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A thread on the ways in which the latest college admission scam is not exceptional but rather business as usual for institutions built for elites through the extraction of Indigenous land and Black labor
Harvard, Dartmouth, William and Mary, Hamilton, and Princeton among others were all founded on the philanthropic ideations of “entrepreneurs and gentlemen” looking to turn a profit on the capitalist ventures of “civilizing Indians.”
Harvard, for ex., was founded in 1636 without a single building, teacher, or student and teetered on the brink of bankruptcy until Harvard President Henry Dunster drafted the College’s “papers of incorporation” in 1650.
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You know what's funny?

I bet like 90% of the affluent parents indicted in #CollegeGate are liberals.

For example, Felicity Huffman is a very regular Democratic donor.
You know these people.

They drive Priuses.

With the single Obama sticker on the back.

Maybe with a Coexist bumper sticker, as well.

They donate nothing to charity and they bribe college coaches to get their kids into the right college.
I grew up around these people.

I was born and raised in Cupertino, CA - in the heart of Silicon Valley. My parents were the only Republicans in the community.

When I was 10, there was a proposal to build some condos with affordable housing near the highway.
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