In most places, youngsters spend their summers camping, or at the mountains or the beach. In Ithaca, they learn how to become social activists. Ladies and Gentlemen:
the prosecution rests.
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City of Evil bump.
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
the prosecution rests. LOL! Amen!
3 posted on
07/17/2002 4:30:41 AM PDT by
jigsaw
To: Behind Liberal Lines
The idea for the Youth Action workshops came to Sidle and Ley when they were attending puppet camp in Washington, D.C. Now I know where I went wrong. I never went to puppet camp as a child and I never sent my children there when they were younger. Oh my!
4 posted on
07/17/2002 4:34:39 AM PDT by
CharlesI
To: Behind Liberal Lines
"And Matthias Dean-Carpentier, 13, said he liked the idea of being able to make himself heard. He's in Ithaca for the summer, visiting his mother, he said. During the school year, he attends the Paideia School in Atlanta, Ga."Well, I guess his father is going to have to de-program him when he gets back to Georgia.
To: Behind Liberal Lines
Interesting post. It's too bad we don't have access to someone who could provide similar training. Street theatre could be a powerful tactic against liberals.
I recall some of the tales of FReepers who have used similar tactics, for example the classic "police" command to clintoon to "back away from the intern, and come out with your pants up." Those tactics could be useful...
11 posted on
07/17/2002 4:54:27 AM PDT by
neutrino
To: Behind Liberal Lines
decided to build trees to represent nature and vegetables to represent food. I guess my entry of a Black Angus to represent food would have been rejected out of hand.
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"OK, now, children..............As a Young Socialist Sock Puppet, it is my honor and privilege to turn you int.............umm...............I mean, enlighten you as to how you, too, can be.........ummm.............make......make puppets and act like fools in front of the general public. OK, everyone..........smile and form a hammer and sickle just like I showed you........."
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We could really use more Al Sharptons.
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In Ithaca, they learn how to become social activists.Darn - they mispelled it.
In Ithaca, they learn how to become socialist activists.
To: Behind Liberal Lines
Are they going to call themselves The Hillary Youth? ;-)
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"How can you be against large corporations when they make cars and television sets that you depend on?" asked Ithaca High School graduate Seth Bernstein. Ley asked if Bernstein was saying that because demonstrators say the corporations are evil and drive cars, they are hypocrites.
Another participant joined in that the message was that large corporations should behave more ethically and treat their workers better.
Using the concepts they'd brainstormed at the beginning of the workshop, they decided to build trees to represent nature and vegetables to represent food. They will dance, perhaps, or drum, and sing.
OK....I have a couple of thoughts on this matter. First, the kids sound a lot smarter than adults running the program. I liked the way they pointed out the obvious hypocracy. Gives me a little hope for the future.
Second, I don't know who would be against corporations acting ethically. Sounds like a good idea to me.
Finally, I think it's unfortunate that these kids, who obviously can think for themselves, are being indoctrinated in the art of social activism and protest. Reminds me of the Hitler Youth, albeit kinder and gentler. Kids should spend their summers being kids, not marching and protesting.
Maybe I just come from a simpler time....../rant off.
51 posted on
07/17/2002 6:39:26 AM PDT by
wbill
To: Behind Liberal Lines
You're talking about Ithaca, home to CORNELL. Wasn't Cornell, unlike most schools founded by Christians, founded by a liberal? What do you expect from college towns? They are usually hotbeds of liberalism/democrat-isms.
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
the prosecution rests.
LOL!!!
74 posted on
07/17/2002 10:13:03 AM PDT by
AnnaZ
To: Behind Liberal Lines
Barf.
75 posted on
07/17/2002 10:13:28 AM PDT by
weikel
To: Behind Liberal Lines
The lead question from Cornell University junior Aubryn Sidle was, "What makes you happy?" Responses were equally non-controversial: "To crush my enemies, to drive them before me, and hear the lamentation of their women."
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Giant papier-mache puppets, carried in past parades, leaned against the walls of the meeting room -- smiling children's faces, a giant blue shark and a school of tiny red fish, a "donkephant," a cross between a Democrat and a Republican.
Here's a more amazing creature, because it actually exists:
A "Ratzass!"
83 posted on
07/17/2002 11:21:00 AM PDT by
weegee
To: Behind Liberal Lines
Try trucking a few conservatives into their sessions and see how tolerant they are to ideas, alternate viewpoints, people of different backgrounds, etc.
84 posted on
07/17/2002 11:32:51 AM PDT by
weegee
To: Behind Liberal Lines
Using the concepts they'd brainstormed at the beginning of the workshop, they decided to build trees to represent nature and vegetables to represent food. They will dance, perhaps, or drum, and sing. After reading the posts and checking out the pictures, it seems to me that a healthier activity for these anemic looking wasteoids would be to go outside to chop some firewood for next winter and weed the freakin' garden if they like vegetables so much. Only God can 'build' a tree, morons!!
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123 posted on
11/13/2002 12:25:29 PM PST by
Fixit
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