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I'm sure this will come soon to the US with our new overlords looking for new dystopian ideas.
In the US, what are the privileges that you earn by possessing a degree?
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Re: Turkish university annuls Erdogan rival's degree, preventing run for president
#92The really interesting news here is that in Turkey you need a degree to run for president.
I'm sure it sounded like a good idea at the time but this proves once again these kind of limitations placed on leadership positions can and will be exploited.
In 2028, The State of Indiana is going to issue a corrected birth certificate for Pete Buttigieg showing him to be 32 years and therefore not eligible to be president.
Re: Turkish university annuls Erdogan rival's degree, preventing run for president
#93In other, recent, non-related news, Columbia University revoked the diplomas of some pro-Palestine protestors[1]. The CBS headline buries the lede, but revoking diplomas is not too low for American universities. 1. https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/columbia-university-pro...
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So you don't support freedom of speech? Or you support it only for people who agree with you? Do you believe the government should pressure institutions to punish people who express messages the government doesn't like?
It's interesting that Columbia protesters get their degrees revoked but J6 protesters get pardons. How do you explain the difference?
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#94Re: Turkish university annuls Erdogan rival's degree, preventing run for president
#95In other, recent, non-related news, Columbia University revoked the diplomas of some pro-Palestine protestors[1]. The CBS headline buries the lede, but revoking diplomas is not too low for American universities. 1. https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/columbia-university-pro...
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We already have laws on the books to deal with physical violence. As for verbal abuse, welcome to America - aka sticks and stones country (as guaranteed by our constitution). Anyways, why should a particular faith get special privileges?
Re: Turkish university annuls Erdogan rival's degree, preventing run for president
#96In other, recent, non-related news, Columbia University revoked the diplomas of some pro-Palestine protestors[1]. The CBS headline buries the lede, but revoking diplomas is not too low for American universities. 1. https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/columbia-university-pro...
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It's clear that you hold these positions pretty strongly, and there is nothing wrong with that. However, I am wondering why you felt compelled to post your closely held personal positions from a throwaway account? It minimizes the statement quite a bit and makes it looks like a drive by posting.
Re: Turkish university annuls Erdogan rival's degree, preventing run for president
#97he has 2 years to get another degree
I would totally watch Turkish Billy Madison.
Re: Turkish university annuls Erdogan rival's degree, preventing run for president
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Still crazy that diplomas can be revoked for non-academic problems. Diplomas should only be able to be revoked if it turns out they were gained using academic misconduct (in my opinion). If I murder someone during my diploma, get the diploma, and then get caught, will the diploma be taken away? How does that make sense?
If you murder someone on the campus of the university , then yes, they might cancel your degree.
Why?
Lots of felons keep their degree.
In this case, no one was murdered. The crime is more like trespassing. Should we take degrees of people who get caught dealing drugs? Insider trading? Pirating movies?
Do you think this punishment represents a consistent policy of the university, or was it applied under government pressure?
Re: Turkish university annuls Erdogan rival's degree, preventing run for president
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Still crazy that diplomas can be revoked for non-academic problems. Diplomas should only be able to be revoked if it turns out they were gained using academic misconduct (in my opinion). If I murder someone during my diploma, get the diploma, and then get caught, will the diploma be taken away? How does that make sense?
If you murder someone on the campus of the university , then yes, they might cancel your degree.
Which is ridiculous.
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It's a disrepectful comparison for Turkish nationals working hard to build democratic institutions. The US hasn't had the same history of coups, insurgencies, pogroms, massacres, censorship, corruption, etc. Making everything about the US is just rude.
Why is it rude?
Do you think Americans haven't worked hard to build democratic institutions?