March 29, 2024

5 thoughts on “Turning Its Entire Campus Into A Safe Space, Cornell Demonstrates Why It Is No University of Chicago

  1. This article defends the racism of Cornell in 1969! They used to burn down buildings black people inhabited. Way to bolster your argument.

  2. I’m afraid you will have to substantiate your claim––I have found no mention of Cornell University burning down buildings, let alone “buildings black people inhabited.”

  3. I think you are still a little off. The first link you sent me refers to an event that occurred in 1970, a year after the events of 1969. While the reason behind the fire was presumed to be arson, it does not seem to have ever been confirmed. As such, you cannot declare that “they used to burn down buildings black people inhabited.” For one, we have no idea why the building burned down and if, as such, there was even a “they” involved (also, in either case it would be “building”, not “buildings”).
    The second link you sent did refer to an occurrence in 1969, but to the burning of a cross, not a building. In this case, again, the culprit was never identified. However, it is believed to have been a hoax–a belief backed up by one of the members of the society responsible for the 1969 protests. Here’s a quote from a 2009 article in City Journal: “The cross burners were never caught, and Ithaca police suspected, but could never prove, that AAS members themselves had burned the cross, trying to create a pretext for further protest. Stephen Goodwin, a Cornell student at the time who served as the AAS treasurer, later called the cross burning “a set-up. It was just to bring in more media and more attention to the whole thing.” (you can find that article here: http://www.city-journal.org/html/cornell’s-straight-flush-10659.html)

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