For those of you who think the culture wars do not affect regular people, I am here to tell you they do.
In the past I have written that I am a self-professed “Culture War pacifist,” but it is episodes like the one I’ll describe below that push me into thinking that the left has gone too far and that the right might have a point.
I am currently attending graduate school as a remote student at a non-Missouri state school. That means I take 100% of my classes online. Recently I received an email telling me that a requirement of graduation is that I participate in a mandatory Bystander Training. “Every student attending (university’s name) is required to attend an in-person, peer-informed training by the end of the semester. The training will prepare students to effectively respond to dangerous situations to help keep campus safe.”
