Posted on 10/14/2019 6:24:22 AM PDT by stan_sipple
Several events are being held this week in response to a book burning at Georgia Southern University that's making national headlines.
This Monday, the school's Student Government Association will host a forum to discuss diversity and inclusion on campus, followed by a forum on censorship and the history of burning literature hosted by the university's history department.
"I believe change starts within yourself first. If you don't know someone is unhappy, or faced with a certain situation, you won't ever know. So if we can provide that outlet, hear each other's concerns and opinions, we can bring some ideas and change," SGA President Juwan Smith said in an interview with WJCL 22 News.
On Wednesday, the college hosted author Jennine Capo Crucet as a guest lecturer to discuss her book "Make Your Home Among Strangers." The night escalated after one student asked the author if she had the authority to discuss "white privilege."
That night, witnesses recorded videos of students burning the author's books on campus grounds.
Previous reports by the university claimed students gathered outside Crucet's hotel, but the university has since taken the statement back.
The university has released a statement saying the acts were "within the students' First Amendment rights," but added that "book burning does not align with Georgia Southern's values nor does it encourage the civil discourse and debate of ideas."
That’s not fair. Caribbean and African blacks do not have the same culture as some blacks in the US. And, in my experience, black children of military families don’t have the counterproductive attitude. You can’t pin it on genes. Upbringing/culture has everything to do with it. See also: white Appalachians, Roma, and urban New York Southern Italians, that anthropogist say are also stuck in their ruts, as a group.
Godwin’s Law revoked concerning the book burning incident: Hitler would be proud ! ! !
Guess you have long noticed that the POS’ that mainly invoke “white privilege’ are largely....drum roll....white people.
Several years ago, when I was a in Rotary in Coastal Georgia, we had a big presentation between the admin of Georgia Southern, and, Armstrong (my Alma Mater).
I managed to ask the president of Armstrong how they were going to keep Southern from dragging the academic reputation of Armstrong down (which is substantial for a small southern university). She had no answer for me.
I have several friends that teach at the Armstrong Campus, they all agree with me.
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