Posted on 11/14/2015 2:14:04 PM PST by Kaslin
It seems that Missouri is the state for mob rule. Last year, America witnessed a breakdown of order in Ferguson following the death of African American teenager Michael Brown. Even though the Justice Department exonerated Darren Wilson, the white police officer involved in the shooting of Brown, protesters still maintained the fiction that Brown was ruthlessly killed in a racist manner. They repeated the false mantra, "hands up, don't shoot," even though witnesses say that Brown never uttered those words. Instead, he attacked Wilson shortly after the officer asked Brown to move out of the middle of the street. Protesters also conveniently overlooked the video evidence showing Brown robbing a store minutes before his encounter with Wilson.
The Ferguson shooting created the "Black Lives Matter" movement which has been issuing demands to politicians across the country. The incident also created an untenable situation for Wilson at the Ferguson Police Department, where he was relieved of his duties. Today, he is unemployed and in hiding, even though he did nothing wrong.
A few miles down the road from Ferguson another imaginary white racist is unemployed and may have to go into hiding even though he did nothing wrong. This week, Timothy Wolfe resigned his position as President of the University of Missouri system. His crime is that he is white and did not do enough to respond to the outrageous demands of black protesters, who claim that the university has become a racially hostile environment.
The activists point to an incident where racial slurs were supposedly yelled from a passing vehicle. They also note that a swastika made of feces was drawn in a dormitory room. Finally, they say that Wolfe did not meet with protesters who were blocking his vehicle during the Homecoming parade.
It is preposterous to tie Wolfe to any racist activity. He did not yell the slurs or draw the offensive symbol. While those incidents may involve true racism, they also could be hoaxes, as we have seen in many other cases. Also, he was criticized because he asked police officers to remove the protesters during the parade because they were blocking his vehicle. Since he did not act according to the wishes of protesters, Wolfe represents "white privilege," and, therefore, was sacrificed on the altar of political correctness.
Initially, the protests created some controversy but they reached a new level of agitation when 30 black football players on the University of Missouri team decided to join forces with the activists. They vowed not to play in this weekend's game against Brigham Young University unless Wolfe resigned or was fired. After Gary Pinkel, the highly paid white football coach, sided with the players, it was all over for the President. He resigned the next day, surely under pressure from university leaders nervous about the football team forfeiting the game and having to pay a $1 million cancellation fee.
So, now we know who is really valued at the University of Missouri. It is not the scholar, it is the football player. In fact, since the football team forced the President from his position, maybe they should take over all of the functions of running the school. Why does the university need a president when they have activists and football players who are making the major decisions?
The activists prepared an eight part manifesto with a variety of demands, including the right to approve whoever is selected to replace Wolfe, the hiring of more minorities at the university and the mandate that "racial awareness and inclusion" curriculum be required for all students. Obviously, the activists are now experts in education as well. Who needs arts, sciences, and engineering with such a pressing demand for diversity training?
By resigning, Wolfe created a very dangerous precedent. In just a few days, students at more than 100 colleges protested "racism" on their campuses leading to the resignation of more administrators and professors. In addition, football players at other schools will surely realize their financial power and start making demands. This will have repercussions all over the country.
While Wolfe was not guilty of racism, he was guilty of displaying weakness. He should have said he was not resigning because he did nothing wrong. Then he should have withdrawn the scholarships of all of those who boycotted the game and fired the hapless coach. The season would have ended, but a great message would have been delivered to the protesters. Instead, the forces of political correctness won again and this sickness, a political bubonic plague, will continue to spread throughout the country.
George Soros money again......
Black Lies Matter.
Orchestrated from the White House.
Is it written in cursive? That would make it racist. Just like that racist cursive rant, the Declaration of Independence. Or the Constitution. Or the Gettysburg Address. Or ......
Missouri, the home of Truman, a more plain spoken guy has never taken the WH.
What would he think of the free speech attack taking place in the Show Me State?
What are their chances of getting a decent coach? Zero
They are in last place in the SEC East and looks like they will be there for years now.
The Mob Rules
And these football players want to decide on the president for the school. I am guessing they are not exactly brilliant intellectuals. Whatever, I would not send my children to that school.
Decades ago, there was this book -> movie -> TV Series called “The Paper Chase” and the challenges that a 1st year law student had with a school legend professor, Professor Charles W. Kingsfield, Jr., ably played by John Houseman in the movie and TV. Even as entertainment, I recall that it did display intellectual challenge that one would have expected in a top Ivy League school, Harvard Law.
In todays ‘precious snowflake’ student world, I wonder if there are any of these professors left. I doubt if any are in the liberal arts but perhaps in the hard sciences and professional graduate schools (I hope!) I can envision Houseman->Kingsfield roasting one of the tender egos up one side and down the other!
Which brings a point to my mind, would you want ANY of these insufferable pity party scholars [sic] to be working for or with you? Really?
And what do professional scouts think of players that are on losing teams? Unless a player is a real standout the scouts will not be interested for very long. These football players may have hosed any chance they had at getting noticed by a professional scout.
They will be left with the choice of finishing their degrees or giving it up and going home a failure. And if they finish their degree you can bet it was in grievance studies of some flavor or sociology of underwater basket weaving. Impressive resume enhancer there!
"Y'all want fries with that?"
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The 60s radicals built this. They own it.
They do indeed.
“And these football players want to decide on the president for the school. I am guessing they are not exactly brilliant intellectuals.”
Check them out here:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gODZzSOelss
and ... the disease spreads, although this college has been whacko for YEARS!
Amherst College is exploding with nonnegotiable demands from a student group that the president apologize for (among others things) Amherst’s
“institutional legacy of white supremacy, colonialism, anti-black racism, anti-Latinx racism, anti-Native American racism, anti-Native/ indigenous racism, anti-Asian racism, anti-Middle Eastern racism, heterosexism, cis-sexism, xenophobia, anti-Semitism, ableism, mental health stigma, and classism.”
My unbiased query is how long was the bull-session that created this BS but how much alcohol and intoxicants was wasted as well!
In Cis-sexist Gaul.
I find it interesting that the Mobs at Mo. U. want to have their meetings free of Caucasian people, seem a little Racist to me.
However ,does that mean they will not accept any Monies from The Fed. Govt.paid for by White Tax Payers.
Cause’ that should Happen to these Miserable Racists in the Grievance Groups.
Can you imagine the interview?
ME: Wow, great resume, filled with significant accomplishments..., but tell me about you, is there something that you are NOT good at doing?
Snowflake: Uh, you can’t ask me that! If I don’t do something well, or have a flaw, then I feel badly, like a failure and you can’t make me feel inadequate by asking that question..
ME: NEXT!!!!
MO is playing BYU now and wearing all white uniforms and playing a white QB.
I do the hands up don’t shoot salute quite often as an icebreaker or an entrance or to flag down traffic. On occasion have been told ‘that’s not funny’. My reply, what!!!!!! it’s been a joke always didn’t you know????
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