Students at George Washington Univ. want mascot name changed.

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More than 200 George Washington University students have signed a petition to have the mascot name "Colonials" changed to something else. From the article, “It’s very wrong for us to call ourselves an open and welcoming university when the name means such demise and terror for students who could possibly come here,” sophomore Andrew Hesbacher told the student newspaper.

“Colonialist, terrorist, murderer. In a lot of places that’s what colonials mean to people,” he said. “Why would we continue to call ourselves that?”

This is another example of how our education system is failing miserably. These students apparently are unable to comprehend the definition of colonial and the context in which it is used as the school's mascot name. George Washington, the Founding Fathers and everyone else at that time living in what became the first states of this country were inhabitants of colonies established by the British. They were colonials who organized a revolution against those who were ruling over them and formed a new nation with a constitution that prohibits a regime to rule them and those after them.
 
Yes, but snowflakes that are learning that mob rule works as institutions cave to their demands.

My thought is that we have a generation that has had no *real* threats to their existence that they are having to make up fake threats to give vent to their "rebellious" tendencies.

Still think we should organize mass summer camps in Venezuela to see what a real lack of a safety net, police brutality and dictatorship looks like.
 
Just run them through BOOT the summer between high school and college...
Offer some free $$$ if they graduate...

Would, IMO, work wonders for maturity!!!
 
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