by Jack
Last night disaster struck on the campus of Emory University. Someone had used chalk to write the words “Trump 2016″ on several sidewalks. In the morning students on their way to class were shaken to the core by the discovery of “Trump 2016.” Many of them no longer felt safe at school.
The distress soon manifested itself into a small group of protesters. They proclaimed to all who would listen that they were in pain. The shouted out, students must love one another. We can’t have this dangerous chalk writing on sidewalks in Emory! As they moved into the Chancellors Office the spokesperson was heard to say, “”It is our duty to fight for our freedom. It is our duty to win. We must love each other and support each other. We have nothing to lose but our chains.”
It’s still too early to tell if the stunned and shaken students will have any long lasting psychological effects, but that risk is certainly there. A student spokesman for the protesters said and I am paraphrasing, “They came to this college learning to think one-way, with love, and suddenly they are exposed to this, ”Trump 2016”?
Oh, the humanity-
These precious little snowflakes have become victims overnight by these sidewalk writing thugs. And because of it, they now have a shared experience with the downtrodden and oppressed everywhere and at any time in history.
Imagine “TRUMP” written in bold chalk (white chalk no less) right there on the sidewalk next to the student ATM machine and there was another near the cafeteria and yet another near the library. TRUMP,TRUMP,TRUMP….that name has been burned into their psyche’ and they can’t stop seeing over and over! “It’s like a song that gets stuck in your head, only worse.” said Stephanie Buttons, Freshman at Emory. She’s no stranger to pain either, once while Easter Egg hunting with her siblings she stepped on a cute little pink egg hidden under leaf. She was five years old and the memory still haunts her. Now in recovery phase she has this to deal with THIS? “It’s not fair,” said Felix Milktoast, Button’s classmate.
Conservative students at Emery are all under suspicion as the investigation continues.
Q. Is it just coincidental that terrorists attacked in Belgium and suddenly we have this at Emory? Think about it. (Dewey…what say you? Conspiracy or not?)
For more on this story check out today’s Washington Post.
Well written, and the snark in this case is well deserved. I can’t imagine anyone thinking this is something to protest over. The response by the president of Emory was extremely disappointing. Some college activists lately seem determined to prove conservative critics of “political correctness gone awry” right.
“I can’t imagine anyone thinking this is something to protest over.”
No need to imagine, these are your flesh and blood cohorts.
“Some college activists lately seem determined to prove conservative critics of “political correctness gone awry” right.”
Some? Political correctness has not gone awry til now? No you may put your head back into the sand.
Thank you for the compliment Chris. Humor, even snarky George Carlin type humor is hard for me to write. But, humor is often the best conduit to reach people, so I’ll keep trying as long as I am not boring people. You and Libby rasied some valid points and I agree with them. I too feel today’s students are a bit too quick on the trigger to make a judgment. This is particulary true when it comes to conservative political speakers. I get it. This is more about the passion of youth and being a rebel. However, it is worth trying to confront and mitigate, if only for their sakes as students. They need to learn about balanced opinions, especially in politics.
There has been much concern about the current college crop’s extreme inclination to correctness, a sort of reverse-intolerance.
On the other hand, I can see where a Hispanic might consider “Trump in 2016” comparable to a swastika on the wall of a Jewish grocery. Trump has said some very, very, very bad things.
Scratch a little deeper and you will find we are right.
Conservatives/Republicans are asked to speak at American colleges and universities at a much smaller rate that are liberals/Democrats. Young conservative groups forming on college campuses find that the people they invite to speak are often shouted off the stage or protested to the point of being unable to speak or simply dis-invited. This is not as it should be in our institutions of higher learning. Education at the highest levels have become indoctrination centers for the left, left causes, and special interest groups.
The list of persons being dis-invited, blocked from speaking, or treated badly when speaking on campus includes, Condi Rice, the first black woman Secretary of State (Rutgers), David Horowitz, Carl Rove, Rand Paul, Bush administration official Robert Zoellick, Ben Carson, Anne Coulter, Daniel Pipes, Ben Shapiro…
Even the liberal LA Times had to acknowledge the problem:
Citizens definitely have the right to speak their minds. Citizens need to realize they are not protected from being offended or hurt. When we take the idea of “personal offense” to the point of attempting to block the free speech expression of others or the peaceful assembly of others then the narrative, from the left in this case and in cases on college campuses all across America, has gone awry.
College students should be exposed to all kinds of ideals and speech and they should be adult enough to respect the rights granted to all of us in the Constitution. That they aren’t is telling. These emotionally damaged kids were broken long before they got to college. We are infecting kids with silly ideas of fairness that are anything but fair. At the same time we are handing them a list of words that cannot be spoken and ideas that must not be tolerated. The message is clear, don’t think for yourself, get with the program. Our children are being taught that if they don’t think a certain way they are bad and anyone who does think that way is bad. We are instructing them that some words do damage, that they rise to the level of assault. We are training them to be spineless cry babies…it borders on child endangerment…criminality!
Chris may not think this is a problem. I think it is a huge problem and must be addressed if we are to remain a free nation with a strong, well educated, emotionally stable citizenry.
Well, I don’t think students protesting against certain speakers being invited by their colleges is a problem.
A college inviting a speaker is bestowing a kind of honor on that speaker, especially if they are giving a commencement address. If a portion of the student body doesn’t believe those people are deserving of such an honor, they certainly have the right to speak their mind on that, and to petition for their college to revoke the invitation–especially if the college is spending money on the speaker.
I’m more sympathetic to such speakers when they are invited by a private group, like the College Republicans–then I think students have the right to protest, but are being unreasonable when they ask for the speakers to be disinvited. I’m also not a fan of the practice of “shouting down” any speaker. But petitioning for a college to disinvite a speaker that the college is paying to appear? That’s just as much free speech as anything else.
“…If a portion of the student body…”
It depends on the “portion.” Schools seem to be willing to dis-invite guest speakers to accommodate the few at the expense of others. If you consider the diverse population this practice becomes absurd and impossible to meet…but so far only the intolerant, bossy left seems to be a problem.
Tina: “…but so far only the intolerant, bossy left seems to be a problem.”
There have been plenty of right-wing attempts to shut down speech on college campuses. For example, the SC legislature attempted to stop the book “Fun Home” from being taught on a college campus by threatening to cut the college’s budget. This was a violation of academic freedom and the first amendment.
http://amptoons.com/blog/?p=18688
Left-wing threats to speech get more press these days, but most of the threats I’ve seen seem to be coming from students, whereas this one came from actual lawmakers.
Tina, there is such a thing as “beyond the pale”, and a lot of “conservatives” have landed themselves there.
Libby you are certainly welcome to think so.
But your side travels in the less colorful lane quite often. I don’t know how you get further “beyond” than Louis Farrakhan, Angela Davis, Bill Ayers, Rodney Coronado, Eric Holder, Al Gore, Michael Moore…need I go on?
So I guess we’re even.
Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwww. Poor babies! If the college brats are gonna act like 1st graders, perhaps they should return to Elementary School.
Good grief. My first reaction is to LMAO, but at the same time, it breaks my heart to see how far we have fallen. I’m sure the precious little snowflakes would have fit right in here—
http://bayourenaissanceman.blogspot.com/2016/03/uss-minneapolis-battle-damage-and.html
Or not.
considering the number of them that have difficulty reading and writing it might be a good idea 🙁