I think a serious point is being overlooked. The purpose of the piece was to generate discussion, and I assume the artist chose her subject matter with a full awareness of how heated the discussion could become; and I believe it would be accurate to say that discussion is being generated, both from liberal and conservative viewpoints alike. It isn’t my place to say who is right or wrong, but I do think an important goal was achieved through this demonstration, it has caused more and more people to think and become opinionated in some way or another in regards to how our country is run. It sparked interest, and regardless of pride or protest, it has created a drive in people to care about things happening around them. And in such a tense and volatile political climate, there is nothing worse than indifference.
Yeah. That is some “serious” point being overlooked.
That theme you espouse that pushing people’s buttons to combat indifference is not only appropriate but desirable is no different than the idiotic liberals who feel that dissent is the highest form of patriotism.
Dissent purely for the sake of conforming to ideological guidelines (which is what liberals have been doing since GWB took over seven years ago) is as misguided, stupid and wrong as what these immature, ignorant “students” have been doing in their gleeful participation in this asinine “assignment” intended solely to piss people off.
And you say that is good? And right? So, you probably think that the activities of the Westboro Baptist Church are entirely appropriate and within their First Amendment rights as American citizens?
With freedom of speech comes responsibility. Engaging in activity, sponsored by a supposed institution of higher learning that is intended SOLELY to inflame people is an ABDICATION of that responsibility, both on the part of the “institution of higher learning” and the individuals who thought this was the way to make a point.
There is one thing more pathetic than immature college age people who conclude that they know everything they need to learn in life to be able to pass authoritative judgement on something, and that would be the adults who impart them with undeserved moral authority to give weight to their one dimensional shallow conclusions, their parents, school authorities and pandering politicians who pretend to hang on their every word.
THIS is what happened back in the Sixties, when radicals were allowed to take over colleges in this country. The Marxists, Communists and Socialists who were the movers and the shakers back then now hold positions of power in the government and industry. They inhabit universities and the media as well. These are the same people. If you doubt me, William Ayers is a Distinguished Professor of Education at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He should be serving a life sentence.
This entire activity is SHAMEFUL and DISGRACEFUL. Every single person involved in this from the Chancellor down to the snot-nosed adolescent standing on the flag owes a personal apology to the courageous veteran who had the guts to point out stupidty, disrespect and boorish behavior to people who want to use the First Amendment as a shield to carry out their hateful behavior.
As Ann Coulter so accurately stated, freedom of speech is a one-way ratchet for liberal traitors.
And by the way: Welcome to Free Republic.