Posted on 08/06/2007 12:15:14 PM PDT by Califreak
Too bad he’s back-pedaling, saying he wouldn’t have used such strong language if he’d know it would become public.
“If you do not like the values of the West - see the 1st Amendment -”
Sad to say that the First Amendment principles don’t necessarily apply elsewhere in the First World. Australia, Canada, Britain - I’m not aware they have blanket protections for free speech.
The good professor has eloquently expressed the feelings of most Americans. Bravo!
Freedom of speech does not mean freedom from retribution for that speech..........
Kudos to him.
Where in here is there a "blanket protection" for free speech?.......
Seems the most appropriate course of action would be for the muslim students to undergo diversity training to better understand and live within the bounds of western culture.
This would include but not limited to not be offended by cartoons to the point of causing murder and not demanding reprimands of people who under the protections of the first amendment state their opinions.
The professor should have known this would get out. If it’s on the internet, it’s written down, it happened (to a point).
Freedom of speech means that the GOVERNMENT cannot limit your speech except in very special, narrow circumstances, fire-movie theater situations.
Figures it has to come from Engineering ( ;-) ).
It sure as heck wouldn’t come from social “sciences”.
Depends greatly on what you mean by retribution. What do you mean?
It’s two totally different things, as far as I am concerned.
This professor is a mechanical engineering professor. His beliefs have nothing to do with his class. The email was a private email.
Ward Churchill had classes where he was spewing his far out wingbat ideas to his students as part of the curriculum. His writings were professional. If I had a student at his school, I would not want him teaching my child. Period.
If the majority of student’s parents don’t want a teacher, the teacher should be out. I remember years ago I had the most incompetant teacher who had tenure. The students actually tried to get him fired. He literally didn’t know the subject matter at all, actually made up the answers to his exams. We couldn’t get rid of him.
Good idea.
The sooner the better.
A well spoken statement, and a perfect example of free speech.
If you find an e-mail address for the Professor, post it and I will send a letter of support.
But non-govt affiliated persons who don’t agree w/ what you say can?
MV
Professor should get out of Michigan State University and run for congress.
For the record, what you quoted isn’t the professor TELLING Muslims to leave.
He’s reminding them that they have the option.
There’s a world of difference, and you have committed headline shenanigans. :)
All the 1st Amendment does is prevent Congress from making laws to squelch “freedom of speech”. If I say anything against my employer, true or false, he can fire me for my “free speech” and there is nothing I or any ACLU lawyer can do about it. Many people think the 1st Amendment seems to protect them from anything bad happening to them from anybody for saying anything. It does not..........
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