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Univ of Florida honors Karl Marx?

Posted on 3/9/22 at 9:08 am
Posted by Crimson Wraith
Member since Jan 2014
24973 posts
Posted on 3/9/22 at 9:08 am
Breitbart

The University of Florida has named a study room after Communist Manifesto author Karl Marx, who the university calls a “philosopher, radical economist, and revolutionary critic.”

Karl Marx, who the University of Florida has labeled as a “philosopher, radical economist, and revolutionary critic,” has been honored with the naming of a study room in the Library West according to a report by Campus Reform.

Below the name of the study room is a sign which credits Marx as being the “founder of scientific socialism,” whose “reputation as a radical thinker” emerged during the rise of the socialist political parties in the 1870s and 1880s.

“The unique extent of the influence of Marx’s materialist explanation of the workings of society, economics and history, inevitably saw Marxist theory extend its influence to literary criticism,” the plaque reads.

Marx is also credited with laying the foundation for the rise of “socialist and communist movements throughout the world.”

Karl Marx Group Study Room is reportedly one of 14 spaces that students can reserve and holds the largest occupancy available.

Each study room is reportedly named after a different influential individual.

Many, however, might consider naming a room in honor of Marx to be a bizarre move, given that international communism — which has left 100 million people dead over the course of 100 years — is grounded in the late philosopher’s ideas, known as Marxism.

While the University of Florida props up Marx’s name, schools across the country are tearing down American figures, such as George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Paul Revere.

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Posted by upgrayedd
Lifting at Tobin's house
Member since Mar 2013
134989 posts
Posted on 3/9/22 at 9:10 am to
I wish the administration over there would implement some Marxism on campus with tuition, grades, and housing and give these kids a little insight into Karl's dream world
Posted by BigMob
Georgia
Member since Oct 2021
7625 posts
Posted on 3/9/22 at 9:10 am to
Theyre not even trying to hide it anymore.
This post was edited on 3/9/22 at 10:05 am
Posted by dipsydoo3
Member since Sep 2018
113 posts
Posted on 3/9/22 at 9:11 am to
We have to be in the upside down world. There is no other excuse for this buffoonery.
Posted by jchamil
Member since Nov 2009
16588 posts
Posted on 3/9/22 at 9:12 am to
I quit making donations to UF law school when the university nixed the gator bait cheer saying it had bullshite racist origins
Posted by grizzlylongcut
Member since Sep 2021
9635 posts
Posted on 3/9/22 at 9:13 am to
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The University of Florida has named a study room after Communist Manifesto author Karl Marx, who the university calls a “philosopher, radical economist, and revolutionary critic, and man whose ideals prompted the death of hundreds of millions of people in the 20th Century.”


FIFT
Posted by BobBoucher
Member since Jan 2008
16808 posts
Posted on 3/9/22 at 9:14 am to
That’s fine.

Inside the room they should post images of all of the nations and dictators who implemented or attempted Marxism throughout history and the number of civilian deaths which resulted in each nation.
This post was edited on 3/9/22 at 9:15 am
Posted by RockyMtnTigerWDE
War Damn Eagle Dad!
Member since Oct 2010
105483 posts
Posted on 3/9/22 at 9:16 am to
Karl Marx was a devout racist

Posted by Gr8t8s
Member since Oct 2009
2579 posts
Posted on 3/9/22 at 9:16 am to
I actually read Marx. Spent a lot of time on it. Went it with as open of a mind as possible. Hell, there must be something there if people believe it.

There are some things he gets right, as in what problems society and capitalism can face, but his solutions are awful, contradictory and go against all we know of human nature.

I walked away from the study feeling like I read the ramblings of a violent psychopath. If someone believe in his philosophy, they deserve all the ridicule we can heap upon them.
Posted by Bard
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Member since Oct 2008
51868 posts
Posted on 3/9/22 at 9:17 am to
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Many, however, might consider naming a room in honor of Marx to be a bizarre move, given that international communism — which has left 100 million people dead over the course of 100 years — is grounded in the late philosopher’s ideas, known as Marxism.


Studying economics in any of these rooms would be like studying child sex trafficking in a room named after Jeffrey Epstein.
Posted by lz2112
Largo, Fl
Member since Oct 2019
1172 posts
Posted on 3/9/22 at 9:29 am to
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I quit making donations to UF law school when the university nixed the gator bait cheer saying it had bull shite racist origins



Same here. UF had been getting money from me for 40 years, but that ended for good in 2020.

It's not like I'll burn my Gator gear, but I doubt I'll ever set foot on campus again.



Posted by Tigers2010a
Member since Jul 2021
3627 posts
Posted on 3/9/22 at 9:31 am to
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Many, however, might consider naming a room in honor of Marx to be a bizarre move, given that international communism — which has left 100 million people dead over the course of 100 years — is grounded in the late philosopher’s ideas, known as Marxism.


Where is Hitler's study room?
Posted by Eurocat
Member since Apr 2004
15052 posts
Posted on 3/9/22 at 9:33 am to
In Vienna Austria a large Avenue is called Karl Marx Strasse so I don't see the big deal. Things are named for philosophers and economists all the time.

There is a town in New York named Aristotle.
Posted by olemc999
At a blackjack table
Member since Oct 2010
13327 posts
Posted on 3/9/22 at 9:37 am to
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university nixed the gator bait cheer saying it had bullshite racist origins


Still pissed about that.
Posted by UFMatt
In Traitor Joe Biden's US
Member since Oct 2010
11527 posts
Posted on 3/9/22 at 9:43 am to
Disgusting and embarrassing.
Posted by TerryDawg03
The Deep South
Member since Dec 2012
15833 posts
Posted on 3/9/22 at 10:14 am to
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Marx is also credited with laying the foundation for the rise of “socialist and communist movements throughout the world.”


He also pioneered jean shorts as a fashion statement against the bourgeoisie.
Posted by TS1926
Alabama
Member since Jan 2020
5762 posts
Posted on 3/9/22 at 10:22 am to
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In Vienna Austria a large Avenue is called Karl Marx Strasse so I don't see the big deal. Things are named for philosophers and economists all the time. There is a town in New York named Aristotle.


I think you’re capable of reasoning away anything to fit your worldview.
Tell us how Mao Zedong or Pol Pot can be admired for their “good” intentions.
Posted by jchamil
Member since Nov 2009
16588 posts
Posted on 3/9/22 at 12:13 pm to
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There is a town in New York named Aristotle.



I'm not 100% certain, but I don't think Aristotle's teachings led to the murder and starvation of millions of people. Feel free to correct me on that
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