Off Topic - Grand Valley Controversy

[Ship69]

He'd have been better off talking to a commercial paper. The more seasoned interviewer would have allowed him a chance to clarify or retract his comment. A student is either too wrapped up in the next question to notice or not savvy enough to follow up

Well, if you're prone to shooting from the hip you're better off not doing interviews unless it's agreed beforehand to do it off the record, and most reporters will be reluctant to do that unless you need background on a story of major importance. His original statement that "this probably isn't going to get a good review" indicated he knew he was moving into controversial territory, which certainly should have been obvious to him as a history major.

[Rambaseball]

Looking at the other forum, the dude resigned so GVS people are saying. Probably in everyone's best interest at this point. I still think the athletic department needs to be looked at for trying to have the comments removed

[IUsuallyPonder]

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...m_npd_nn_fb_ma

[Horror Child]

From Thomas Cronin's "Thinking and Learning About Leadership"

Yes, we admire the Washingtons and Churchills, but Hitler and Al Capone were leaders too - and that points up a fundamental problem. Leadership can be exercised in the service of noble, liberating enriching ends, but it can also serve to manipulate, mislead and repress.

Berger explicitly stated that Hitler had bad motives and bad intentions, but one could argue that leading for a noble cause is significantly easier than a nefarious cause. His perspective is to understand Hitler's leadership capabilities and apply them to good causes, in the same way that any rehabilitation efforts (juvenile delinquents, incarcerated adults, drug abusers) do.

[Fightingscot82]

The part about the Athletics department requesting that it be removed is interesting.

https://lanthorn.com/73470/opinion/i...-berger-story/

[Fightingscot82]

From Thomas Cronin's "Thinking and Learning About Leadership"



Berger explicitly stated that Hitler had bad motives and bad intentions, but one could argue that leading for a noble cause is significantly easier than a nefarious cause. His perspective is to understand Hitler's leadership capabilities and apply them to good causes, in the same way that any rehabilitation efforts (juvenile delinquents, incarcerated adults, drug abusers) do.

Yes but as a guy holding a degree in history, he should know more about what he's talking about. Taking a World War II class doesn't even scratch the surface on how Hitler rose to power and what he did to stay there. This description of his leadership style sounds awfully familiar.

Hitler's leadership style was to give contradictory orders to his subordinates and to place them into positions where their duties and responsibilities overlapped with those of others, to have "the stronger one [do] the job". In this way, Hitler fostered distrust, competition, and infighting among his subordinates to consolidate and maximise his own power. His cabinet never met after 1938, and he discouraged his ministers from meeting independently. Hitler typically did not give written orders; instead he communicated verbally,

[ShoNuff]

Yes but as a guy holding a degree in history, he should know more about what he's talking about. Taking a World War II class doesn't even scratch the surface on how Hitler rose to power and what he did to stay there. This description of his leadership style sounds awfully familiar.

Things that make you say "Hmmmmmmmmmmmm".....

[iupgroundhog]

Things that make you say "Hmmmmmmmmmmmm".....

What he said is taboo in our society. If you want, you can delve into all of the reasons it's taboo but in the end it's taboo and he didn't know it was taboo. Inexcusable.

[IUPNation]

So when will Slimey Pebble hire him? HA!

[IUPbigINDIANS]

So when will Slimey Pebble hire him? HA!

Hey ... if it happens before they get on campus ... so be it.

[Rambaseball]

https://lanthorn.com/73470/opinion/i...s-berger-story

Thank you for grabbing and posting this. Not trying to belabor this point....but.....this is disconcerting to me and I would be really disappointed if this was Shepherd. Hearing me Chauncey and Andy?