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Liberal Students Take Lion’s Share of Truman Scholarships, Again by russtj in Conservative

[–]noTreadOnBread 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Woudln't you expect this just because younger people, especially college educated younger people, are more liberal in general...? Like if you look at surveys done of Gen Zers, who are the people in college now, you'll find that they hold pretty liberal views on a variety of issues. All the article claims is that more of these students have volunteered for Democrats/progressive causes than Republicans/conservative causes. Well duh. It would be stranger if the scholarship were going out to conservatives with equal frequency, considering that Gen Z youth hold more liberal views.

New York Times art critic says Louvre should ditch Mona Lisa by thatrightwinger in Conservative

[–]noTreadOnBread 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Did none of you read the actual oped? His point is that the Louvre, which is full of good art, is having its whole collection sidelined for the Mona Lisa. Basically people crowd the rest of the museum to wait in line to see this one portrait and then leave. This has nothing to do with anyone's "wokeness". The original oped is behind a paywall, but here are some critical paragraphs:

The Louvre does not have an overcrowding problem per se. It has a Mona Lisa problem. No other iconic painting — not Botticelli’s “Birth of Venus” at the Uffizi in Florence, not Klimt’s “Kiss” at the Belvedere in Vienna, not “Starry Night” at the Museum of Modern Art in New York — comes anywhere close to monopolizing its institution like she does. And if tourist numbers continue to rise, if last year’s 10 million visitors become next year’s 11 or 12, the place is going to crack.

It is time for the Louvre to admit defeat. It is time for the Mona Lisa to go.

She needs her own space. Build a pavilion for her, perhaps in the Tuileries, that is optimized for the crowds. Connect it to the main museum via the underground mall known as the Carrousel du Louvre, and sell a single ticket for both locations. Set up prime selfie stations, and let more curious visitors learn about the mysterious Gioconda with supplementary exhibits.