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A University of Florida student won an academic honor after he argued in a school paper that the Constitution applies only to white people. The student also made statements against Jews.

The granting of the award set off months of turmoil on the law school campus.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/21/us/white-supremacist-university-of-florida-paper.html

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[–] DarkCloud@lemmy.world 33 points 3 days ago (2 children)

In his capstone paper for the class, Mr. Damsky argued that the framers had intended for the phrase “We the People,” in the Constitution’s preamble, to refer exclusively to white people. From there, he argued for the...

I mean, it's an honest start, but then goes on to ignore the progress of history that's occured from that point. Doing so to push a "traditionalist" racist agenda.

[–] DarkCloud@lemmy.world 17 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

I say these type of traditionalists aren't really living their ideologies until they die at 25, in a cave with no electricity, from a disease that's long since been cured.

[–] chaogomu@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

We don't need to be animals. No need to force these delusional souls to live in a cave.

Let them build their own houses. But yes no electricity for them.

After all, if they're pinning for the 1820s they can have it all. Including the mercury enemas to treat every single illness.

But no slaves. Because the North kicked the traitorous South's ass.

[–] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

If only those framers provided a way to update the Constitution in case things change.

[–] DarkCloud@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)