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Sharon McMahon

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
964 total appearances

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Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Sharon McMahon (law and government teacher)

And that's very tricky when you have small children who don't understand basic hygiene, who don't know how to cover their cough, who don't know how to wash their hands appropriately. What about the adults in the schools? Don't they deserve to not die from COVID?

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Sharon McMahon (law and government teacher)

And that's very tricky when you have small children who don't understand basic hygiene, who don't know how to cover their cough, who don't know how to wash their hands appropriately. What about the adults in the schools? Don't they deserve to not die from COVID?

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Sharon McMahon (law and government teacher)

But that's a lot of people. A lot of people. The black and white thinking I don't think is particularly helpful here because, yes, the children should be in school. And also, yes, the teachers should not die from COVID. Both of those things are true. Yeah, yeah, yeah. And the idea that only my side is the correct side. And if you don't agree with it, then you're a Satan worshiper.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Sharon McMahon (law and government teacher)

But that's a lot of people. A lot of people. The black and white thinking I don't think is particularly helpful here because, yes, the children should be in school. And also, yes, the teachers should not die from COVID. Both of those things are true. Yeah, yeah, yeah. And the idea that only my side is the correct side. And if you don't agree with it, then you're a Satan worshiper.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Sharon McMahon (law and government teacher)

But that's a lot of people. A lot of people. The black and white thinking I don't think is particularly helpful here because, yes, the children should be in school. And also, yes, the teachers should not die from COVID. Both of those things are true. Yeah, yeah, yeah. And the idea that only my side is the correct side. And if you don't agree with it, then you're a Satan worshiper.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Sharon McMahon (law and government teacher)

Or whatever it is.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Sharon McMahon (law and government teacher)

Or whatever it is.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Sharon McMahon (law and government teacher)

Or whatever it is.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Sharon McMahon (law and government teacher)

Worked from Zoom.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Sharon McMahon (law and government teacher)

Worked from Zoom.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Sharon McMahon (law and government teacher)

Worked from Zoom.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Sharon McMahon (law and government teacher)

Yes. And both of those things can be true at the same time. Yeah. And people's weddedness to their political party of choice blinds them in some ways to the things that their own party is getting wrong. And this blind allegiance... has never led any civilization somewhere worth going. Blind allegiance to a party or blind allegiance to a leader, that has always led to dehumanization.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Sharon McMahon (law and government teacher)

Yes. And both of those things can be true at the same time. Yeah. And people's weddedness to their political party of choice blinds them in some ways to the things that their own party is getting wrong. And this blind allegiance... has never led any civilization somewhere worth going. Blind allegiance to a party or blind allegiance to a leader, that has always led to dehumanization.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Sharon McMahon (law and government teacher)

Yes. And both of those things can be true at the same time. Yeah. And people's weddedness to their political party of choice blinds them in some ways to the things that their own party is getting wrong. And this blind allegiance... has never led any civilization somewhere worth going. Blind allegiance to a party or blind allegiance to a leader, that has always led to dehumanization.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Sharon McMahon (law and government teacher)

That has always led to dictatorships. That has always led to further marginalization of vulnerable groups.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Sharon McMahon (law and government teacher)

That has always led to dictatorships. That has always led to further marginalization of vulnerable groups.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Sharon McMahon (law and government teacher)

That has always led to dictatorships. That has always led to further marginalization of vulnerable groups.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Sharon McMahon (law and government teacher)

Exactly. The idea of blind allegiance. No one deserves, not me, not any of y'all, nobody deserves your unexamined loyalty.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Sharon McMahon (law and government teacher)

Exactly. The idea of blind allegiance. No one deserves, not me, not any of y'all, nobody deserves your unexamined loyalty.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Sharon McMahon (law and government teacher)

Exactly. The idea of blind allegiance. No one deserves, not me, not any of y'all, nobody deserves your unexamined loyalty.