A word to the wise
A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both. ~ Dwight D Eisenhower
Tagged: GDI
GDIs as a Necessary Oxymoron
When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle. Author: Edmund Burke Source: Thoughts on the Cause of the Present Discontent
Memorial Day Weekend
What has been going on around here for the last week or so? 1) UF’s Student Government did an honorable thing in sponoring a Veterans Memorial on campus, that would honor all the students...
Opposition Taken To A New Level
This Facebook group is hilarious. Florida Orange Lock is an ingenious way to oppose the status quo at UF – and I’m rather embarassed none of us in the independent movement had thought of...
Monday Morning Quarterbacking
Christian Duque and I are probably a little obsessed to be commenting on SG politics long after we left. But then, I comment on it because what else can I blog about that no...
Another SG Election, Another Fight Over Online Voting
Tommy Jardon, a law student running on the independent Orange & Blue Party, is taking on the familiar reformist/GDI cause of online voting (and expanding student participation in SG more generally). He is opposed...
Rebuilding the GDI Movement
Christian Duque offers some very good advice on how the GDI/Independent movement on the University of Florida campus might be able to rebuild itself after several disappointments. In particular, picking a first-year honors student...
The Absurd Duque-Grapski Fight
Christian Duque and Charlie Grapski have a lot in common. They are radicals, especially but not exclusively on matters related to SG. They weren’t highly regarded by many when they attended UF. And like...