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CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 hours ago

Texas A&M is banning Plato, citing his “gender ideology.”

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Texas A&M is banning Plato, citing his “gender ideology.”

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CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 hours ago
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Today, Texas A&M resumes classes for the spring semester—but a number of canonized texts will not be welcomed back to school. The public research university has lately been caught in the crossf…
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    Nothing but the brightest in Texas

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    Ironically, Plato was so distrustful of the intelligence of the common person that he had severe reservations against writing his lessons down.

    His argument was that writings can be misrepresented and misused, and can’t defend themselves against it by arguing back.

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    The university apparently quibbled with Plato’s reference the the “Myth of Androgyne,” in which Aristophanes describes three genders.

    I suppose next they’ll be banned from teaching German.

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    “we must save the traditions of Western civilization” people in shambles

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    Only tradition texas has, is being traitors.

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    Might as well ban the New Testament. And the Constitution.

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    The Talibangelicals strike again.

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    Wait til someone tells them that the Greeks were gay pedophiles by today’s standards.

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      Fastest U-turn ever

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    If you’re fool enough to visit Texas for education….

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    That’s fucking wild

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