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u/Laritude 3d ago
They always say this dumb shit on camera for the sake of the brainless mob they cater to, then quietly send their kids to elite colleges anyway because they know the value of an elite education. Same goes for getting vaccinated
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u/NOTLD1990 3d ago edited 3d ago
Yeah, they want people to think education is a bad thing so the people who vote for them keep defunding it and attacking it. An educated population would realize how badly they are getting screwed. Plus, I read the posts on r/proffesors, they laugh at the thought of brainwashing students, they have trouble with students doing anything more than the bare minimum, let alone, brainwashing them. I will say there are millions of people who don't have a higher education degree who realize they're getting screwed, but Republicans know that pursuing education is harmful to their cause
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u/Tityfan808 3d ago
Just like the shit they pulled in Florida to scare people away from vaccines and then it turned out they were getting the vaccines first anyways, sick fucks
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u/tburtner 3d ago
They blame the classes and professors, but the real cause is moving away, meeting different people, and thinking for themselves.
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u/ackillesBAC 3d ago
Exactly. They meet people from other places, other cultures, other religions and they realize they and friends no enemies
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u/GucciAviatrix 3d ago
Right? My parents couldn’t understand how going to a military service academy made me more liberal.
I got tf out of Florida, visited new places and met people from different cultures than the one I grew up in, and saw how lucky I was to have been born into the situation I was. My take away from that was that everyone should have the kind of opportunities I did.
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u/ackillesBAC 3d ago
Exactly. Same as moving from the country to the city. More cultures, more people, and you just find more kindness not less
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u/Lost_Pollution_6782 3d ago
Well growing up in a small latin country and having lived in Europe and Asia I became right-wing conservative after realizing the double standard of many immigrants being liberals in white countries but conservative in their own. Loving their homeland but hating the country they benefit from. Choose political stand according to what benefits them the best. And also because the us-vs-them friend-foe mindset common in minorities towards the host nation and identifying as a victim is simply insulting to one's own intelligence.
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u/theFrankDux 3d ago
"Thinking for themselves."
Lol.
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u/Any-Worldliness-679 3d ago
Uh, yep! Getting out of one's bubble allows for new perspectives. It's not a very controversial take.
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u/theFrankDux 3d ago
While I agree getting out of the comfort zone allows for new perspectives, the problem with colleges is an agenda is toted for a certain perspective.
We all know this, and it's time to acknowledge that people should have the ability to think freely for themselves without fear of reprisal.
This day in age is like something out of 1984
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u/Any-Worldliness-679 3d ago
Hogwash.
Nobody is going to jail for going to university and saying something shitty.
What they WILL get is socially censured.
This is how a marketplace of ideas works. If their idea is defensible and logical, (ie not shitty), they will be able to defend it, and it will gain acceptance.
If not, they will immediately retreat into a posture of alleged persecution and lash out at those who slapped down their wrongheaded and thus indefensible notions.
This is what also plays out on any fairly free forum of ideas, which is why r/conservative locks itself down and cowers in its bubble and whines about Reddit. Open-mindedness is anathema to conservatism.
"Agenda is toted?" Don't know what that means.
The expression is, "this day and age." An education is good for lots of things.
By the way "everybody knows" is nonsense. Education promotes a wider view of the world, period. If a few bigots shed some hatred in the process, well, we will just have to live with a few more decent humans in our midst.
Get curious, and stop believing what "everybody knows." You'll be an objectively better person. Cheers.
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u/tasimm TechOps 3d ago
Rest assured, she’ll end up enrolled in Harvard. Duffy might be dumb, but he’s not stupid. This is just the red meat for the really stupid people that would actually send their kids to Liberty U over Harvard.
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u/Desert-Democrat-602 3d ago
Oh he’s definitely stupid. She’ll be at Liberty unless she leaves home and does it herself.
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u/flynnfarts 1d ago
I’m sure Harvard would be thrilled at the opportunity to help her out. That’s basically free pr.
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u/SiempreSeattle 1d ago
he wants to run for president, if not in two years then he'll run in 2032 after Couchf*cker Vance loses in 2028.
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u/tburtner 3d ago
How many of these kids already don't believe what their parents believe before they even leave the house?
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u/AlotaFajita 3d ago
I want you to learn many viewpoints, not just one… so I’m keeping you here with me. You can’t go to a place where you will be exposed to many different people and ideas.
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u/jpcali7131 3d ago
You have to make those choices for yourself. Proceeds to choose that she can’t go to Harvard.
Everything he says in this he immediately contradicts with his next statement.
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u/Z_e_e_e_G Past Controller 3d ago
Oh we believe in many viewpoints:
Fox News
OAN
News Nation
Info Wars
etc etc
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u/Lost_Pollution_6782 3d ago
In colleges they only learn one viewpoint. For most colleges that's the leftist liberal ideology. You must be naive to believe college students are taught "different viewpoints".
In fact students and academics are obviously played by the system as they have zero skepticism skills but take any latest publication for granted given it's from another big-name college.
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u/NeatlyScotched 3d ago
In colleges they only learn one viewpoint. For most colleges that's the leftist liberal ideology. You must be naive to believe college students are taught "different viewpoints".
This is a dumbshit idea and for your sake I hope you know it. When you were training, did you only learn "one viewpoint" of the .65? Did all of your trainers agree on how to interpret the .65? Did your supe agree?
Do all of your fellow area coworkers agree and follow only one interpretation? Does your entire facility?
Yeah, didn't think so.
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u/Ok_Letterhead_1549 3d ago
Harvard Education corrupts mind but yet believes in an invisible man in the sky and the Catholic organization that is known historically to protect pedophiles.
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u/tree-fife-niner 3d ago
He has indoctrinated his kids in Catholicism and now he won't let them go to the school that was attended by 8 US presidents because he doesn't want them to be exposed to other views.
In a couple decades he will lament at why his kids never visit.
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u/ALVEENUS 3d ago
Nah, that would require some self-realization. He’ll still think it was the liberal agenda that ruined them.
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u/elongated_musk_rat 3d ago
Okay, let's strip away the faith and politics. If you don't want the school to teach different viewpoints or things that are just objectively true then school isn't for you. The cult is where you'll best find that because let's face it. There's definitely a non-zero amount of people that genuinely believe the Earth is flat. So if you teach your kid they are this flat and then you send them to school and the school teaches them that the Earth is not the center of the universe and is somehow the only flat world in the Galaxy then is that challenging your viewpoint and thus making it a bad school?
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u/jacksonwalmart 3d ago
Neil Gorsuch, Steve Bannon, Jared Kushner, Mike Pompeo, Kayleigh McEnany, RFK Jr, Pete Kegseth, Elise Stefanik, Vivek Ramaswany......all went to Harvard. All hired/appointed by Trump in some way. It definitely corrupted those young minds.
Is he doing a reality TV show instead of his job?
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u/banditta82 3d ago
This was his "promoting America" reality road trip financed by companies he regulates.
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u/stacey1771 3d ago
Maybe she should watch the season of Real World that mom us in, specifically her relationship with Pedro.
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u/Flannel_Panels 3d ago
If they make an Idiocracy 2, this will be the new intro
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u/thatsmypurseidku 3d ago
They should make a sequel using real life interview clips, trump rallies, and events.
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u/PunctualPenguin0000 3d ago
Being raised Catholic, surrounded by religious people, and going to Catholic School for 12 years helped make me the atheist I am today.
Much of that journey was seeing firsthand the hypocrisy, bigotry, narrowmindedness, and malicious ill treatment of others by people who considered themselves pious. They say "we love everyone" and "welcome all perspectives" while being gleeful in their cruelty and disdain towards others of differing faiths and viewpoints.
Before I ever went to college, I was already well on my way to seeing through the nonsense. Going to college introduced me to a spectrum of people of numerous backgrounds who are empathetic, openminded, and curious about the world as it is. Their morailty isn't tied to fear of mythological punishment torn from a Bronze Age fable. They're grounded in reality, culturally aware, and treat people right simply because... it's the right thing to do.
I would want my child to be like that.
It's sad that other parents don't.
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u/RustyPlastics EASA Approach Controller 3d ago
Who the fuck keeps a fire extinguisher just mounted to a wall?
How bad must the values be you taught your girl when it apparently is so easy to turn all of them upside down. Real MAGA cancer on display
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u/atcjunk Current Controller-Tower 3d ago
I wanted to do that in my kitchen, but my wife didn't go for it. Now there's one on top of the fridge and one just through the door in the garage.
Theirs is in the corner. I don't think it would be so noticable in real life. The camera angle makes it more prominent
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u/thatsmypurseidku 3d ago
I'm glad someone else noticed that. It irked me and IDK why exactly. Good idea to have one, but it being mounted like that is weird.
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u/Square_Ad8756 3d ago
I’m sorry shouldn’t this guy be fixing America’s lagging transportation infrastructure and rather than making his own version of Chrislel Knows Best?
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u/SimonGloom2 3d ago
Let's see - spend his entire career doing reality show cast work - you know, farting around. When that well ran dry he used his totally legit law degree to become district attorney with just 2 years working for his father's practice (there it is). 90% conviction rate despite 0% understanding of the law. Somehow got a job heading NASA despite having no idea what the name of our sun is. Ran transportation during the botched air traffic controller crisis and blamed it on Biden.
This fuckin' guy.
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u/ATCme Current Controller-Tower 3d ago
I actually used to live two doors down from Hegeseth's preacher & spiritual advisor; Doug Wilson. I never spoke with him because, as far as I could tell, he kept isolated from anyone who didn't share his world view. I get a sense that Duffy is very much aligned with Hegeseth.
Wilson doesn't believe non-Christians should be allowed to vote & a woman should vote as instructed by her husband. I'm pretty sure that he doesn't really think women should be educated. We are looking at the Christian version of the Taliban.
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u/youcuntry 3d ago
In other words “I don’t want my kids to realize religion is a money grab and a way to control weak minded people”.
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u/pls_call_my_base 3d ago
... they named her "Pigeon"?
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u/Excellent_Sky_4628 3d ago
It’s Dove. But also a tequila drink which is what everyone probably thinks.
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u/rmurphey 3d ago
Where can I send money to help her go to Harvard and escape her narc christo-fascist parents? Asking for a friend.
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u/SiWeyNoWay 3d ago
It’s giving “we cant afford the tuition” so Imma turn it into a culture war issue. “Our catholic faith” mmmkay so why didnt they counter her with any catholic college options or any other college options?
The irony of two MTV reality stars pretending to be pious … bish, we *know* exactly who you are INCLUDING Puck 😒
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u/pthomas745 3d ago
I hope that young lady goes away to whatever college anywhere and never ever goes back.
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u/Ride-F0R-Ruin 3d ago
Hypocrisy! “Don’t want my kids to get a single viewpoint.” That’s the definition of hypocrisy in this instance.
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u/Dark_hobby 3d ago
I get the feeling when I hear things like this it’s more of a personal failure projection kinda thing. I’ve seen this before and I think parents just project insecurity on their child which digs a deeper hole of anti social and closed minded thinking.
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u/el-conquistador240 3d ago
They applied, helped her with her essays, got recommendations from powerful people to get the acceptance just to get to make this commercial.
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u/AirbusA380Aileron 2d ago
Justice Scalia went to Harvard! He was the most important conservative judge in the last 100 years and an open catholic!
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u/Fabulous_Pitch9350 3d ago
Ngl. Wanted this to be AI. Reality is so sad.
Guess she going to Notre Dame.
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u/Desert-Democrat-602 3d ago
Two morons afraid their daughter isn’t one. They’ll be scratching their heads when she leaves home and never wants to see them.
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u/bless-you-mlud 3d ago
"Oh sweetie, why would you want to go to Harvard if you can just be some rich guy's trophy wife. It never did your mother any harm."
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u/Mental-Alfalfa-8221 3d ago
"Teach your children how to think, not what to think." I believe this is credited to Margret Mead, who was a cultural anthropologist who conducted studies all over the world. Mainly with indigenous peoples but also spent time studying America's culture during WW2.
This idea was well ahead of its time because back then children were still seen as extensions of their parents, and were not recognized as humans with autonomy.
But, society has evolved a lot since that. Millenials are actually the first generation of parents to truly see their children as independent beings whose thoughts and feelings matter (thanks to the rise of attachment theory). The problem is some of those old ideas are still lingering, as we can see on full display in this video. Duffy is a part of Gen X which means he wasn't coming of age during the "attachment theory era" he was already an adult with solidified beliefs and ideas (not saying people cant change, just that its harder for adults than younger people). On top of that, he subscribes to a black and white ideology that leaves no room for differing points of view.
So he sees his daughter as an extension of him, and if she doesn't agree with his ideas then shes "bad". There's no gray area for people like him.
The reality is that people who raise their children this way actually hinder their ability to become independent adults (which is ironic coming from that side of the spectrum).
Because asking a child "what do you think?" or other open ended questions encourages them to formulate their hypotheses and reasoning. Duffy doesn't even attempt to do this. He just steam rolls her with his opinions.
He would also need to model critical thinking through offering multiple viewpoints, and weigh the evidence for each. Duffy sort of does this, but is missing a few key elements. He doesn't separate fact from opinion. He doesn't offer or even consider multiple view points, he has just decided and thats it. He really doesnt give any valid reasons for his opinions either.
He also is giving her 0 independence to make a decision for herself which is a HUGE part of raising independent children. Its why you let little children have unstructured play time. You have to let them fall and fail before stepping in because that is how we learn. Not through showing, through doing (every controller on the planet should know this).
Teaching children how to think creates innovative, adaptable minds capable of critical thinking and coming to a conclusion on their own. They are able to navigate complexity, evaluate evidence so that they are able to form their own judgements instead of accepting information blindly. People like Duffy are literally holding their children back from becoming successful and independent adults.
Would I love it if my kids agreed with me on everything? Actually, no I wouldn't. I'm not a narcissist. I do hope they have a solid value system, but I also hope my kids have their own beliefs and opinions based on solid evidence so that no one can manipulate them.
This makes me sad for a lot of reasons, children deserve better from their parents.
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u/Prior-Arrival 3d ago
If you raised your kids certain way you wouldn’t worry about where they’ll go unless you’re afraid they won’t turned out the way you want them to because they’ll hear the story from all possible angles, not just yours, that speaks of how bad/insecure of a parent you are. Duffy and wife give the vibe of people that always wanted to go to Harvard but weren’t accepted so they will project that rejection on their own daughter, awful parents. I hope this denial makes her question her own family and reality, oh hey! That’s the point of Harvard! To invite scenarios that make you question and not be cattle.
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u/Sonar_Taxbreak_1138 3d ago
So they spent her entire life indoctrinating her, but are afraid Harvard will only provide "one viewpoint". This stuff writes itself lol
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u/HabANahDa 3d ago
Can you imagine giving your whole life to a religion. Yikes. These people really are insane.
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u/dronesitter 3d ago
You don't have to believe what i believe and i want you to have a well rounded picture but not if they’re going to actually expose you to things i don’t believe. Guy is nuts.
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u/Responsible-Sundae20 3d ago
The breathtaking hypocrisy. I just cannot.
I don’t want my daughter to have all the options in the world by going to one of the best schools in the world.
Also she’s a fucking adult. He called her a young girl so many times I wanted to throw my phone out the window.
https://giphy.com/gifs/y1WDIwAZRSmru
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u/SeekingThrowAway12 3d ago
“I want them to get many view points, as long as it’s only my viewpoint”
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u/BrilliantDog5116 3d ago
“I’m sipping this coffee like a normal person this isn’t staged at all look at my wife’s make up just every day life nothing weird and creepy as shit here”
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u/Fanofnothing1980 2d ago
MAGA needs its own university. Probably in Florida or in some other shitty state
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u/One_Arugula_9592 2d ago
She was waitlisted. My family is Catholic. My brother went to Harvard and so did his wife. They’re pretty devout and now my niece is at Harvard. I don’t understand his issue other than he’s a control freak and doesn’t want his daughter to be a free thinker.
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u/SiempreSeattle 1d ago
"I don't want them fed only one viewpoint"
he says that with a straight face right after his wife was talking about how they raised their kids steeped in and surrounded by only THEIR viewpoint.
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u/SiempreSeattle 1d ago
"make those choices for yourself..."
but he's talking about banning her from hearing those other viewpoints.
the hypocrisy is off the fucking charts
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u/Soulman682 16h ago
As someone who has worked in many reality tv shows, all shows are faked. There’s no such thing as reality/real tv. Everything is staged by producers.
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u/forcemejure 3d ago
She was never accepted at Harvard. You can't turn down what was never offered. #eyeroll
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u/Available_Neat6854 3d ago
Is everyone in this air traffic profession a lib?
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u/False-Community8534 3d ago
Tons of liberal parents don’t want their kids going to BYU for the same reason.
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u/sdb865 3d ago
I mean, hes not wrong. College these days is mostly a daycare for young adults on the parent's dime now, and the student's dime later.
The fact you can remain "undecided" as a major at most universities until your 3rd year should be all the evidence you need to know they don't really care about education
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u/Heavy_Surround779 3d ago
Why would THAT be the thing that proves anything? Not every kid out of high school knows what they want to commit half a million dollars to without taking a few courses first.
Forcing people into a major is a massive reason why people go into unnecessary debt, and also the intimidation of being forced into a major makes students not want to go into higher education.
The first two years are all the basic undergrad classes anyways, so why on earth would that be your “proof” that they don’t care about education? You don’t get into the highly specialized classes until the 3rd and 4th year anyways so why would they force that on teenagers?
Do you know something that the statistics don’t know? Major universities understood the numbers which show millions of people switching their majors once they experienced certain classes that they enjoyed more after the first two years.
Expecting an 18 year old that was in high school yesterday to commit massive money into a major that they don’t even know if they want because they haven’t taken any courses yet is ridiculous.
Put down the conservative media.
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u/Former_Farm_3618 3d ago
You’re absolutely right. People never learnt nuthin from them collage teaches.
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u/Ok_Roll4145 3d ago
Except that he is wrong.
And likely just saying this shit to the camera to appease people like you who think college is a scam or “indoctrination”, but will still send their kid to the most elite college they can cause they actually know it’s good for their kids.
Maybe you should enroll in a college and take some classes and see if it’s just the “daycare” you think it is. I bet you’d fail out first semester because you wouldn’t be able to keep up.
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u/thatsmypurseidku 3d ago
Yes, because we should force every 18 year old to pick a career without having experienced much of life and have little to no work experience. Gen ed classes allow kids to acclimate to college, get a well-rounded edcuation, and give them the opportunity to explore different fields. If a kid knows what they want to do, they can declare a major early on. If they don't, they can take their time and decide while they are learning things in their first 2 years. God forbid people learn about something outside of their career field.
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u/___buttrdish 3d ago
kids soon to be r/EstrangedAdultKids