Posted on 01/19/2016 7:55:15 AM PST by Academiadotorg
In the Lone Star State, where open carry is now legal in public places, the Modern Language Association thought it was timely to protest guns on public college campuses, called "campus carry" by advocates and opponents alike. The language professors were in Austin, Texas for their annual convention and set aside time in their busy convention schedule to march up Congress Avenue to the limestone-colored State Capitol Building (which happens to be taller than the white-painted U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.).
About 100 professors were in attendance, with a handful of couples with their children, marching eight city blocks from a hotel conference center. Some wore bright orange t-shirts emblazoned with the phrase "Armed with Reason." One could say that they made themselves easy targets, for one reason or another. During the march, the professors chanted slogans such as "Armed with Reason," "No Guns, No Cops, No Violence," "Gun Free U-T, Keep It Safe for You and Me," "If We Don't Get It, Shut It Down," "Guns Don’t Belong In School, They Are Not a Teaching Tool."
Many bystanders and passersby were confused by it and some recorded it on their smartphones, wondering who were the ones marching against guns and why do it at around 1 PM in downtown Austin.
The irony was rich in the anti-campus carry protest, where the protesters passed by not only state monuments to the heroes of the Alamo, but also a monument to the Confederacy. Half a dozen state troopers arrived in case any trouble arose, but were mostly relegated to bystander status.
The protesters stood in front of the Capitol building, continued to chant slogans, and quieted down for a series of speeches by designated professors and organizers. However, the bullhorn they used was not working. It could have been due to low batteries, but barely anyone outside a couple of feet of the speakers could hear the speeches.
In the end, despite the energy and excitement of these professors, there was no large crowd at the Capitol to welcome them, barely any press (other than your servant), and many confused Austin residents downtown.
Had the title “professor” had any true value, the title “leftist professor” would be an oxymoron.
Ever notice how these so-called “professors” utter statements that would have resulted in a 9th grader getting an F on their paper containing such idiocies.
And the cancer is starting to metastasize....look at some of the math flunkees in “climate science”.
We STEM folks had better start reacting in a stronger manner lest we be grouped with the low IQ “studies” and “sociology” types.
People’s Republic of Austin, one more clown of the day.
These were professors of the Modern Language Association, whatever that is. Dey may be gifted wit’ mod’rn langwich, but that does not imply they understand the issue of self-defense, especially in rural environs, much less are capable of interpreting any statistical analysis of the issues surrounding firearms ownership.
You can be armed with a gun and reason. They aren’t exclusive.
A bunch of leftist professors are protesting freedoms.... I dont think anyone is surprised.
The MLA in the late 60’s and 70’s was to the left of Mao Tse Tung from my personal contacts of that era. Much of the degradation of the US education and cultural system can be laid at their feet. Noam Chomsky was but one of their idols. Vicious ugly people hiding behind mousey exteriors.
Don’t like guns?
Don’t buy one.
Those students shot from the UT Tower back in the 60’s would have liked guns to be present.
And as leftists their demands on us are the same as Obama’s:
“Turn in your guns and welcome the Muslims, you Neanderthal bigots!!!”
Of course they are in Austin. because that’s the only place in the entire state where Liberals aren’t laughed out of the building for being fruitcakes.
In Texas? Good luck with that, you'd have a hard time pushing gun control even in Austin.
Hardly surprising. Politically, the MLA is somewhere to the left of Castro, Mao, and Stalin.
Intellectually, they are somewhat to the south of Forrest Gump.
but they are laughed at in the building.
Uber lib Austin is in a constant state of confusion, especially those downtown residents at UT, Sixth Street and the Capitol. Keeping Austin Weird! When Texas secedes, we're leaving that blue bastion behind.
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