by minimus inthat’s what coca-cola is telling their employees.
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this is ridiculous!.
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Jeffro
Repeating a lie over and over again doesn’t make it true.
LinkedIn Learning has over 16,000 courses including 270 on ‘diversity’. It is laughable to think management scrutinised every course available from the provider.
But instead of bothering to consider any facts, some just prefer the most sensationalist position.
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Jeffro
What do you think of these two?
I don’t.
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Masks Are Coming Off
by minimus ina number of states are allowing people to not wear a mask.
some think this is disastrous!
what’s your view?.
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Jeffro
Obviously. All governments control people to some extent. It’s in the name. If governments had no control at all, you may find you do not like the alternative. -
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Try To Be Less White
by minimus inthat’s what coca-cola is telling their employees.
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this is ridiculous!.
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Jeffro
I don’t think anyone has claimed that Coke and other corporations aren’t on the ‘woke’ bandwagon. But the specific claims made about the training were not supported by the facts. -
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Masks Are Coming Off
by minimus ina number of states are allowing people to not wear a mask.
some think this is disastrous!
what’s your view?.
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Jeffro
Minimus:
Jeff, the government would never try to control people
Sure, because if I don’t think Covid is a conspiracy, that ‘obviously’ means I think all governments are fluffy bunnies with my best interests at heart. 🤦♂️
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Masks Are Coming Off
by minimus ina number of states are allowing people to not wear a mask.
some think this is disastrous!
what’s your view?.
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Jeffro
Anony Mous:
the problem is exactly the mandates, government telling you what to do and what to wear isn’t healthy
It does seem to be the case that in the US in particular, a section of the community is overly focused on wearing masks, with, as you say, some people even wearing them alone in their homes or cars (though in at least some cases this could simply be because they find it easier to put it on before they start their journey rather than later in their commute). Equally neurotic are the people who act almost as though wearing a mask at the direction of health authorities is a slippery slope toward the government enforcing mandatory sex changes (this is intentional reductio ad absurdum though there are probably some who consider it a real risk). Once again, the US seems to be a strange strange place.A mask that even reduces risk of infection rather than stopping it entirely is better than nothing, particularly for those at higher risk or those who having close contact with such people. But if you’re in an area where there are no cases and no untested new arrivals, there is little point wearing a mask.
Anyone claiming that health authorities recommending or requiring masks is solely some government conspiracy to control people rather than an effort at containing a pandemic is straying into tinfoil hat territory though. I would certainly put a higher degree of trust in health authorities (who may not get absolutely everything right) than on random conspiracy nutters online.
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Australia: Jehovah’s Witnesses to join redress scheme for child sexual abuse survivors
by yalbmert99 inaustralia: jehovah’s witnesses to join redress scheme for child sexual abuse survivors.
https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/2021/03/03/jehovahs-witnesses-redress-scheme/.
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Jeffro
https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/2021/03/03/jehovahs-witnesses-redress-scheme/:
“Jehovah’s Witnesses believe that it is their responsibility before God to respect and co-operate with the authorities [when their tax exempt status is threatened].”
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Vidiot:
They actually caved.
Maybe. Or they could just be seeking an extension of their precious tax-exempt status for as long as possible. The article says the Department of Social Services is still waiting for them to officially initiate the process of joining.
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Try To Be Less White
by minimus inthat’s what coca-cola is telling their employees.
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this is ridiculous!.
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Jeffro
Hahahaha. His 'explanations' were contradicted by facts, and lacking facts for unsupported claims, and his 'analogy' was entirely incongruent to the situation.
He claimed that a screenshot showing the corporate logo in the vicinity of the training module 'proves' management endorsed the specific module, whereas all of the LinkedIn Learning modules were available to staff, and any of those would show the corporate logo on the webpage.
He claimed Coca-Coca later removed the training module, though it was actually LinkedIn Learning that removed the module from their offerings.
He claimed that management 'must' have examined all the available training material, though the provider has over 16,000 training courses available to subscribers, including 270 courses related to 'diversity'.He claimed that staff were required to do the training in question, but multiple sources, including various 'right-wing' sources, say staff were invited to undertake a package of 'diversity' training (in addition to reporting unsubstantiated claims by individual staff), with no evidence that the module in question was included in any 'mandatory training'. (For example, how about a screenshot of an email listing the required training?)
The whole concept of 'diversity training' seems unnecessary to me, since people who are racist aren't going to become any less racist by undertaking such training, and many people who aren't racist would just find the material tedious. (Some of the 'news' sources refer to the training module in question as 'reverse racism', another nonsense term that has been popularised in recent years, though it is really just 'racism'.)If there is anyone to 'attack' over this little fiasco, it would be the creator(s) of the module (though DiAngelo claims she did not add the slide that has received the most focus) and LinkedIn Learning rather than Coca-Cola, which in reality is just where the material was brought to wider attention.
But sure, feel free to attack me instead just because I don't just accept whatever drivel is 'trending' at the time. (I thought it was supposed to be 'the left' who insist that people just 'listen and believe' rather than expecting evidence.)
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Masks Are Coming Off
by minimus ina number of states are allowing people to not wear a mask.
some think this is disastrous!
what’s your view?.
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Jeffro
minimus:
Biden thinks these governors are idiots
The same Biden who took his mask down to cough into his hand on at least one occasion, and wears double-masks against CDC recommendations? I can't help thinking all US politicians are idiots.
Wearing a mask is generally more effective at stopping the wearer from infecting others rather than protecting the wearer from infection. If it's likely that you're infectious, or you're likely to be in a confined space with people who may be infectious, it certainly wouldn't do any harm to wear a mask. If you're elderly or immuno-suppressed, probably also consider wearing a mask as a precaution. Otherwise, you'll probably be fine without one while going about general activities. But if it's mandated by law where you live, consider wearing one unless you're an attention-seeking trouble-maker.
It is quite odd that the US in particular is so split down partisan lines regarding wearing a mask as if it's such a momentous burden. Strange strange place.