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Washington and Lee University to maintain its name
Washington Examiner ^

Posted on 06/05/2021 8:56:45 AM PDT by ameribbean expat

The Board of Trustees at Washington and Lee University voted 22-6 on Friday to continue under its current name, which includes former President George Washington and Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee.

The board acknowledged “sharp disagreements” about the school’s name and history but said members found no consensus as to whether changing the Lexington, Virginia, university’s name “is consistent with our shared values.”

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: lee; washington
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Up yours, commies.
1 posted on 06/05/2021 8:56:45 AM PDT by ameribbean expat
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shared values

"Shared values" = Commie values--every time.
2 posted on 06/05/2021 8:58:35 AM PDT by cgbg (A kleptocracy--if they can keep it. Think of it as the Cantillon Effect in action.)
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Go, Generals! Tom Wolfe would be proud.


3 posted on 06/05/2021 8:59:26 AM PDT by irishjuggler
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So there are 22 white suprema-cysts on the board?


4 posted on 06/05/2021 9:01:12 AM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this?)
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It’s just a matter of time before they buckle.


5 posted on 06/05/2021 9:02:36 AM PDT by Brilliant
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Alum contributions a likely factor


6 posted on 06/05/2021 9:02:38 AM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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It appears there are six that need to be expelled or replaced for not having the attitude and comportment that Washington and Lee maintained.


7 posted on 06/05/2021 9:04:00 AM PDT by vetvetdoug (,)
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General Lee’s name to be stripped from the chapel.


8 posted on 06/05/2021 9:04:51 AM PDT by Romulus
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It’s just a matter of time before they buckle.

Even in the Bible Belt people buckle. Unless they're suspendered. I mean suspended.

Catch is they are naming it Denzel Washington and Bruce Lee University, shortened to Washington and Lee.

9 posted on 06/05/2021 9:13:45 AM PDT by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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Wait until next semester.


10 posted on 06/05/2021 9:17:01 AM PDT by bgill
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GOOD FOR THEM!!!!!


11 posted on 06/05/2021 9:23:42 AM PDT by jocon307 (Dem party delenda est!)
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And in other news the Harris/Biden junta has decided to tear down the Lincoln Memorial because of his appalling racism and misogyny.
12 posted on 06/05/2021 9:24:52 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Trump: "They're After You. I'm Just In The Way")
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glad to see the Board of Trustees at Washington and Lee University have the sanity and balls to take a proper stand and not wilt to stoopids.


13 posted on 06/05/2021 9:28:17 AM PDT by Joe Boucher (You Go Donald.)
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Spine!


14 posted on 06/05/2021 9:32:35 AM PDT by Albion Wilde (God’s will is no concern of this Congress. —Jerry Nadler, 2021)
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“It’s just a matter of time before they buckle.”

They are well on their way; right now they have trouble speaking their own name: “We are confident that W&L will emerge stronger as a result of our active engagement on these issues, the work we have done together, and the actions and commitments we are taking,” the board said in a statement to the Washington Examiner.

Still, their actions are a small victory for reason. We haven’t seen many since November.


15 posted on 06/05/2021 9:35:46 AM PDT by jeffersondem
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A random act of SANITY!


16 posted on 06/05/2021 9:35:57 AM PDT by FatherofFive (We support Trump. Not the GOP)
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Good ! My dad went there !


17 posted on 06/05/2021 9:42:08 AM PDT by Truthoverpower (Arizona !!!! Now the TRUMP TRAIN is getting back on TRACK ! TRUTH! FREEDOM ! LIBERTY! )
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.....Washington and Lee University to maintain its name....

GOOD!!!!


18 posted on 06/05/2021 9:43:47 AM PDT by Honorary Serb (Kosovo is Serbia! Free Srpska! Abolish ICTY!)
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It looks like there are six board members that don’t share the values of Generals Washington and Lee. Those board members need to be removed.


19 posted on 06/05/2021 10:00:06 AM PDT by GaryCrow
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finally some common sense, thank you Trustees!!!


20 posted on 06/05/2021 10:04:58 AM PDT by elpadre ( )
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