Bad News Thread

crush said:
Yes, if you wanted to go to Yale and that means more than anything to you, you take the shots. If you know the truth, then you find a new school? What is truth these days anyways? Were all on are own and must answer for oneself. Everyone of us on this planet is being watched from a Hawk right now. Every thought and decision is recorded. No one is excusable and no one will escape ultimate judgement. That is all that gives me hope. Justice will be served :)
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If you want to go to Yale you are crazy coocoo anyways. If Yale sank to the bottom of the ocean like Atlantis, the world might actually be better off. Harvard is only slightly better :cool:
 
Grace T. said:
If you want to go to Yale you are crazy coocoo anyways. If Yale sank to the bottom of the ocean like Atlantis, the world might actually be better off. Harvard is only slightly better :cool:
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Ironic how the woke elite's from these schools, and many other Ivy leagues, effectively ignore the fact that these schools were founded or run by slave traders and owners. Some funded by slavery. Princeton even held slave auctions on campus. Why isn't the woke mob demanding reparations or name changes for these institutions? Instead we're changing the names of schools named after Washington and Lincoln. The hypocrisy is comical.

Sorry for the tangential rant.
 
Grace T. said:
If you want to go to Yale you are crazy coocoo anyways. If Yale sank to the bottom of the ocean like Atlantis, the world might actually be better off. Harvard is only slightly better :cool:
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Is the head of Geronimo story true with those Skulls and Bones dudes? I heard some coo coo stuff but what is true and not true depends upon where one receives his or her information. This is starting to all make sense to my brain. How bout you Grace?
 
watfly said:
Ironic how the woke elite's from these schools, and many other Ivy leagues, effectively ignore the fact that these schools were founded or run by slave traders and owners. Some funded by slavery. Princeton even held slave auctions on campus. Why isn't the woke mob demanding reparations or name changes for these institutions? Instead we're changing the names of schools named after Washington and Lincoln. The hypocrisy is comical.

Sorry for the tangential rant.
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Well, I was told a few years ago that some of these coaches were getting some kick back $$$$ as well. In fact, one already pleaded guilty for bribes for getting soccer players admitted because. I dont know bro, let's all set back and watch everyone line up for their shots and see where this all goes. I love you man :)
 
The biggest thing that sucks is if you didn't "pay to play" to play in their league, they ((The Boss of each Club Family)) would make you pay by threats of being black listed because you didnt force your kid to skip HSS so they would make your league #1. Timing is everything and let's just say be alert and always be ready and on your toes :)
 
watfly said:
Ironic how the woke elite's from these schools, and many other Ivy leagues, effectively ignore the fact that these schools were founded or run by slave traders and owners. Some funded by slavery. Princeton even held slave auctions on campus. Why isn't the woke mob demanding reparations or name changes for these institutions? Instead we're changing the names of schools named after Washington and Lincoln. The hypocrisy is comical.

Sorry for the tangential rant.
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What makes you think the woke mob doesn‘t want reparations and name changes at the Ivies?

Look up Calhoun College at Yale. (Yale’s dorms are called colleges.). It is now Hopper College.

I’m not sure why the renaming would be controversial. I’d much rather my kids grow up to be like Grace Hopper than John Calhoun.
 
dad4 said:
Look up Calhoun College at Yale. (Yale’s dorms are called colleges.). It is now Hopper College.
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Well aware of this and goes to further prove my point. Relatively speaking Yale was far worse than Calhoun when it came to slavery, but yet they made only a token gesture to change the name of a building on campus. It is intellectually dishonest not to change the name of the school if slavery is the benchmark you are using for woke change. Of course, we know why they won't change it...alumni $$$.

I'm not personally in favor of name changes in those cases where an individual's behavior was a function of the times, whether its consider right or wrong today. We evolve over time and that's how it should be. We shouldn't ignore, erase, rewrite or cancel history. We should educate. Let history speak for itself and let us learn from it and not repeat the same mistakes. Do we learn more from our successes and doing the right thing, or do we learn more from our mistakes and doing the wrong thing? I'd argue its the latter. It seems that fewer and fewer people can handle the truth and we have to create safe spaces for fear someone will be offended.
 
watfly said:
I'd argue its the latter. It seems that fewer and fewer people can handle the truth and we have to create safe spaces for fear someone will be offended.
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In the misguided effort to be inclusive and not offend people, we have instead created millions of people who are offended by everything. They are taught in school at a young age to not do this or say that because it MIGHT offend someone. So now these people as they get older have been conditioned to be easily offended and want to implement more rules to try to prevent that from happening again.
 
Desert Hound said:
In the misguided effort to be inclusive and not offend people, we have instead created millions of people who are offended by everything. They are taught in school at a young age to not do this or say that because it MIGHT offend someone. So now these people as they get older have been conditioned to be easily offended and want to implement more rules to try to prevent that from happening again.
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The deadly combo is being offended and entitled. I'm still searching the Constitution for where it says we have a right to not be offended.
 
watfly said:
Well aware of this and goes to further prove my point. Relatively speaking Yale was far worse than Calhoun when it came to slavery, but yet they made only a token gesture to change the name of a building on campus. It is intellectually dishonest not to change the name of the school if slavery is the benchmark you are using for woke change. Of course, we know why they won't change it...alumni $$$.

I'm not personally in favor of name changes in those cases where an individual's behavior was a function of the times, whether its consider right or wrong today. We evolve over time and that's how it should be. We shouldn't ignore, erase, rewrite or cancel history. We should educate. Let history speak for itself and let us learn from it and not repeat the same mistakes. Do we learn more from our successes and doing the right thing, or do we learn more from our mistakes and doing the wrong thing? I'd argue its the latter. It seems that fewer and fewer people can handle the truth and we have to create safe spaces for fear someone will be offended.
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Keep Calhoun's page in your history book. I don't think you could teach the antebellum period without talking about him.

But why name a building after John Calhoun?

We get to choose whom we honor. Calhoun is not worthy of such an honor.

There is a group trying to rename Yale as a whole. I do not believe they will have much luck. The brand is, by now, too valuable to destroy, so Elihu is safe. Calhoun is not thus protected, so he can go.
 
Hüsker Dü said:
I know one thing, when the Hispanic population stops being intimidated to vote that state will turn bright blue.
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Or possibly when Hispanics realize they are only being pandered to by the left and their policies actually hurt Hispanics, the state will turn even redder. (BTW isn't the correct term Latinos?) The state is turning less red, but I suspect that's due to the transplants and Austin. Not knocking Austin, its a fun town.
 
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