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32. Let's also reject Euclidian Maths and the Pythagoras theorem

Reply to Hoppy (Original post)

Wed Nov 25, 2015, 01:24 AM

Nov 2015

Both Euclides and Pythagoras lived in Ancient Greece which had multiracial slave labor.

In defense of the caucasian, Mediterranean and African slaves of Ancient Greece,
let's rename the Pythagoras theorem and Euclidian Mathematics.

Next: Plato and Voltaire were homophobes.

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Students: Fight Racsim! Decline Your Rhodes Scholarships! [View all] Hoppy Nov 2015 OP

If Cecil Rhodes was the last racist left standing, this would be a sound policy. Xipe Totec Nov 2015 #1

Zimbabwe's colonial name, Rhodesia, hearkens back to Rhodes as well. KamaAina Nov 2015 #2

Racsim sucks! KamaAina Nov 2015 #3

Anyone who would decline a Rhodes hifiguy Nov 2015 #4

Is this supposed to be a veiled jab at Bill Clinton, Susan Rice and Rachel Maddow et al? lpbk2713 Nov 2015 #5

Kris Kritstofferson, too. ryan_cats Nov 2015 #14

Yeah and stop eating sharp_stick Nov 2015 #6

Changing the name would be a good idea mwrguy Nov 2015 #7

Except that they were funded by him NT 1939 Nov 2015 #9

So? mwrguy Nov 2015 #10

So 1939 Nov 2015 #18

Anyone dumb enough to refuse one, is too dumb to qualify for one anywhoo. NightWatcher Nov 2015 #8

+1 True. nt FLPanhandle Nov 2015 #25

Apartheid came into being many decades after Rhodes died DavidDvorkin Nov 2015 #11

The speed with which apartheid imploded tends to be overlooked too Sen. Walter Sobchak Nov 2015 #13

My belief/strong hunch DavidDvorkin Nov 2015 #16

Doesn't take a Rhodes scholar... Heeeeers Johnny Nov 2015 #12

I wondered when someone would go there. cwydro Nov 2015 #15

Won the scholarship, studied at Oxford, failed to earn a degree. n/t cherokeeprogressive Nov 2015 #17

I didn't know he never earned a degree! cwydro Nov 2015 #20

Not from Oxford anyway. cherokeeprogressive Nov 2015 #21

Guess so. cwydro Nov 2015 #22

That's like refusing to use all the libraries Carnegie built. Adrahil Nov 2015 #19

Bobby Jindal is a Rhodes Scholar, which Cyrano Nov 2015 #23

Don't forget to reject a Fulbright scholarship, too. Seeking Serenity Nov 2015 #24

Yeah, that's not going to happen. RandySF Nov 2015 #26

I got a Byrd Scholarship. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Nov 2015 #27

That is as stupid as the Woodrow Wilson protests, ps Bill Clinton was a Rhodes Scholar Todays_Illusion Nov 2015 #28

Is this sarcasm? mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2015 #29

Bingo ! Yes, sarcasm. Hoppy Nov 2015 #31

Thanks. It has reached the point that I can't tell real demands and sarcasm apart. mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2015 #33

Putting the sarcasm emit in, takes the fun from it. Hoppy Nov 2015 #34

Take the scholarship & graduate with honors. JonathanRackham Nov 2015 #30

Let's also reject Euclidian Maths and the Pythagoras theorem Yorktown Nov 2015 #32