Free Speech vs. Racism? I am questioning the motivations of Binghamton College Protesters.
An economist, Art Laffer, was scheduled to speak at Binghamton regarding marginal tax rates, and was drowned out by protesters who refused to allow him to speak. He was then supported by the Young College Republicans group who had invited him, and they in turn began to shout, "Free Speech! Free Speech!"
Binghamton College is no longer a safe venue for free speech.
[i]The low point of the protest, IMO, occurred later, outside. An Asian American woman, with red streaks in her hair, began to scream imprecations at one of the young men who was supporting free speech. The young man responded, by saying, "How can you say that about me? You don't even know me!"
And the young Asian American woman screamed hysterically, "YOU'RE WHITE!!!!!"
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I was pretty shocked by that. Race hatred being flung about on a college campus shows that we are not too far from the bad old days, where racism was the rule of the day. Only now, it seems that for a few very crazy people, it is the white race which is to be hated and targeted, marginalized, drowned out, verbally abused, harassed, and subjected to massive generalizations about their thoughts and feelings.
[b]College students, who are supposed to be intelligent, and at least somewhat educated, need to know that race is NOT a factor in determining inherent goodness, inherent evil, or the thoughts and feelings going on in someone else's head.[/b] IMO.
Your thoughts?
Binghamton College is no longer a safe venue for free speech.
[i]The low point of the protest, IMO, occurred later, outside. An Asian American woman, with red streaks in her hair, began to scream imprecations at one of the young men who was supporting free speech. The young man responded, by saying, "How can you say that about me? You don't even know me!"
And the young Asian American woman screamed hysterically, "YOU'RE WHITE!!!!!"
[/i]
I was pretty shocked by that. Race hatred being flung about on a college campus shows that we are not too far from the bad old days, where racism was the rule of the day. Only now, it seems that for a few very crazy people, it is the white race which is to be hated and targeted, marginalized, drowned out, verbally abused, harassed, and subjected to massive generalizations about their thoughts and feelings.
[b]College students, who are supposed to be intelligent, and at least somewhat educated, need to know that race is NOT a factor in determining inherent goodness, inherent evil, or the thoughts and feelings going on in someone else's head.[/b] IMO.
Your thoughts?
