tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post331713872601361440..comments2024-03-26T06:17:49.527-07:00Comments on Had Enough Therapy?: An Oxford College Stands Against Political HarassmentStuart Schneidermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-57730117394770273102016-02-02T20:29:15.655-08:002016-02-02T20:29:15.655-08:00Shut down ALL colleges.
They are elitist by natu...Shut down ALL colleges. <br /><br />They are elitist by nature. <br /><br />priss rulesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-65177977290157856372016-01-31T21:22:19.131-08:002016-01-31T21:22:19.131-08:00It's certainly sad that private colleges are s...It's certainly sad that private colleges are so dependent upon a few big donors who want to apply politically correct strings for their "good deeds". <br /><br />I've seen at least one close up spat of a large donor to a nonprofit, and he wanted to take back his money when his wish to be on the board was rejected, and he got the money back, despite it being over half of their funding that year. But I think it also triggered a new fundraising campaign that shamed the large donor, so they got back at least a fraction of that one donor.<br /><br />Perhaps Oxford University can also use this as proof of their integrity, and they'll raise back some of it as well from a wider stream of smaller donors? If so it would be a good outcome.<br /><br />Its also interesting to consider "racist" Cecil Rhodes is the origin of the Rhodes scholarship.<br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhodes_Scholarship#Founding_and_Motivation<br />---------<br />The Rhodes Scholarships are administered and awarded by the Rhodes Trust, which was established in 1902 under the terms and conditions of the will of Cecil John Rhodes, and funded by his estate under the administration of Nathan Rothschild. Scholarships have been awarded to applicants annually since 1902 on the basis of academic achievement and strength of character.<br />---------<br /><br />That sounds pretty good, yet it might be a cover for evil, so perhaps individual students will turn down this scholarship in the future, now that we know Rhodes was a racist. At least that form of protest only harms the individual who wants to reject it.<br /><br />Myself, I'm with Oxford, refusing to wipe history clean seems like a good stand. Perhaps we can compare to older still Christopher Columbus was a poor role model, so if there are any statues of him, I'm open to appending a "minority report" to compliment his historic whitewashing, "fair and balanced" as some say.<br /><br />Maybe something like that can help Oxford get back their cash?<br />Ares Olympushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726811306826601686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-21057639994571405812016-01-31T21:14:47.299-08:002016-01-31T21:14:47.299-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Ares Olympushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726811306826601686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-84340646899599093552016-01-31T19:39:51.119-08:002016-01-31T19:39:51.119-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Ares Olympushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726811306826601686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-91890714267825477292016-01-31T06:29:33.530-08:002016-01-31T06:29:33.530-08:00Man has a long history in which various civilizati...Man has a long history in which various civilizations rise and fall throughout. It has become an interesting question as to why these civilization fall and what are the conditions that lead to their demise as an independent culture? The more I note the changes and outright rejection of almost everything that makes us an independent culture the more I wonder about whether we have now set the standards of our own destruction. A country without its legends, mores and culture is one that is doomed unless it begins to recognize the importance of the very things that make it a culture.<br />What one sees is a constant drum beat to separate us into various factions committing internecine warfare agains't each other. Somewhere in there we have forgotten that we are citizens of the United States of America, not enemies to be destroyed. It does not help that our educational system seems more interested in indoctrination vice education. One might even wonder if the reason Obama and his followers desire everyone to go to college/universities not for the education, but for the 4 years of indoctrination following the 12 prior years of indoctrination. The fact is that academe has become the prime movement in the destruction of this culture. The question is if everyone has a college degree does that not lessen the value of that degree so we are, in many ways, creating a system that makes an ever growing numbers of people who will become dependent upon government because they cannot find a job outside the government. In fact the only job available is one in the government stamping degrees earned with a government approved stamp.<br />I have stated before that every issue is part of the same issue. If we do not start to pay real attention we will be doomed by those who would destroy us. It is good to see, at least, some parts of academe fight back. Alan Bloom, Spengler, et al have all been trying to get us to heed their warnings so it is not that the information is not available. For your edification: http://people.duke.edu/~aparks/Spengler.htmlDennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14962996070458991675noreply@blogger.com