tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17982460.post113419034349987548..comments2023-06-10T01:21:26.805-08:00Comments on The World According to Pooh: Pathological Bias: Not Just for Talk RadioPoohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10088628100700088755noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17982460.post-1134292915041612032005-12-11T00:21:00.000-09:002005-12-11T00:21:00.000-09:00I saw that too. Try here or or here for differing ...I saw that too. <A HREF="http://readeriam.blogspot.com/2005/12/like-totally-let-him-speak-like.html" REL="nofollow">Try here</A> or <A HREF="http://polyglotconspiracy.net/index.php/archives/2005/12/09/illegal-spanish-pipedream/" REL="nofollow">or here</A> for differing perspectives on that story. (Careful, mom, you might get sucked in by this whole blogging thing, and then life is over...)Poohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088628100700088755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17982460.post-1134292414959825382005-12-11T00:13:00.000-09:002005-12-11T00:13:00.000-09:00That's just sick!But seriously, kid, I think more ...That's just sick!<BR/><BR/>But seriously, kid, I think more disturbing was the report of the high school junior in some Midwestern state who was suspended for speaking Spanish in the hall of his school. What did he say? Reportedly, "No problemo!" His principal was described as a "strict disciplinarian." Why can't we Americans rejoice when a person can speak more than one language, rather than punish the ability? Could it be we have an inferiority complex??!!?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17982460.post-1134250416813676082005-12-10T12:33:00.000-09:002005-12-10T12:33:00.000-09:00Thanks for the link, Pooh! XXOOThanks for the link, Pooh! XXOOreader_iamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17352836883752091339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17982460.post-1134247820010024492005-12-10T11:50:00.000-09:002005-12-10T11:50:00.000-09:00Personally, I always thought that pathological bia...Personally, I always thought that pathological bias was a sign of debilitating ignorance. For this, the blame can only lie with our failing public school systems and, oh yeah, our society using fear of the "other" to try to control our lives.<BR/><BR/>If someone does have a "mental illness" that impacts how other citizens live their lives, doesn't our society have a right to exile the dysfunctional individual for the benefit of society as a whole? Frankly, I bet that being locked up in a state-run mental facility is often worse than prison.Fletchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16900304522810028585noreply@blogger.com