It's reported that a portrait of Theresa May displayed at Oxford University had been removed from show due to its having been defaced by a variety of graffiti. Presumably, left wing students have objected to the presence of a picture of a right wing Prime Minister.
The university authorities have claimed that the portrait has been taken down to protect it from protests by students and was "absolutely not done to make a political point". However, it seems clear that a political point has been successfully made by the left wing bigoted students whose vandalism has not only been tolerated but has been kow-towed to by the university.
Rather than removing the portrait, why has the university not taken a stand against this kind of political censorship ? It seems that our universities, which used to be places of learning, discussion and for the sharing of all points of view, are now institutions in which the students determine what is, and is not, acceptable. Speakers are prevented from speaking, lectures are bowdlerised to prevent 'offence' being caused and unpopular views are banned; statues are removed and now portraits too, all to pander to a relatively small number of ultra-left wing yobs.
In any sane world those responsible for the vandalism of Theresa May's portrait would be sought out and punished. All speakers, however unpopular their views, would be welcomed and history, however much it 'offends' modern sensibilities, would be embraced, discussed and learnt from. Sadly, it seems that we do not live in a sane world but in one dominated by a loud-mouthed bunch of bigoted hypocrites who refuse to accept any views but their own.
Oxford University, once one of the finest in the world, should be ashamed of itself.
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