Something you may have missed with all the Netanyahu speechifiying and CheBillary private email "controversies" rolling around. George Bush and the Koch Brothers must have had a really busy blame week!
At the same time all this was going on, a committee of the Student Council of the University of California-Irvine, a public university paid for by the taxpayers of California passed a resolution to ban national flags including the US American flag "from the lobby and offices of student government."
Written by social ecology student Matthew Guevara, the resolution stated:
But pity poor Matthew Guervara and the 5 others who voted "yes" for their naivete. Apparently they just haven't been out in the real world enough to understand that all those student government "free speech" spaces and classes they take at a cut rate are provided by the University of California state-funded system funded by the taxpayers of State of California, Pell Grants, US Government-funded loan programs and other stuff that are "associated with government". You know, the same one that idolizes "freedom, equality, and democracy". Funny how that works, right?
But just to make the point about how really stupid these kids are, the state legislature of California now may introduce a state constitutional amendment prohibiting “state-funded universities and college campuses from banning the United States flag".
Maybe Matthew Guevara [I cannot write his name enough for those future Google-search engines] and the others will learn when they get out in the real world, or though it hurts to think about, they will be our next future Congresscritters...
Questions?
At the same time all this was going on, a committee of the Student Council of the University of California-Irvine, a public university paid for by the taxpayers of California passed a resolution to ban national flags including the US American flag "from the lobby and offices of student government."
Written by social ecology student Matthew Guevara, the resolution stated:
Whereas flags are typically viewed as patriotic symbols of a single nation, are often associated with government and military due to their history and have a wide variety of interpretations. ...Yeah, I love the last one whereas the flag could be interpreted as "hate speech" because it's a superior and stuff. Now, don't get mad. Though the resolution was passed 6-4 with 2 abstentions, it did not make it once all the executive members of the ASUCI voted on it.
Whereas flags construct paradigms of conformity and sets homogenized standards for others to obtain which in this country typically are idolized as freedom, equality, and democracy. ...
Whereas a common ideological understanding of the United states includes American exceptionalism and superiority. ...
Whereas the American flag is commonly flown in government public service locations, military related entities, at homes, in foreign lands where the US government has a presence. ..
Whereas the American flag has been flown in instances of colonialism and imperialism. ...
Whereas designers should be careful about using cultural symbols as the symbols will inherently remain open for interpretation. ..
Whereas a high-quality culturally inclusive spaces is essential in any society that embodies a dynamic and multifaceted culture
Whereas freedom of speech is a valued right that ASUCI supports.
Whereas freedom of speech, in a space that aims to be as inclusive as possible can be interpreted as hate speech.
But pity poor Matthew Guervara and the 5 others who voted "yes" for their naivete. Apparently they just haven't been out in the real world enough to understand that all those student government "free speech" spaces and classes they take at a cut rate are provided by the University of California state-funded system funded by the taxpayers of State of California, Pell Grants, US Government-funded loan programs and other stuff that are "associated with government". You know, the same one that idolizes "freedom, equality, and democracy". Funny how that works, right?
But just to make the point about how really stupid these kids are, the state legislature of California now may introduce a state constitutional amendment prohibiting “state-funded universities and college campuses from banning the United States flag".
Maybe Matthew Guevara [I cannot write his name enough for those future Google-search engines] and the others will learn when they get out in the real world, or though it hurts to think about, they will be our next future Congresscritters...
Questions?
So six college students lost their bid to ban the US flag from a single campus (no doubt the all flags thing was just a fig leaf) and now the legislature is stepping in to save college students from having to vote down similar efforts in the future? The legislature must have a lot of time on its hands.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the laugh, Bev!
ReplyDeleteThat social eco student went ludicrous plaid, lol.
Anthony: The CA legislature at least wants to appear patriotic, even though it is clearly not needed, at least not yet. Frankly, I'm surprised Berkeley hasn't tried this yet,
Is comprehension as a skill still taught? Because the last two statements taken in conjunction seem to say that ASUCI supports speech that can be interpreted as hate speech as a valued right. I'm sure Matthew Guevara didn't actually intend that.
ReplyDeleteIdiot.
Tryanmax, that's probably why two abstained. They were probably the English majors.
ReplyDeleteOh, Anthony, I think that this was all for publicity and YouTube viral-ness. And so is the proposed amendment. But if you think about it, Matt and that assemblyperson who is proposing the amendment represent the quality of our present and future legislators...
ReplyDeleteUSS Ben - If UC Berkeley banned US flags from their campus, what would they burn? :-D However, they did ban the word "Illegal" because it was so harsh and demeaning.
ReplyDeleteMore on Hillary-Mail-Gate - fun times! Hillary has announced that she will be talking the "press" to "answer questions" about these supposed "emails". No actual time or date is set for this event yet, but I'm thinking it will most likely be Thursday with a huge announcement of some other major controversy to be made Friday late afternoon to overshadow the weekend pundit shows.
ReplyDeleteOh, and Obama said he found out about Hillary's personal emails "in the newspapers" like everyone else. And then Josh Earnest (his name still makes laugh) loop-de-looped that well, yes, Obama actually may did know Hillary used personal email and actually received many emails from her, but he didn't or maybe did, but probably didn't know how many personal emails she had and anyway..Koch Brothers, Bush, Cheney, Walmart,...Koch brothers, Bush, Cheney, Walmart....KOCH BROTHERS, BUSH, CHENEY, WALMAAAAAARRRRRTTTT!!!
Wow, talk about a pile of BS. This is utter nonsense. It's like a marketing presentation that talks about "new paradigms" and "inclusive synergies." This is the sort of stuff people with no clue say to other people with no clues to sound like they are erudite. You know... morons.
ReplyDeleteAndrew - OF COURSE It's BS. I mean think about it, they have probably only been conscious of one leader....Obama. So, of course they buy into the whole idea that the flag means bad imperialistic stuff that might make non-citizen immigrant/students feel bad about themselves because of all the imperialistic stuff that the US has done to them like allowing them tp get an education that their own home countries might frown upon with great prejudice (See: girls assassinated). And these are mostly kids who have never really wanted for anything. I doubt any of them have missed a meal or new gadget. They'll grow out of it when they find out the only job one is qualified to do with a degree in "social ecology" is as a barista at Starbucks.
ReplyDeleteBev, So very true.
ReplyDeleteYou know the other irony here? These claim to want diversity and yet they have set themselves up as arbiters of what will be allowed and they are banning things they don't like. So much for diversity. Jerk offs.
Bev, Andrew,
ReplyDeleteThis thing set off a firestorm of protests at the University. And things have gotten nasty.
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Andrew,
ReplyDeleteSpeaking in theoretical and abstract BS terms is par for the course for the modern-day college Neo-Marxist.