# I didn't know my racist uncle Dale was on here! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [December 15, 2015, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-didnt-know-my-racist-uncle-dale-was-on-here/740507 "2015-12-15T06:00:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 5
**Author:** ![Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/budget_player_cadet/32/205_2.png) [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2015, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-didnt-know-my-racist-uncle-dale-was-on-here/740507/5 "2015-12-15T15:41:59Z")
Anyone wondering about context: > [@Missouri football players threaten to strike? An exercise in pure stupidity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missouri-football-players-threaten-to-strike-an-exercise-in-pure-stupidity/737039/1): > > I don’t spend much time following the university of Missouri’s football program, they’re rarely relevant nationally. But the sheer stupidity of this proposed strike has piqued my interest. The players claim they won’t take the field until the university president resigns or is removed from office. That’s beyond stupid, the university president is primarily responsible for fund raising, not for fighting whatever alleged racism they seem to think exists on campus. Let’s face it, a lot of the players aren’t there to study Shakespeare, they’re only there for football. > > I predict the players will ultimately fold and they’ll play next Saturday. Maybe they’ll make a silly political statement by coming out of the tunnel with their hands up, but they’re. It going to forfeit a game and risk missing a minor bowl game. > > [College Football News, Scores, Standings & Stats | FOX Sports](http://www.foxsports.com/college-football/story/missouri-tigers-african-american-players-strike-demand-school-president-tim-wolfe-resign-110715) Notice how _he doesn’t actually follow MO football_. He’s just chiming in to say that this thing he knows nothing about and has no background on nor personal investment is is incredibly stupid. How dare those stupid whiny babies get upset about this? And the sad part is, it’s not like there’s a dearth of arguments going on there. There are a lot of people making really reasonable arguments in either direction. Dale has no interest in that. > [@Chicago Teachers Union threatening a strike](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-teachers-union-threatening-a-strike/739425/1): > > I’ve posted several times that I utterly despise Karen Lewis, the head of the Chicago Teachers Union. Next week , the union will vote on a possible strike. I hope the union comes to their senses and votes against this very ill advised strike. > > The CTU has been sticking their nose where it doesn’t belong. They endorsed the anarchist Black Friday protest last week and now they’re calling for a civilian oversight board to monitor the police force. It’s no secret that Karen Lewis has her eye on the mayor’s office and she certainly would have run this year if not for health problems. Instead , she backed a hapless puppet, Chuy Garcia, who was resoundingly defeated by Rahm Emannuel. > > This strike is simply to further Lewis’ political ambitions and to try to capitalize on the hysteria surrounding the Chicago police department. > > What are the stated goals of this silly proposed strike? “Good schools and a fair contract.” Well, that’s nice. What’s their definition of fair? > > A $15 per hour minimum wage for all school employees? That’s not going to happen. > > They also will push for an elected school board, obviously so they can try to pack the board with their candidates. I’m totally against an elected school board. Elections have consequences even when you don’t like the result. Rahm Emannuel has been elected Mayor of Chicago twice and he gets to pick the school board members as a duty of his office. > > The last strike ended embarrassingly for the CTU but it satisfied Lewis’ massive ego by giving her numerous tv appearances. I’m sure this next proposed strike is more of the same. > > [Chicago Teachers Union sets dates for strike vote - ABC7 Chicago](http://abc7chicago.com/education/chicago-teachers-union-sets-dates-for-strike-vote-/1107551/) > > [Chicago Teachers Union Asks Members to Vote 'Yes' for Strike Next Week - Downtown - Chicago - DNAinfo](http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20151203/downtown/chicago-teachers-union-asks-members-vote-yes-for-strike-next-week) Even ignoring the tone, the information content here is basically nonexistent. He knows nothing about the situation. > [@Chicago Teachers Union threatening a strike](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-teachers-union-threatening-a-strike/739425/9): > > I went to look for more information on their position regarding civilian police oversight. Regrettably , I found their own publication full of Black Lives Matter propaganda. > > Pdf link > [http://www.ctunet.com/media/chicago-union-teacher/downloadable-pdf/CUT-March-2015-FINAL-WEB.pdf](http://www.ctunet.com/media/chicago-union-teacher/downloadable-pdf/CUT-March-2015-FINAL-WEB.pdf) > [@Chicago Teachers Union threatening a strike](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-teachers-union-threatening-a-strike/739425/12): > > I wouldn’t try snake handling with the BLM vipers. They’re just as likely to bite you. A group of students could organize a protest by boycotting classes because some white administrator hadn’t checked his privilege to the satisfaction of some activist. > > Teachers unions should focus on eduction issues, not the pet political causes of their Dear Leader. > [@Are the actions of BLM wise or foolish?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-actions-of-blm-wise-or-foolish/738278/38): > > I despise them and openly taunt the protestors. I think their actions are usually foolish and have alienated people on the center left, such as myself. Especially the silly protests they organize to tell me to ’ check my white privilege’ or other such nonsense. Interrupting CTA train rides, the Pride Parade, or brunch in restaurants is highly counter productive to their cause. What an asshole. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-didnt-know-my-racist-uncle-dale-was-on-here/740507)._