re: New Mizzou admin finally goes on the direct offensive against CS1950

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Frick that, may those people burn in eternal hell for this demand

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Additions: A statue of Lloyd Gaines placed at Mel Carnahan Quadrangle, $6,000 put toward social justice centers and $250,000 toward an expansion of the Gaines Oldham Black Culture Center.


Are they serious?

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Oh, they're dead serious. They might receive some support for the statue. But the rest of it? It's another step taken too far, an over-reach.

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In a strange way the best thing for Mizzou to fully recapture its image at this point may be for CS1950 to keep making demands, because each one gets more ridiculous

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I said from the outset of this mess that once they got a little support, they'd go to far, like most radical groups do. They show themselves to be unreasonable and radical, and lose support of those of us in the middle. Then, they become marginalized, isolated and ultimately, a footnote. The people who matter - opinion leaders, donors, alumni, etc. - are quietly taking back control with money and other support, or by withholding same. Unless a group's mission and objectives are clear and achievable from the outset, they ultimately fragment and fail. We're seeing that beginning here.

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I think at this point the main thing is to get this Jonathan Butler kid graduated already

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You nailed it earlier when you speculated that he plans a political career. I'd bet money on it. This is his case study, and probably the basis for his thesis. He needs to go. The sooner the better. Seven years and still no masters degree? Come on, man...