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Censoring 9/11, Campus-Style
FrontPage / Townhall ^ | 9/12/05 | Jason Mattera

Posted on 09/12/2005 11:12:11 AM PDT by fr4tad

College and high school officials around the country are using weak excuses and creating needless roadblocks for students who are eager to memorialize the fourth anniversary of 9/11. Over 100 high school and colleges are participating in Young America’s Foundation’s 9/11: Never Forget Project, which directs students to plot approximately 3,000 American flags on school quads and courtyards, to hand out Never Forget buttons, and to distribute posters reminding us of the burning towers and the other acts of terrorism committed against the United States. Despite the sensibility and compassion of such memorials, leftist administrators stand opposed to the idea.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: badamerica; historydenial; pc
George Orwell was right. The ministry of truth is alive and well in the education establishment (heaven help us.)
1 posted on 09/12/2005 11:12:12 AM PDT by fr4tad
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Despite the sensibility and compassion of such memorials, leftist administrators stand opposed to the idea.

But of course.

2 posted on 09/12/2005 11:14:08 AM PDT by XR7
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Orwell has been replaced with Huxley in many comparative literature classes.

His work has an anti-communist tone, while Huxley is wrought with liberal thought.


3 posted on 09/12/2005 11:17:11 AM PDT by SteveMcKing ("I was born a Democrat. I expect I'll be a Democrat the day I leave this earth." -Zell Miller '04)
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After 4 years I think its time we make 9/11 a national remember those affected by acts of terror holiday.


4 posted on 09/12/2005 11:18:25 AM PDT by x5452
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But I'm sure if some gay org. wanted to display gay-pride flags around the school there would be no problem. Leftists are sick.


5 posted on 09/12/2005 11:19:48 AM PDT by Millee (Earth First! We'll log the other planets later!)
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What happened to a good tar and featherin of people like this?


6 posted on 09/12/2005 11:25:06 AM PDT by beltfed308 (Cloth or link. Happiness is a perfect trunion.)
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9/11: Never Forget Project

With the attitude described in the article, we'll soon be reminded!


7 posted on 09/12/2005 11:43:36 AM PDT by RBroadfoot
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But I'm sure if some gay org. wanted to display gay-pride flags around the school there would be no problem. Leftists are sick.

HOMOSEXUAL -nothing 'gay' about it...

8 posted on 09/12/2005 1:47:50 PM PDT by DBeers (†)
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