tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10178279.post7835541286787752746..comments2024-03-28T05:13:13.921-04:00Comments on Books, Inq. — The Epilogue: Too Many Snowflakes in Princeton!Frank Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18410473158808750903noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10178279.post-24040604951640764482018-02-14T22:43:15.084-05:002018-02-14T22:43:15.084-05:00Really, though! I graduated from college in the lo...Really, though! I graduated from college in the long-ago days of 1993, and off the top of my head, I can remember quite a wild and wonderful arena of free expression:<br /><br />- antisemitic black supremacist Leonard Jeffries as a guest speaker<br />- a march through the center of our small college town by the KKK, whose First Amendment rights (but not their beliefs) were defended by the ACLU and local newspapers<br />- environmental groups burning Christopher Columbus in effigy on Columbus Day while dressing as trees to stage an "environmental die-in"<br />- anti-war groups marching against military intervention in the Middle East<br />- a pro-war group marching for <i>more</i> military intervention in the Middle East<br />- the Gideons distributing copies of the New Testament on campus<br />- African-American students holding sit-ins for greater representation in campus institutions<br />- the most prominent gay activist on campus putting on a dress and setting up a "Kiss a Queer" booth at any event where he could claim space<br />- a Roman history professor using his final three-hour lecture each semester to argue against claims of Christian persecution and to inform Christians that their religion was fake<br /><br /><i>...et al.</i> There was something to infuriate everyone, but few students imagined they should or could shut down speech they disliked. I couldn't have foreseen that I was living through a golden age for free speech on campus.<br />Jeffhttp://www.quidplura.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10178279.post-39924127787469051612018-02-14T14:11:15.601-05:002018-02-14T14:11:15.601-05:00lolol Jeff and yeslolol Jeff and yesAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12256353329907715827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10178279.post-3493732069340409322018-02-14T12:55:41.146-05:002018-02-14T12:55:41.146-05:00Okay, now this is newsworthy, and even more pathet...Okay, now this is newsworthy, and even more pathetic.<br /><br />When I was in college, there was something potentially offensive to everyone. I guess that's no longer the case.Jeffhttp://www.quidplura.comnoreply@blogger.com