WaPo continues to show its stripes

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Vienna_Hokie
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WaPo continues to show its stripes

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Along with a little irony......

First paragraph of the Post Article:

Howard University reaffirmed its commitment to freedom of speech and supporting opposing viewpoints this week after two white teenagers went to a campus diner over the weekend wearing “Make America Great Again” clothing, creating a stir on campus and online.

Last paragraph where Howard Students (the brightest and best students in the nation) and the university's way of re-affirming their commitment to free speech and opposing viewpoints:

Howard students wrote about the incident on Twitter, with one tweeting “who told these lil yt [white] girls they could come to THE HU like it was about to be some joke,” with a picture of one of the girls in a Trump hat.

Soon after the incident, Howard’s main Twitter account tweeted, “The recent events in Charlottesville are the latest examples of the deep divisions that exist in our country.”

“Though this is an institution where freedom of thought, choice, and expression are ever-present, we will never compromise our values or allow others to convince us to do so,” the tweets continued. “We will remain committed to truth and service and boldly affirm who we are and what we stand for. Our campus is a space for educational engagement to occur between both those who do and do not share our values. Thankfully, when visitors set foot on our campus they are met with some of the brightest and best students in our nation.”

Who exactly are the nazis in our society today?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/ho ... c92bc290ad
Looks like the only thing 1984 got wrong was the date.
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Yeah I heard about that. It sounded like the women were part of a larger group and they decided to eat at the Howard University campus for some reason.

What a lovely student body they have there at Howard.

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Don't conflate Howard with the brightest and best students in the nation
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133743Hokie wrote:Don't conflate Howard with the brightest and best students in the nation
I didn't, I just quoted what the howard admin stated in what the post considers an affirmation of their support for free speach.
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Make America Great Again...Booya
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