What is old is new again

[ThreePointTakedown]

In his 2025 campaign for President, Republican 47 promised to "to clean up the mess at Harvard and Columbia." 47 was referring to the unrest prevalent not just at Harvard and Columbia, but on college campuses throughout country. Students and faculty alike were engaged in protests, demonstrations, and strikes related to issues such as the Gaza, civil rights, discrimination, and women’s rights.

In one 2024 campaign speech, 47 declared that many leftist campus movements had transcended legitimate protest, with the actions of "ANTIFA, radi­cals and filthy speech advocates" having become more to do "with riot­ing, with anarchy" than "academic freedom." He blamed university administrators and faculty, who "press their particular value judgments" on students, for "a leadership gap and a morality and decency gap" on campus, and suggested a code of conduct be imposed on faculty to "force them to serve as examples of good behavior and decency."

[mspart]

I'm not getting where you are going with this. 

mspart

[ThreePointTakedown]

18 hours ago, mspart said:

I'm not getting where you are going with this. 

mspart

I guess a few things. 
Firstly, 140+ views and not one researched the validity of the post. 
Secondly, if they had they would’ve seen the similarities between this and a story about and quoting Reagan in the 60’s. With shockingly similar rhetoric to 47. Attacking the very things that stand in opposition to fundamental conservatism, knowledge and learning. Also, seeing the similarities between the two. Both celebrities made famous by lying to the masses. Convincing them they are someone they are not. Then going into politics attacking the same people their billionaire backers see as the obstacles to more power. 
Thirdly, what did Reagan do? Killed free or cheap tuition. Limiting higher education to those who could afford it. 47 rails against student loan forgiveness. Loans being a measure put in place as a bandage to address Reagan’s war on education. For some reason people are happy with the result. 

[Interviewed_at_Weehawken]

5 minutes ago, ThreePointTakedown said:

I guess a few things. 
Firstly, 140+ views and not one researched the validity of the post. 
Secondly, if they had they would’ve seen the similarities between this and a story about and quoting Reagan in the 60’s. With shockingly similar rhetoric to 47. Attacking the very things that stand in opposition to fundamental conservatism, knowledge and learning. Also, seeing the similarities between the two. Both celebrities made famous by lying to the masses. Convincing them they are someone they are not. Then going into politics attacking the same people their billionaire backers see as the obstacles to more power. 
Thirdly, what did Reagan do? Killed free or cheap tuition. Limiting higher education to those who could afford it. 47 rails against student loan forgiveness. Loans being a measure put in place as a bandage to address Reagan’s war on education. For some reason people are happy with the result. 

You are hilarious.  Loans are why education is so expensive.

152 lol

[Caveira]

5 minutes ago, ThreePointTakedown said:

I guess a few things. 
Firstly, 140+ views and not one researched the validity of the post. 
Secondly, if they had they would’ve seen the similarities between this and a story about and quoting Reagan in the 60’s. With shockingly similar rhetoric to 47. Attacking the very things that stand in opposition to fundamental conservatism, knowledge and learning. Also, seeing the similarities between the two. Both celebrities made famous by lying to the masses. Convincing them they are someone they are not. Then going into politics attacking the same people their billionaire backers see as the obstacles to more power. 
Thirdly, what did Reagan do? Killed free or cheap tuition. Limiting higher education to those who could afford it. 47 rails against student loan forgiveness. Loans being a measure put in place as a bandage to address Reagan’s war on education. For some reason people are happy with the result. 

Mumbo jumbo 

[mspart]

30 minutes ago, ThreePointTakedown said:

I guess a few things. 
Firstly, 140+ views and not one researched the validity of the post. 
Secondly, if they had they would’ve seen the similarities between this and a story about and quoting Reagan in the 60’s. With shockingly similar rhetoric to 47. Attacking the very things that stand in opposition to fundamental conservatism, knowledge and learning. Also, seeing the similarities between the two. Both celebrities made famous by lying to the masses. Convincing them they are someone they are not. Then going into politics attacking the same people their billionaire backers see as the obstacles to more power. 
Thirdly, what did Reagan do? Killed free or cheap tuition. Limiting higher education to those who could afford it. 47 rails against student loan forgiveness. Loans being a measure put in place as a bandage to address Reagan’s war on education. For some reason people are happy with the result. 

Your two posts don't seem to have any relevance to each other.   I'm still not following.   I guess it can be summed with with R bad, D good.   

mspart

[ionel]

23 minutes ago, Caveira said:

Mumbo jumbo 

jumbo mumbo  

[Interviewed_at_Weehawken]

Just now, ionel said:

jumbo mumbo  

mumble jumble

[Interviewed_at_Weehawken]

2 minutes ago, mspart said:

Your two posts don't seem to have any relevance to each other.   I'm still not following.   I guess it can be summed with with R bad, D good.   

mspart

My favorite part is how he refuses to call his president, Mr. Donald J. Trump, by name. 

[Lipdrag]

On 9/5/2025 at 11:52 AM, ThreePointTakedown said:

Thirdly, what did Reagan do? Killed free or cheap tuition. Limiting higher education to those who could afford it.

This is easily proven wrong in about 3 seconds of reflective thought and 30 seconds of research. 

• the Federal Government sets tuition rates at about 5 colleges nationwide - the service academies.  Tuition is free there.  All other tuitions were set by people not named Ronald Reagan and not in his administration.
• college enrollment soared during Reagans' 2 terms both in absolute numbers and percentage.  The biggest winners . . . wait for it . . . women and minorities!!  Probably not those "who could afford it".
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• Did over 2 million people suddenly become "able to afford it" in the 80's even though REAGAN jacked up the price?  Your "logic" is interesting.

Source: https://nces.ed.gov/pubs93/93442.pdf

Edited 6 hours ago by Lipdrag

[Caveira]

8 minutes ago, Lipdrag said:

This is easily proven wrong in about 3 seconds of reflective thought and 30 seconds of research. 

• the Federal Government sets tuition rates at about 5 colleges nationwide - the service academies.  Tuition is free there.  All other tuitions were set by people not named Ronald Reagan and not in his administration.
• college enrollment soared during Reagans' 2 terms both in absolute numbers and percentage.  The biggest winners . . . wait for it . . . women and minorities!!  Probably not those "who could afford it".
•  
• 
• Did over 2 million people suddenly become "able to afford it" in the 80's even though REAGAN jacked up the price?  Your "logic" is interesting.

Source: https://nces.ed.gov/pubs93/93442.pdf

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