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kentuck

(113,501 posts) Fri Apr 18, 2025, 09:08 AM Yesterday

Why Trump went after Harvard?

He wanted to make them an example.

Either cooperate or pay the consequences.

But, in the big picture, he wanted to quell protests and dissension of his policies across all the universities in this country. Because, he understands that to silence Americans, it is best to silence the young, college-aged people first.

In my opinion, that was their goal. They wanted to stifle dissent.

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Why Trump went after Harvard? (Original Post) kentuck Yesterday OP

Now, I'm wondering if he or any of his spawn applied to go to Harvard and were rejected Walleye Yesterday #1

Obama went to Harvard Mz Pip Yesterday #3

Also, the Obamas are Harvard graduates as is Pete Buttigieg, Diamond_Dog Yesterday #4

Yes, that's part of it. I'm sure. Also alumni of Harvard have won 50 Nobel prizes. Walleye Yesterday #5

Hahahaha he indeed is obsessed with that Nobel Prize! Diamond_Dog 23 hrs ago #6

He doesn't understand how that the Peace Prize doesn't belong to somebody who foments violence every day Walleye 23 hrs ago #7

MAGA seeks to stifle logic, reason, the Enlightenment itself - the basis for education. bucolic_frolic Yesterday #2

Walleye

(39,625 posts)

1. Now, I'm wondering if he or any of his spawn applied to go to Harvard and were rejected

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Fri Apr 18, 2025, 09:11 AM

Yesterday

Last edited Fri Apr 18, 2025, 10:03 AM - Edit history (1)

Everything he does is personal. He has no feelings for humanity or the bigger American causes. It’s all personal and as nasty as he can be. It’s like we’re in this permanent cheap TV reality show and there’s no way out

Mz Pip

(28,055 posts)

3. Obama went to Harvard

Reply to Walleye (Reply #1)

Fri Apr 18, 2025, 09:18 AM

Yesterday

Might be reason enough.

He’s already gone after law firms who had the gall to represent people or institutions he doesn’t like.

Diamond_Dog

(36,597 posts)

4. Also, the Obamas are Harvard graduates as is Pete Buttigieg,

Reply to Walleye (Reply #1)

Fri Apr 18, 2025, 09:22 AM

Yesterday

and other people he hates and is jealous of. He hates smart highly educated people from elite universities because he knows they look at him as a piece of ignorant trash. So he is only too happy to try and destroy as much as he can about them.

Walleye

(39,625 posts)

5. Yes, that's part of it. I'm sure. Also alumni of Harvard have won 50 Nobel prizes.

Reply to Diamond_Dog (Reply #4)

Fri Apr 18, 2025, 10:03 AM

Yesterday

That’s gotta piss him off mightily. He has never actually achieved the social status he craves because he doesn’t know how to behave like a civilized man

Diamond_Dog

(36,597 posts)

6. Hahahaha he indeed is obsessed with that Nobel Prize!

Reply to Walleye (Reply #5)

Fri Apr 18, 2025, 10:07 AM

23 hrs ago

Even though he has no idea what it means or how to actually deserve one.

Walleye

(39,625 posts)

7. He doesn't understand how that the Peace Prize doesn't belong to somebody who foments violence every day

Reply to Diamond_Dog (Reply #6)

Fri Apr 18, 2025, 10:09 AM

23 hrs ago

That prize is given to people who contribute to world peace. Our president does just the opposite.

bucolic_frolic

(49,812 posts)

2. MAGA seeks to stifle logic, reason, the Enlightenment itself - the basis for education.

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Fri Apr 18, 2025, 09:14 AM

Yesterday

Anti-science. Pro-demons. Prejudice over tolerance. Dictator over cooperation. Decree over law.

Stupidity over competence will make for a really bad world to live in.

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