An interviewer goes to an east-coast campus to ask how students would feel about...
We went to an elite east-coast university to interview college students. Here's what happened:
Interviewer to three students: "Suppose someone owned three homes. Doesn't rent two of 'em but just keeps 'em for whenever he wants to stay there. What would you think about that person?"
College student #1: "Obviously a greedy capitalist exploiter. Why would anyone need three homes? He could live quite nicely with just one."
Student #2: "The man--it's got to be a man, cuz women aren't greedy enough to do that sort of thing--obviously doesn't care about the poor homeless people. If he did, he'd give away two of his homes to homeless recreational substance users."
Student #3: "This man obviously doesn't care about his carbon footprint, which means he must be a 'climate science denier.' He's appropriated more resources than he needs, that were acquired with fossil fuels. So he's emitting more than his fair share of CO2. He obviously doesn't care that he's helping to destroy the planet and end all life on Earth in just ten years!"
Interviewer: "You DO realize that socialist Democrat presidential candidate Bernie Sanders owns three homes, right?"
[long pause]
Student #1: "Oh. Well, that's different. He's important, and important people need more things, so they can do important things."
Student #2: "That's different. Bernie cares about the poor and the homeless. Not like that awful orange man who stole the presidency from our wonderful Hilliary! If you care about the homeless, it's okay if you have more than one home."
Student #3: "That's different. Bernie is fine cuz he's called for all executives of fossil-fuel companies to be criminally prosecuted. We need to do that, cuz they're killing the planet. So it's okay if he has three homes, cuz he supports the right programs."
Interviewer: "You all do realize none of what you just said is logical, right? That you're just rationalizing."
Student #1: "Do you have permission to be on our campus? I'm calling the police!"
Student #2: "Do you work for Fox News? Everything you said is 'hate speech.! I feel triggered! I'm calling the police."
Student #3: "You must be a tRump supporter. A trumpkin. You must have been sent here by your capitalist masters to hurt The Movement! I'm calling the police!"
Interviewer to three students: "Suppose someone owned three homes. Doesn't rent two of 'em but just keeps 'em for whenever he wants to stay there. What would you think about that person?"
College student #1: "Obviously a greedy capitalist exploiter. Why would anyone need three homes? He could live quite nicely with just one."
Student #2: "The man--it's got to be a man, cuz women aren't greedy enough to do that sort of thing--obviously doesn't care about the poor homeless people. If he did, he'd give away two of his homes to homeless recreational substance users."
Student #3: "This man obviously doesn't care about his carbon footprint, which means he must be a 'climate science denier.' He's appropriated more resources than he needs, that were acquired with fossil fuels. So he's emitting more than his fair share of CO2. He obviously doesn't care that he's helping to destroy the planet and end all life on Earth in just ten years!"
Interviewer: "You DO realize that socialist Democrat presidential candidate Bernie Sanders owns three homes, right?"
[long pause]
Student #1: "Oh. Well, that's different. He's important, and important people need more things, so they can do important things."
Student #2: "That's different. Bernie cares about the poor and the homeless. Not like that awful orange man who stole the presidency from our wonderful Hilliary! If you care about the homeless, it's okay if you have more than one home."
Student #3: "That's different. Bernie is fine cuz he's called for all executives of fossil-fuel companies to be criminally prosecuted. We need to do that, cuz they're killing the planet. So it's okay if he has three homes, cuz he supports the right programs."
Interviewer: "You all do realize none of what you just said is logical, right? That you're just rationalizing."
Student #1: "Do you have permission to be on our campus? I'm calling the police!"
Student #2: "Do you work for Fox News? Everything you said is 'hate speech.! I feel triggered! I'm calling the police."
Student #3: "You must be a tRump supporter. A trumpkin. You must have been sent here by your capitalist masters to hurt The Movement! I'm calling the police!"
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