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Decades Ago, Columbia Refused to Pay Trump $400 Million (www.nytimes.com)
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[–] Australis13@fedia.io 8 points 4 months ago

Now his attack on Columbia University makes sense.

[–] pandapoo@sh.itjust.works 8 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Oh God. Please don't view this Ivy League institution as a victim.

Trump is a fascist, but that doesn't make Columbia "good".

They're just feeling the possibility of a little blowback from what Ivy league institutions and their graduates have collectively done this country. Boo-hoo.

[–] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Government funding which is based on the petty whims of those in power is a dangerous step. Columbia can be bad, but democratic norms being subverted, for petty or nefarious purposes can be worse.