COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
Columbia University bans ROTC at their campus under the guise of the "don't ask don't tell policy." You'd think that Ahmadinejad would be disqualified simply for his views on that subject. But the elite have a certain fascination with any figure who is anti-American. They will forgive almost any specific position as long as the American right wing doesn't like him/her. It's always under the guise of having a dialogue.
Freedom of speech does not guarantee a bullhorn or a platform, just the protection that you won't be arrested. It doesn't make us a more noble country to allow our enemies such a demonstration. It just makes us look like dupes to other dictators.
The media quotes Bollinger's denunciation as if that makes him some kind of hero. A few days ago Bollinger spoke about the importance of dialogue and today he didn't even let the students confront the tyrant with impromptu questions. They were all screened and read officially just like back in the home country.
Why are tax dollars going to universities that oppose the military or give a platform to our enemies? This is not just a man who espouses anti-American positions, but someone who has been killing American soldiers in Iraq.
I'm not so much bothered by the theatre of today's event because it doesn't surprise me. But I am bothered by how higher education has taken on a sort of religious infallibility. Our job is to fire hose money at it and their job is to show us what rubes we are. There needs to be a better balance if we're to continue to foot the bill.
1 comment:
Wow, that is for sure. I was scratching my head about this one for sure. Why was he even allowed on American soil? Doesn't the State Dept. have to sign off on these things? Seems to me that this was perhaps the CIA's chance to study him up close or perhaps take him with a Radioactive ID tag that will allow Tomahawk missles to zero in on him no matter what bunker he is in.
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