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Students Share Mixed Responses to George/West Collection (“condoning homophobia?” at Swarthmore)
The Swarthmore Daily Gazette ^ | February 13, 2014 | Isabel Knight, Martin Froger-Silva and Eduard Saakashvili

Posted on 02/15/2014 2:03:34 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

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The money quote: “What really bothered me is, the whole idea is that at a liberal arts college, we need to be hearing a diversity of opinion. I don’t think we should be tolerating [George’s] conservative views because that dominant culture embeds these deep inequalities in our society. We should not be conceding to the dominant culture by saying that the so-called “progressive left” is marginalizing the conservative,” Erin Ching ‘16

Sounds like a group of overprivileged, elitist kids indoctrinated by their leftist professors. BTW, it looks like one of the student reporters is the son of famous former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili.

1 posted on 02/15/2014 2:03:34 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
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“You can’t say that here! This is a liberal-arts college!”


2 posted on 02/15/2014 2:10:11 PM PST by RichInOC (Palin 2016: The Perfect Storm.)
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The big liberal umbrella of diversity and inclusion has plenty of room for everyone.

Except for those who don’t think and believe exactly the same as the liberals


3 posted on 02/15/2014 2:10:13 PM PST by Iron Munro ("Show me the man, and I'll show you the crime." - Lavrentiy Beria (& Eric Holder))
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“Gentlemen, no fighting in the war room!”


4 posted on 02/15/2014 2:12:33 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (I will raise $2M for Sarah Palin's next run, what will you do?)
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Liberal Arts Students: Their minds are so open that their brains fall out!


5 posted on 02/15/2014 2:15:13 PM PST by miserare (2014--The Year We Fight Back!)
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What an idiot. These kids deserve mommy’s basement.


6 posted on 02/15/2014 2:15:25 PM PST by Viennacon
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Over $50K a year to become/continue to be a liberal ass.


7 posted on 02/15/2014 2:17:15 PM PST by EEGator
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Heh. Exactly the scene I had in mind.


8 posted on 02/15/2014 2:42:22 PM PST by RichInOC (Palin 2016: The Perfect Storm.)
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The me the point is they believe there is no truth..the problem is then why would you seek what you believe does not exist..at that point you no longer reason..you rationalize what you want to believe is true you have no point of reference for critical thinking....floating ground
9 posted on 02/15/2014 2:48:00 PM PST by tophat9000 (Are we headed to a Cracker Slacker War?)
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What I gather from this is these kids are on the same dope their parents were at that age. Gosh! The country doesn’t stand a chance with this many generations so fouled up.


10 posted on 02/15/2014 2:51:20 PM PST by Thank You Rush
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If you are not a homosexual, you must be a homophobe.
11 posted on 02/15/2014 3:05:03 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (Islam is a religion of peace, and Moslems reserve the right to behead anyone who says otherwise.)
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So on issues such as gay marriage, the way we treat people in our society, what would it take for you to realize that you’re wrong and admit it?

George should have just come back, "So what about polygamy since we've already had a ruling on it in Utah; what are your views there?" The brave little fella would have been tongue-tied as the indoctrination on the point hasn't been sufficient as yet.

12 posted on 02/15/2014 3:13:45 PM PST by gusopol3
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So a conservative opinion doesn’t count in this “diversity of opinion”?

Ms. Ching, be careful about ever entering a library. You don’t want to be so badly frightened.


13 posted on 02/15/2014 3:24:32 PM PST by thecodont
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"Despite widespread disagreement with George’s views, students mostly agreed with Cornel West’s remarks, saying he was “wonderfully engaging,” “lovingly intelligent,” and “simply the best ever.”"

Most intelligent thing I ever heard from Cornel West say.

14 posted on 02/15/2014 3:34:59 PM PST by Mrs. Don-o (This is brilliant.)
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Clearly they have read, or been educated by those dedicated to Herbert Marcuse's notion of Repressive Tolerance
Liberating tolerance, then, would mean intolerance against movements from the Right and toleration of movements from the Left.[14] Surely, no government can be expected to foster its own subversion, but in a democracy such a right is vested in the people (i.e. in the majority of the people). This means that the ways should not be blocked on which a subversive majority could develop, and if they are blocked by organized repression and indoctrination, their reopening may require apparently undemocratic means. They would include the withdrawal of toleration of speech and assembly from groups and movements which promote aggressive policies, armament, chauvinism, discrimination on the grounds of race and religion, or which oppose the extension of public services, social security, medical care, etc

15 posted on 02/15/2014 4:04:07 PM PST by rmlew ("Mosques are our barracks, minarets our bayonets, domes our helmets, the believers our soldiers.")
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The liberal view is now:
You think you are right and I am wrong, therefore your judgmental views are wrong. Because I hold no solid opinion, I am thereby right all the time regardless of the topic.

But because nothing can be wrong except absolutes, everything immoral becomes acceptable as long as not done to excess.


16 posted on 02/15/2014 5:46:04 PM PST by tbw2
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Erin Ching has a mind like a steel trap... That’s been sprung


17 posted on 02/15/2014 6:34:04 PM PST by Flick Lives ("I can't believe it's not Fascism!")
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But excess is a moral judgment so excess done not exist


18 posted on 02/15/2014 6:53:45 PM PST by tophat9000 (Are we headed to a Cracker Slacker War?)
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No he has a mind like a steel crap...
The reality is our school just feed these kids minds the equivalent of a steady junk food diet..its McEducation complete with Ronald McDonald clown professor’s and happy meal degrees..no wonder these kids graduate and end up living in mommy and daddy basement


19 posted on 02/15/2014 7:05:27 PM PST by tophat9000 (Are we headed to a Cracker Slacker War?)
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This is the one that says it all about the current college generation:

"...the students agreed that there is no capital T truth, because a lot of things just come down to faith and what you believe in. But Robert George believed that there is a capital T truth, which is why you have to keep discussing and keep engaging,“ Meira said.

For libs the only absolute in life is What's Happenin' Now. Which has probably always been true for a large portion of young adults such as this girl, in an insular academic setting. But now the larger society not only encourages such thinking, but reinforces, applauds and even demands it. One wonders how long "discussing and engaging" with hold-outs will be "allowed."

20 posted on 02/15/2014 7:17:58 PM PST by workerbee (The President of the United States is DOMESTIC ENEMY #1!)
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