So either the rock is meaningless, in which case... "more" power to them?
...or it's removal is meaningful, in which case they were right?
Either way: they have some not entirely implausible story of it being a symbol of something universally abhorred.
You are getting emotional in your indignation over their emotion. But then... that's it, isn't it? So you're grasping at straws trying to find some sinister motive in their actions, and base your argument on the absolute meaninglessness of the McMuffin at the center of it, and how you couldn't care less about it's whereabouts. But in the end, your argument comes back to "this doesn't matter".
So they kinda win by default, overwhelmingly, even if one were to agree that it's meaningless?
The rock isn’t _meaningless_, it’s inanimate. (Nice try at reframing though). As a 2 billion year old inanimate object, any racist qualities are obviously extrinsic. So those that find offense sufficient to want to remove the rock are themselves, assigning meaning to the words of an obscure article written over 100 years ago.
What is not meaningless is the time and resources redirected towards the rocks removal. Those are taxpayer funds btw, as this is a state university.
It’s perfectly congruent to feel indignation about the wasteful spending of public funds, without legitimizing the frivolous ‘outrage’ at the center of it.
...or it's removal is meaningful, in which case they were right?
Either way: they have some not entirely implausible story of it being a symbol of something universally abhorred.
You are getting emotional in your indignation over their emotion. But then... that's it, isn't it? So you're grasping at straws trying to find some sinister motive in their actions, and base your argument on the absolute meaninglessness of the McMuffin at the center of it, and how you couldn't care less about it's whereabouts. But in the end, your argument comes back to "this doesn't matter".
So they kinda win by default, overwhelmingly, even if one were to agree that it's meaningless?