I get the Hillsdale news letter. One of the few, if any, colleges that would invite Thomas and not burn the college to the ground in protest upon his arrival.
My daughter just graduated from college. The speaker said, “diversity”, “tolerance” and “giving back” quite a bit.
To this idiot, getting your degree wasn’t about personal success or accomplishment. It was about sharing and global obligation. Doing well financially without realizing your obligation to others wouldn’t be right.
At my son’s graduation from the University of Colorado a couple years ago, the business school commencement speaker was outstanding — a full-on cheerleading speech about the wonders of capitalism and freedom. It was wonderful.
“giving back”
That phrase annoys me to no end. “Give back”? To whom? We already give back to our churches, parents, and friends.
What they mean is “give” to the losers who won’t make any effort to go through college and become contributing members of society. And that’s taken care of when we “give back” to the government — and it’s called taxes.
Anyhow, that phrase bugs the hell out of me.
At little Miss Lurkin’s graduation a few years back the speaker was a foreign woman who kept telling the kids to have piss in their hats.
I found it odd. But later learned it was supposed to be peace in their hearts.