Month: August 2020

PTBO and the Sociology of Snowflake Liberalism

K R Bolton A recent empirical analysis, the first of its type, examines what the study’s author, Professor Jeremy Bernerth, Department of Management, San Diego State University, has termed the Proclivity To Be Offended (PTBO). Bernerth examines the consequences of this syndrome from the perspective of how it impacts on business efficiency and personnel relations. … Continue reading PTBO and the Sociology of Snowflake Liberalism

‘Anti-Racism’ Campaign Shows Bigoted Intent of ‘Hate Speech’ Law

K R Bolton Despite their intentions the Human Rights Commission campaign ‘Give Nothing to Racism’ shows that justice minister Andrew Little’s professed purposes for enacting a ‘hate speech’ law is not really intended to curb violence and abuse. The aim is to extinguish dissent. The HR Commission campaign features media advertisements touting the commission’s ‘Voice … Continue reading ‘Anti-Racism’ Campaign Shows Bigoted Intent of ‘Hate Speech’ Law