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surfered

(11,600 posts)
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 11:52 AM Wednesday

Texas A&M bans teachings of Plato

Because…Texas…and Humanities sounds too similar to DEI.

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Texas A&M bans teachings of Plato (Original Post) surfered Wednesday OP
What is this country coming to - I am so disgusted. n/t iluvtennis Wednesday #1
Bunch of damn ignorant fools. Dave Bowman Wednesday #2
This is from The Onion, YESSS??? PLEASE tell me this is from The Onion. niyad Wednesday #3
Is it? SheltieLover Wednesday #4
One hopes! niyad Wednesday #5
Gawd, please tell me it is! SheltieLover Wednesday #9
Here's a link to an article in Reason on this. Jim__ Wednesday #16
This song is a recap of Aristophanes' speech in Plato's Symposium: Gaugamela Wednesday #6
One of mankind's finest expressions about why humans so desperately seek each other Simeon Salus Wednesday #8
Sadly. No surfered Wednesday #7
Omfg! They really pride themselves on stupid, don't they? SheltieLover Wednesday #10
Yup! surfered Wednesday #14
What is "sadly no" referring to? Gaugamela Wednesday #15
Probably a response to post 3. niyad Wednesday #17
Link? Wednesdays Wednesday #11
here it is - but a small publication TBF Wednesday #13
My son was in-state & this school was the natural fit TBF Wednesday #12
and what did they replace Plato with? goebbels? nt Javaman Thursday #18

Gaugamela

(3,250 posts)
6. This song is a recap of Aristophanes' speech in Plato's Symposium:
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 12:01 PM
Wednesday

This is what the snowflakes object to.

Simeon Salus

(1,572 posts)
8. One of mankind's finest expressions about why humans so desperately seek each other
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 12:06 PM
Wednesday

Remember seeing this off-Broadway and being wowed and surprised by the lead performance.

SheltieLover

(76,914 posts)
10. Omfg! They really pride themselves on stupid, don't they?
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 12:11 PM
Wednesday

Just stay chained in the cave...

TBF

(35,675 posts)
13. here it is - but a small publication
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 12:19 PM
Wednesday

Last edited Wed Jan 7, 2026, 02:20 PM - Edit history (1)

https://dailynous.com/2026/01/06/texas-am-bans-plato/

The Chron (A&M isn't too far north of Houston) hasn't picked this up yet, as far as I can see

gift article now that Chron has it: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/article/shooting-is-reported-in-minneapolis-where-the-21281593.php

TBF

(35,675 posts)
12. My son was in-state & this school was the natural fit
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 12:15 PM
Wednesday

but he wouldn't apply and we didn't push him. He's majoring in econ/math at an out of state university.

This university has always been very conservative, so they are agreeable to whatever Abbott wants. Sadly, they are also a very wealthy school with all their research grants.

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