Virtue signaling is not good for anyone, least of all the young lady, in this instance, trying to somehow insulate her feelings vs making her (and him) stop with the emotional claptrap and look reality squarely in its face. The DS, through the insidious tripe they’ve been feeding students in their curriculums throughout their indoctrination, has aimed to shut down discourse and replace it with emotional overreaction based on falsehoods, half-truths and lies - all in an effort to sow division.

I think it’s much worse for the younger generations. One of my best friends (for over 45 years) is black (I’m Caucasian) and we’ve always been able to discuss any topic including race. Frankly I could not care less if they were purple and I were green. Color makes not a single difference to either of us, but both of us have pretty solid BS detectors and don’t shy away from discussing when people are trying to be manipulative.

It’s their choice what they want to believe. They can embrace the circus clown spirit of people like Al Sharpton (pushing victimhood and division) or the realistic, straight-talking spirit of Thomas Sowell (a national treasure, imho) or anything in-between. For you, my advice would be to keep the peace with this couple, just tell them you love them both and that triggering topics are probably best left for the future when cooler heads can prevail. Understand also that this particular topic inre Florida education matters is extremely politically charged right now so your friends are likely getting double and triple doses of BS from the FNM.

I really hope we can get to the point where the DS is eradicated and we can all go forth in a much better world. God willing, in my lifetime.

Virtue signaling is not good for anyone, least of all the young lady, in this instance, trying to somehow insulate her feelings vs making her stop with the emotional claptrap and look reality squarely in its face. The DS, through the insidious tripe they’ve been feeding students in their curriculums throughout their indoctrination, has aimed to shut down discourse and replace it with emotional overreaction based on falsehoods, half-truths and lies - all in an effort to sow division.

I think it’s much worse for the younger generations. One of my best friends (for over 45 years) is black (I’m Caucasian) and we’ve always been able to discuss any topic including race. Frankly I could not care less if they were purple and I were green. Color makes not a single difference to either of us, but both of us have pretty solid BS detectors and don’t shy away from discussing when people are trying to be manipulative.

It’s their choice what they want to believe. They can embrace the circus clown spirit of people like Al Sharpton (pushing victimhood and division) or the realistic, straight-talking spirit of Thomas Sowell (a national treasure, imho) or anything in-between. For you, my advice would be to keep the peace with this couple, just tell them you love them both and that triggering topics are probably best left for the future when cooler heads can prevail. Understand also that this particular topic inre Florida education matters is extremely politically charged right now so your friends are likely getting double and triple doses of BS from the FNM.

I really hope we can get to the point where the DS is eradicated and we can all go forth in a much better world. God willing, in my lifetime.