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Texas A&M bans teachings of Plato (Original Post) surfered Jan 2026 OP
What is this country coming to - I am so disgusted. n/t iluvtennis Jan 2026 #1
Bunch of damn ignorant fools. Dave Bowman Jan 2026 #2
This is from The Onion, YESSS??? PLEASE tell me this is from The Onion. niyad Jan 2026 #3
Is it? SheltieLover Jan 2026 #4
One hopes! niyad Jan 2026 #5
Gawd, please tell me it is! SheltieLover Jan 2026 #9
Here's a link to an article in Reason on this. Jim__ Jan 2026 #16
This song is a recap of Aristophanes' speech in Plato's Symposium: Gaugamela Jan 2026 #6
One of mankind's finest expressions about why humans so desperately seek each other Simeon Salus Jan 2026 #8
Sadly. No surfered Jan 2026 #7
Omfg! They really pride themselves on stupid, don't they? SheltieLover Jan 2026 #10
Yup! surfered Jan 2026 #14
What is "sadly no" referring to? Gaugamela Jan 2026 #15
Probably a response to post 3. niyad Jan 2026 #17
Link? Wednesdays Jan 2026 #11
here it is - but a small publication TBF Jan 2026 #13
My son was in-state & this school was the natural fit TBF Jan 2026 #12
and what did they replace Plato with? goebbels? nt Javaman Jan 2026 #18

Gaugamela

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6. This song is a recap of Aristophanes' speech in Plato's Symposium:
Reply to surfered (Original post)
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 01:01 PM
Jan 2026

This is what the snowflakes object to.

Simeon Salus

(1,643 posts)
8. One of mankind's finest expressions about why humans so desperately seek each other
Reply to Gaugamela (Reply #6)
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 01:06 PM
Jan 2026

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

SheltieLover

(81,218 posts)
10. Omfg! They really pride themselves on stupid, don't they?
Reply to surfered (Reply #7)
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 01:11 PM
Jan 2026

Just stay chained in the cave...

TBF

(36,864 posts)
13. here it is - but a small publication
Reply to Wednesdays (Reply #11)
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 01:19 PM
Jan 2026

Last edited Wed Jan 7, 2026, 03:20 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

(36,864 posts)
12. My son was in-state & this school was the natural fit
Reply to surfered (Original post)
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 01:15 PM
Jan 2026

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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