Posted on 09/22/2010 4:23:34 AM PDT by Red in Blue PA
The observance at Saturday’s football game was no different. A moment of silence was followed by a military airplane flyover; in between, Block-I students chanted “USA, USA.” This was neither patriotism nor remembrance in any justifiable sense, but politicization, militarism, propaganda and bellicosity. The University is a public institution that encompasses the political views of all, not just the most (falsely) “patriotic.” Athletic planners should cease such exploitation for political purposes. They might at least consider how most Muslim students, American or otherwise, would respond to this nativist display; or better, Muslims and others that live their lives under the threat of our planes, drones and soldiers.
The overwhelmingly white, privileged, Block-I students should be ashamed of their obnoxious, fake-macho, chicken-hawk chant, while poverty-drafted members of their cohort fight and die in illegal and immoral wars for the control of oil. University administrators need to eliminate from all events such “patriotic” observances, which in this country cannot be separated from implicit justifications for state-sponsored killing.
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Hey Empathy Boy! Find me a book named “Greatest 20th Century Islamic Scientific Achievements”
Is there anything in the free world that doesn’t “offend” Muslims? Geesh!
I tried pretty hard to find a picture of the DIQ (douchebag in question),
but only found that little snippet about “assistant librarian”.
Wouldn’t we better off enumerating the things that are NOT offensive to moslems? Seems like we’d end up with a much shorter list. Either way, I personally don’t give a rat’s rear end what is or isn’t offensive to them. In fact, I stopped caring a long time ago.
I wonder how long David Green would go un-beheaded in Pakistan right now.
If muslims view the USA as a political entity, then that is an acknowledgement that islam is a political system not a religion. And if islam is a political governing body, that makes muslims citizens of islam and therefore muslims have political and national interests which conflict and threaten any non-islamic country they reside in.
I wonder what sort of mental illness causes someone to think this way?
I keep seeing that photo. Who is that woman they murdered b y burying and stoning? When did this happen and what was the supposed crime she committed? I hate i-slam.
Lets start waving the Union Jack along with Old Glory. They’d look good together on a t-shirt.
Is this the guy?
David L Green
RESEARCH AND POLICY SPEC, Instit of Govt & Pub Affs — University Administration
Instit of Govt & Pub Affs — University AdministrationInstit of Govt & Pub Affs — University Administration
IGPA/CPRD
510 Devonshire Drive
M/C 665
(217) 333-3231
dlgreen@illinois.edu
An older clown.
That would refute the other blog’s claim that he was an assistant librarian...
You may have it right, no way to tell.
He’ll be a white house czar by the end of the month...
When I was a kid, we just called 'em idiots.
Oh, and the article was written by a fool.
We spend big money to have our children taught by these leftist idiots.
From the University of Illinois Directory:
David L Green
RESEARCH AND POLICY SPEC, Instit of Govt & Pub Affs — University Administration
Instit of Govt & Pub Affs — University AdministrationInstit of Govt & Pub Affs — University Administration
IGPA/CPRD
510 Devonshire Drive
M/C 665
(217) 333-3231
dlgreen@illinois.edu
Move the eff out if you are offended!
My thought exactly. I am sick of the PC cr@p. Get the hell out of my USA USA USA USA!
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