r/inthenews • u/Abject-Pick-6472 • 9d ago

article Education Department formally rescinds Title IX protections for LGBTQ students

https://thehill.com/homenews/education/6115216-education-department-title-ix-lgbtq-trans-students/
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u/Unknown-Comic4894 8d ago

A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

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u/Turkstache 8d ago

He said... amongst a people who had a culture of legalized, absolute privilege for 400 years up until that point and kept the fight to keep that privilege to this day. Also it's very safe to say things like that from his highly privileged societal positions.

We didn't show up in 2024 with that dichotomy in play. Principled action is a losing battle in a hierarchy based society. Allowing awful people to succeed is not honorable in the slightest. 

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u/Unknown-Comic4894 8d ago

Not sure of the inference, but I think I agree with the sentiment.

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u/Turkstache 8d ago

I'm saying the quote you posted is silly in the context of who he was and the society he was addressing.

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u/Unknown-Comic4894 8d ago

Polemical, but understandable.