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re: Why did LSU cave on the library renaming so quickly?
Posted on 6/19/20 at 5:27 pm to Mithridates6
Posted on 6/19/20 at 5:27 pm to Mithridates6
It'll be the Alton Sterling Memorial Library.
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Posted on 6/19/20 at 5:44 pm to Parmen
Because it was named after a racist and because who gives a shite?
Posted on 6/19/20 at 5:50 pm to H I McDunnough
How many buildings are named for "racists" in your opinion?
Posted on 6/19/20 at 5:51 pm to Mithridates6
I hope no one tells these cucks where the term tiger comes from.
Posted on 6/19/20 at 5:52 pm to Mithridates6
You give in on a small thing like the library name to appease them then tell them to get fricked when they “demand” something bigger down the road.
Posted on 6/19/20 at 5:53 pm to Mithridates6
Why did Dew Brees cave so quickly?
Where did the Gator Bait thing come from so quickly?
Why did the SEC and NCAA all of a sudden think it’s time to tell a sovereign state what they must do in regard to their flag?
Why are all these people who were not weeks ago vehemently opposed to kneeling during the anthem all of a sudden taking a knee?
Why is our own military taking a knee? Cops taking a knee?
Why do we hate Christopher Columbus?
Why must we take down all historical monuments, even attacking Lincoln’s?
People have lost their ever loving minds.
Where did the Gator Bait thing come from so quickly?
Why did the SEC and NCAA all of a sudden think it’s time to tell a sovereign state what they must do in regard to their flag?
Why are all these people who were not weeks ago vehemently opposed to kneeling during the anthem all of a sudden taking a knee?
Why is our own military taking a knee? Cops taking a knee?
Why do we hate Christopher Columbus?
Why must we take down all historical monuments, even attacking Lincoln’s?
People have lost their ever loving minds.
Posted on 6/19/20 at 5:54 pm to Mithridates6
Because its a race to the bottom for virtue signaling right now.
Posted on 6/19/20 at 5:57 pm to Mithridates6
People have been calling for it to be renamed for years.
Posted on 6/19/20 at 5:58 pm to LSUBoo
I remember in the good old days when the kids would Rave at Middleton during Finals Week. Damn.
Posted on 6/19/20 at 5:58 pm to TH03
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Just put a statue of Burrow in its place.
One you can see from outer space.
Posted on 6/19/20 at 6:00 pm to Mithridates6
Nobody really gives a damn who the library is named after...they needed some things to compromise on and that was an easy one...
Posted on 6/19/20 at 6:02 pm to Mithridates6
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How many buildings are named for "racists" in your opinion?
No earthly idea. However, this one is a no brainer.
Posted on 6/19/20 at 6:04 pm to Spankum
Middleton's family didn't deserve this: he was a 2x war hero and instrumental in the university's history. Just demolish it w/o renaming
Posted on 6/19/20 at 6:08 pm to H I McDunnough
I did not read the entire post, but it is simple, the Governor wanted the name changed and the majority of the board was appointed by him. Elections have consequences.
Posted on 6/19/20 at 6:59 pm to TheHarahanian
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It’s this. Who gives a shite about a physical library in 2020? There was already talk about removing it.
Really? They have computers for students to use that can't afford them. Books to check out for classes so you don't have to buy them. Stay open for a place to study. Are good meeting places for group projects. Have printing stations for people that don't have a printer.
Their computers also have programs on them like CAD that could also be too expensive for a broke college student.
Posted on 6/19/20 at 7:02 pm to dgnx6
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They have computers for students to use that can't afford them. Books to check out for classes so you don't have to buy them. Stay open for a place to study. Are good meeting places for group projects. Have printing stations for people that don't have a printer.
Their computers also have programs on them like CAD that could also be too expensive for a broke college student.
Sound arguments. You should present them to the people who are already planning to remove the library. But be prepared because I bet they have better talking points than you.
Posted on 6/19/20 at 7:02 pm to Jim Rockford
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They're scared of a long drawn out PR nightmare like what happened at Mizzou and is in the process of happening at UT. They think if they get out ahead of it they can forestall it. Time will tell.
You can go too far the other way and destroy your school like Evergreen did.
Posted on 6/19/20 at 7:04 pm to TheHarahanian
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Sound arguments. You should present them to the people who are already planning to remove the library. But be prepared because I bet they have better talking points than you.
How about this? It's racist because of the wealth gap created by white supremacists. Minority students need free access to things a library provides.
Posted on 6/19/20 at 7:13 pm to dgnx6
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It's racist because of the wealth gap created by white supremacists. Minority students need free access to things a library provides.
Sure, but this library was named after a war hero who wrote something that was probably racist 60 years ago. You know the rules. Everything in there is tainted and must be destroyed, preferably by fire and on live TV.
Posted on 6/19/20 at 7:40 pm to TheHarahanian
Never heard of the guy and really don't give a crap what some library is called. What I am trying to wrap my head around is why do so many people get up in arms about taking some racist dude's name off of a building? Maybe it's because I don't give much of a crap but I don't understand why some to take it as such a personal attack.
And for the record, knowing very little about the guy, I'd probably be against removing his name if it were up for a vote or something. I understand the logic if it were some guy that fought against our country but this guy fought for our country (I think). My guess is he was a product of his times more than anything else and it's hard to hold that against him because you would have to hold it against every single human that has lived, ever.
And for the record, knowing very little about the guy, I'd probably be against removing his name if it were up for a vote or something. I understand the logic if it were some guy that fought against our country but this guy fought for our country (I think). My guess is he was a product of his times more than anything else and it's hard to hold that against him because you would have to hold it against every single human that has lived, ever.
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