MA COLLEGE REMOVES And BURNS American Flag To Protest Trump’s Election [VIDEO]These disrespectful crybabies are in for a rude awakening when they graduate from college and have to face a real and sometimes very harsh world. If the American flag offends them, perhaps they should try pledging their allegiance to the Cuban flag or the N. Korean flag, I m pretty sure both countries would be more than happy to accept them as citizens   The day after the election, some people at Hampshire College reacted to news of Donald Trump s victory by calling for removal of the American flag at the center of campus, saying it was a symbol of racism and hatred. That night, some lowered it. And the following night   sometime before dawn on Veterans Day   people burned it.The flag was quickly replaced, but the college board announced it would be flown at half-staff,  both to acknowledge the grief and pain experienced by so many and to enable the full complexity of voices and experiences to be heard. That didn t work, Jonathan Lash, the president of the small liberal-arts college in western Massachusetts said Monday.Lowering the flag to half-staff offended many, and the backlash was immediate, especially from veterans and military families who saw it as disrespectful of the tradition of national mourning.On Friday, Lash told the campus community that its efforts to convey respect and sorrow had had the opposite effect, and announced that the college would remove the flag entirely.He said there is a tremendous range of views on campus,  people for whom the flag is a very powerful symbol of fear they ve felt all their lives because they grew up as people of color, never feeling safe   and people for whom it s a symbol of their highest aspiration for the country.At Brown University, some students tore up and stomped on flags from an event honoring veterans last week, while others hurried to replace and protect the flags.At American University the day after the election, students upset about Trump s victory burned flags and shouted  F  white America! In an email to the campus community Friday, Lash wrote that college leaders hoped that removing the flag  will enable us to instead focus our efforts on addressing racist, misogynistic, Islamophobic, anti-immigrant, anti-Semitic, and anti-LGBTQ rhetoric and behaviors. He also wrote,  Some have perceived the action of lowering the flag as a commentary on the results of the presidential election   this, unequivocally, was not our intent. The decision was met with anger, outrage and derision from many on social media.Lash said in an interview that he is hopeful the college community will find a way to listen to one another s concerns in the next month or two while the flag is down, but acknowledged that may be difficult.  I don t think the country did it very well,  he said.  I m hoping we can as a campus. Lowell Sun politics
ma college removes and burns american flag to protest trump election video these disrespectful crybabies rude awakening graduate college face real sometimes harsh world if american flag offend perhaps try pledging allegiance cuban flag korean flag i pretty sure countries would happy accept citizens the day election people hampshire college reacted news donald trump victory calling removal american flag center campus saying symbol racism hatred that night lowered and following night sometime dawn veterans day people burned flag quickly replaced college board announced would flown acknowledge grief pain experienced many enable full complexity voices experiences heard that work jonathan lash president small college western massachusetts said flag offended many backlash immediate especially veterans military families saw disrespectful tradition national friday lash told campus community efforts convey respect sorrow opposite effect announced college would remove flag said tremendous range views campus people flag powerful symbol fear felt lives grew people color never feeling safe people symbol highest aspiration brown university students tore stopped flags event honoring veterans last week others hurried replace protect american university day election students upset trump victory burned flags shouted f white america in email campus community friday lash wrote college leaders hoped removing flag enable us instead focus efforts addressing racist misogynistic islamophobic rhetoric behaviors he also wrote some perceived action lowering flag commentary results presidential election unequivocally intent the decision met anger outrage decision many social said interview hopeful college community find way listen one another concerns next month two flag acknowledged may difficult i think country well said i hoping campus powell sun politics
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: MA COLLEGE REMOVES And BURNS American Flag To Protest Trump’s Election [VIDEO]These disrespectful crybabies are in for a rude awakening when they graduate from college and have to face a real and sometimes very harsh world. If the American flag offends them, perhaps they should try pledging their allegiance to the Cuban flag or the N. Korean flag, I m pretty sure both countries would be more than happy to accept them as citizens   The day after the election, some people at Hampshire College reacted to news of Donald Trump s victory by calling for removal of the American flag at the center of campus, saying it was a symbol of racism and hatred. That night, some lowered it. And the following night   sometime before dawn on Veterans Day   people burned it.The flag was quickly replaced, but the college board announced it would be flown at half-staff,  both to acknowledge the grief and pain experienced by so many and to enable the full complexity of voices and experiences to be heard. That didn t work, Jonathan Lash, the president of the small liberal-arts college in western Massachusetts said Monday.Lowering the flag to half-staff offended many, and the backlash was immediate, especially from veterans and military families who saw it as disrespectful of the tradition of national mourning.On Friday, Lash told the campus community that its efforts to convey respect and sorrow had had the opposite effect, and announced that the college would remove the flag entirely.He said there is a tremendous range of views on campus,  people for whom the flag is a very powerful symbol of fear they ve felt all their lives because they grew up as people of color, never feeling safe   and people for whom it s a symbol of their highest aspiration for the country.At Brown University, some students tore up and stomped on flags from an event honoring veterans last week, while others hurried to replace and protect the flags.At American University the day after the election, students upset about Trump s victory burned flags and shouted  F  white America! In an email to the campus community Friday, Lash wrote that college leaders hoped that removing the flag  will enable us to instead focus our efforts on addressing racist, misogynistic, Islamophobic, anti-immigrant, anti-Semitic, and anti-LGBTQ rhetoric and behaviors. He also wrote,  Some have perceived the action of lowering the flag as a commentary on the results of the presidential election   this, unequivocally, was not our intent. The decision was met with anger, outrage and derision from many on social media.Lash said in an interview that he is hopeful the college community will find a way to listen to one another s concerns in the next month or two while the flag is down, but acknowledged that may be difficult.  I don t think the country did it very well,  he said.  I m hoping we can as a campus. Lowell Sun politics
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: ma college removes and burns american flag to protest trump election video these disrespectful crybabies rude awakening graduate college face real sometimes harsh world if american flag offend perhaps try pledging allegiance cuban flag korean flag i pretty sure countries would happy accept citizens the day election people hampshire college reacted news donald trump victory calling removal american flag center campus saying symbol racism hatred that night lowered and following night sometime dawn veterans day people burned flag quickly replaced college board announced would flown acknowledge grief pain experienced many enable full complexity voices experiences heard that work jonathan lash president small college western massachusetts said flag offended many backlash immediate especially veterans military families saw disrespectful tradition national friday lash told campus community efforts convey respect sorrow opposite effect announced college would remove flag said tremendous range views campus people flag powerful symbol fear felt lives grew people color never feeling safe people symbol highest aspiration brown university students tore stopped flags event honoring veterans last week others hurried replace protect american university day election students upset trump victory burned flags shouted f white america in email campus community friday lash wrote college leaders hoped removing flag enable us instead focus efforts addressing racist misogynistic islamophobic rhetoric behaviors he also wrote some perceived action lowering flag commentary results presidential election unequivocally intent the decision met anger outrage decision many social said interview hopeful college community find way listen one another concerns next month two flag acknowledged may difficult i think country well said i hoping campus powell sun politics