College admission based on race?

 Definitely!  

Any competitor who can race 40 yards in 5 seconds should be admitted ...

Washington and Lee

 

Q: Why was the statue of Robert E Lee taken down?

A: Because he was seen as emblematic of the institution of slavery.

Q: Did George Washington own slaves?  Yes!

... George Washington inherited enslaved people at the early age of eleven. ... As a young adult, Washington purchased at least eight more enslaved people ...

https://www.google.com/search?=did+george+washington+own+slaves%3F&oq=did+george+

washington+own+slaves%3F&aqs=chrome..69i57.13155j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

Greater Q: When is the Washington Monument coming down?

A: hmmmmmm !!!

To Vax or Not to Vax

 

The fundamental question seems to be simply

“Does Government have the right/duty to impose vaccinations for dangerous disease?”

I lack the intellect to present a meaningful answer.

Nor would I know whether to cut the baby in half . . .

But with regard to the vaccine question I will note that universal immunization may be the salvation of humanity — and that universal freedom to decline the vaccination may result in massive die-offs, and possibly the extinction of our species.

The logical analysis seems to revolve around this:

Which is the greater risk — taking the vaccine to acquire immunity, or refusing the inoculation and risking a fatal infection?

And if refusal by a significant percentage of society threatens an overwhelming scourge of fatal infection, does SOCIETY have the right to require compliance?

To quote Alfred P Dooittle:

“I put it to ya … an' I leave it to ya.”

from “My Fair Lady”

Sirhan Sirhan

 

RFK assassin Sirhan Sirhan will remain in prison — and well he should.

That he is an extreme danger to society is demonstrated by the reported facts that he

• Shot RFK in the back of the head while they faced each other from twenty feet.

  and

• he managed to get off 13 shots, without reloading, from an 8 shot revolver.

Westminster Postponed

 "Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show postponed due to Covid."

Saddens me. I enjoy viewing the various breeds, and while some really don't look, to me, like a dog, I enjoy seeing the familiar and beloved.

Having nothing to distract in the morning television, my mind took to wandering — and pondering.

Why, I wondered, should a particular dog, of a particular breed, be judged as superior to another? Are they not of the same species? And thereby entitled to equality of assessment?

My personal dislike for the toy dogs should not prejudice me in any respect. And yet it does. The pointers, which are my favorites, have marginal superiority in my view over other hunting species.  But some other varieties are relegated to positions of disdain, or outright disgust. Purely on the basis of their appearance.

Seems unfair. If this were to be submitted to judicial review, methinks 'twould be decided in favor of a principal of absolute equality – at least of opportunity. To be judged on the content of their charac — that is, based on their capability to provide their owner with the affection that all crave.

copied from the Internet:

The Original Bambi: The Story of a Life in the Forest, by Felix Salten, in its new translation by Jack Zipes, will be published on 18 January by Princeton Press

By writing a story about animals and wildlife, Salten could get past the negative preconceptions and prejudices many of his readers held about Jews and other minorities: “It enabled him to talk about the persecution of the Jews as freely as he wanted to.” Without being didactic, he could encourage the reader to feel more empathy towards oppressed groups – and Bambi could openly question the cruelty of their oppressors. “Many other writers, like George Orwell, chose animals too because you’re freer to tackle problems that might make your readers bristle. And you don’t want them to bristle, you want them to say, at the end: this is a tragedy.”