From Wikipedia:
The Common Application (informally known as the Common App) is an undergraduate college admission application that applicants may use to apply to any of more than 800 member colleges and universities in 49 states and the District of Columbia, as well as in Canada, China, Japan, and many European countries.[1] Member colleges and universities that accept the Common App are made up of over 100 public universities, 10 Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and over 250 institutions that do not require an application fee. It is managed by the staff of a not-for-profit membership association (The Common Application, Inc.) and governed by a 13-member volunteer Board of Directors drawn from the ranks of college admission deans and secondary school college counselors. Its mission is to promote access, equity, and integrity in the college admission process, which includes subjective factors gleaned from essays and recommendations alongside more objective criteria such as class rank.
Common App has the advantage of having to write one letter or recommendation for a student, and having all member colleges and universities have access to it.
Sounds pretty reasonable, right?
Well, take a look at this bizarre email I received from Common App today (I did the boldface):
Dear Friend,
On January 6, we were yet again reminded of the critical importance of an educated and just society as we bore witness to a deeply disturbing attack on democracy by violent white supremacist insurrectionists. The stark differences between how peaceful Black and brown protesters were treated this summer relative to Wednesday’s coup again call attention to the centuries-old open wound of racism in this country -- and highlight the work we still have to do to create a more just and equitable society.Wednesday's unsettling attack, while a harsh reminder of how far we have to go, also reaffirmed Common App’s commitment to revolutionizing the college admission process to ensure that all students -- no matter their race, class, identification or creed -- can access a higher education experience that prioritizes belonging, justice, and equity.
We reached out to students to remind them that an educated, just, and more equitable society has never been more critical, and a college education is still the best investment they can make. We desperately need their bright minds and diverse experiences to help us all achieve a better world.
I am confident that as we enter 2021, we are in a strong position to build on the momentum we gained in 2020 and continue to break down barriers for students. I look forward to continuing this work side by side with you.
Sincerely,
Jenny Rickard
President & CEO
I guess Jenny thinks if she lies enough, all of us will forget our own memories of last summer and remember what she wants us to think.
Jenny, people like you are the problem. Don't call me "friend". And lay off the fumes, they're damaging your brain.
6 comments:
So let us address the idea that the 7% of BLM protests that featured violence are comparable with mob rush of the US capitol as if it is a valid argument and not a whataboutism:
It's unlikely that more bodies will turn up at this point, but for now, we know that 5 people died during the January 6th capitol hill incident, including a police officer and an air force veteran. At most, 1000 people were involved in this breach. It should be noted, as well, that a couple pipe bombs were recovered from the capitol grounds and that one of the trump supporters was seen carrying zip-cuffs in the senate chamber, which heavily implies that he was prepared to take hostages.
During the BLM protests, it's estimated that around 25-30 people were killed in total despite police attempting to break up these demonstrations at a rate twice that which they did right-wing protests and used violence and tear gas at staggeringly higher levels in the same comparison. (From: FiveThrityEight) These protests featured hundreds of thousands, if not millions of people, and occurred over a period of months compared to the single day the capitol hill breach took place over.
Of course, we're working with a sample size of one here on the Stop the Steal side, but it still seems that this incident was far deadlier per capita than the sum total of the BLM protests. Domestic terrorism does, after all, tend to be a rather deadly affair.
Wow...those fumes are THICK!
and so is she...she really believes this claptrap...
Who did the killing?
Does the Capitol still stand, or was it burned to the ground?
Were "concrete milkshakes" thrown at the police? Did the police have lasers shown in their eyes?
If you want to go "per capita", what was the cost of the damage done to the Capitol compared to the cost of the most expensive riots in US history?
"Per capita", how many people were arrested at the Capitol vs last summer's riots?
Did you see people carrying big-screen tv's out of the Capitol?
You're right, the *summer* of BLM/Antifa riots vs a couple hours of "mostly peaceful protest" :-) at the Capitol have almost nothing in common--especially the reaction of the Left.
I don't see anyone bailing out the Capitol protestors.
I didn't see Republican politicians egging them on. I didn't even see the President egging them on.
You're correct about one thing, last summer's violent riots are not comparable at all.
Headlines from last summer's riots
Darren, you are ignoring the fact that the Capitol protestors caused HUNDREDS of dollars in damages (all at the expense of the US taxpayer)! They also recruited a supervillain resembling a cross between Thor and Braveheart, got Kato Kaelin to move Nancy Pelosi's lectern, and wouldn't vacate the streets until 8pm! They desecrated the halls where honorable men like Ted Kennedy, Gary Hart, Gary Condit, and Joe Biden sowed their wild oats! The halls of congress will never recover!
I seem to remember that last summer's BLM/Antifa riots burned down an historic church in Washington DC, destroyed the inner cities of Minneapolis, New York, Seattle and Portland. A retired police officer, a man of color, was murdered helping defend his friend's shop. A man was nearly beaten to death on live feed in Dallas. There are businesses that will never ever reopen in these cities, some of them big corporate names like Macy's, CVS, Walmart, Target. Violence only confirms the biases of those who already don't like you. To burn down your own neighborhood and then say you're a victim is like murdering your parents and then begging mercy because you're an orphan. My Dad said this long ago when we were talking politics at the kitchen table "Politics is a pendulum-as far as it goes one way, it will go back just as far in the opposite direction." By the way the MSM, Big Tech and the DNC have coordinated their collective hatred of any and all who do not share their world view, they have created an entire new class of victims. And victims forced into silence tend to fester into eruptions of rebellion in unimaginable ways.
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