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Oxford College To Remove ‘Racist’ (Cecil) Rhodes Plaque: Statue is Next
Breitbart ^
| December 18, 2015
| Donna Rachel Edmunds
Posted on 12/18/2015 7:46:16 AM PST by C19fan
Students at Oxford University have succeeded in persuading Oriel College to remove a plaque in honour of Cecil Rhodes, an imperialist the university has deemed racist. The College has also applied to the local council for permission to remove a statue of him from their grounds.
Earlier this year, the University of Cape Town was forced to remove a statue of Rhodes from their campus, after students attacked the statue repeatedly with excrement and wrapped it in black bin bags.
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TOPICS: History; Society
KEYWORDS: academia; cecilrhodes; correctness; leftismoncampus; political; purge
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To: DJ Taylor
Thanks. I think that's the statue I was thinking about. I just gotta find that before-and-after picture.
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12/18/2015 9:18:00 AM PST
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Leaning Right
(Why am I holding this lantern? I am looking for the next Reagan.)
To: Leaning Right
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYYBlPWYb7Y
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12/18/2015 9:25:46 AM PST
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DJ Taylor
(Once again our country is at war, and once again the Democrats have sided with our enemy.)
To: Leaning Right
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12/18/2015 9:26:43 AM PST
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DJ Taylor
(Once again our country is at war, and once again the Democrats have sided with our enemy.)
To: DJ Taylor
Tip of the hat to you, DJ, for your help. I've got the picture saved. Now all I've got to do is email it to every lib acquaintance of mine. I wonder if they'll get the point without any commentary on my part. Probably not.
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12/18/2015 9:33:07 AM PST
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Leaning Right
(Why am I holding this lantern? I am looking for the next Reagan.)
To: C19fan
Buy a used set of World Book Encyclopedias from 1965 or older ... if you can find one. Before they changed the water. ;o)
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12/18/2015 9:46:34 AM PST
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Liberty Valance
(Keep a Simple Manner for a Happy Life :o)
To: C19fan
They can have Mgabe stuffed and bronzed.
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12/18/2015 12:57:35 PM PST
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SWAMPSNIPER
(The Second Amendment, a Matter of Fact, Not A Matter of Opinion)
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