tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post3502205845615852448..comments2023-10-17T22:56:42.784-04:00Comments on Only in The Republic of Amherst: Don't Feed The TrollsLarry Kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-48728146392404003212015-11-28T05:53:36.109-05:002015-11-28T05:53:36.109-05:00Yes it's okay. Freedom. Liberty.Yes it's okay. Freedom. Liberty. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-24923916226578976792015-11-28T05:52:28.984-05:002015-11-28T05:52:28.984-05:00Prank yes, but it Could happen. And the discussio...Prank yes, but it Could happen. And the discussion is important. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-2306399049764311402015-11-28T05:47:07.838-05:002015-11-28T05:47:07.838-05:00Excellent point.Excellent point.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-6985005828368833872015-11-26T18:45:39.172-05:002015-11-26T18:45:39.172-05:00Sure. (As long as they are not those damn Irish S...Sure. (As long as they are not those damn Irish Southie kids)Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-73391532951323727552015-11-26T18:37:36.090-05:002015-11-26T18:37:36.090-05:00Haha - I see. Still, ... Imagine if a group of stu...Haha - I see. Still, ... Imagine if a group of students with the same skin color wanted to form a club. Would that be OK?Tom Porterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08763818256131443456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-4000770722495978272015-11-26T18:18:21.393-05:002015-11-26T18:18:21.393-05:00Actually I didn't cover it.
I covered the f...Actually I didn't cover it. <br /><br />I covered the fact that the Gazette covered it (in grandiose style).Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-85740428203571740172015-11-26T18:03:44.420-05:002015-11-26T18:03:44.420-05:00Or in a blog.Or in a blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-35478820771840525692015-11-26T16:50:52.494-05:002015-11-26T16:50:52.494-05:00Or covered on the front page of local newspaper.Or covered on the front page of local newspaper.Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-52207329434107738522015-11-26T16:25:33.710-05:002015-11-26T16:25:33.710-05:00The whole thing is a prank and shouldn't be tr...The whole thing is a prank and shouldn't be treated like it's a real student group.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-69446832657002201412015-11-26T14:50:11.933-05:002015-11-26T14:50:11.933-05:00Tom, please lock up your logic, this is liberal fa...Tom, please lock up your logic, this is liberal fantasy where perception has no bounds and reality has no relivance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-41426383519772467712015-11-26T14:18:54.564-05:002015-11-26T14:18:54.564-05:00Don't you think likening the Facebook page to ...Don't you think likening the Facebook page to a terrorist act is a little strong, Larry? If you look at what's posted in the page, it is hardly radical nor offensive, except perhaps to some with double standards. No doubt the very same activity and expression, coming from another identity group, would be tolerated and likely financially supported by the school. Seems like much ado about nothing. Tom Porterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08763818256131443456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-77079685383679570382015-11-26T09:39:34.326-05:002015-11-26T09:39:34.326-05:00Happy Thanksgiving to all. Happy Thanksgiving to all. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-75713670745371576342015-11-26T05:23:55.468-05:002015-11-26T05:23:55.468-05:00"This was considered acceptable by UMass --- ..."This was considered acceptable by UMass --- neither the police nor anyone else did anything...<br /><br />Because the claim is false.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-9149766243562998512015-11-25T22:42:07.223-05:002015-11-25T22:42:07.223-05:00Please don't bother, since you are only talkin...<i>Please don't bother, since you are only talking to yourself.</i><br /><br />And the Lord, and my conscience.<br /><br />What I didn't mention was what this incident did to this kid's political views, or where he is now (in DC). We can argue if it made him into a racist or not, but it was the end of him having non-White friends....<br /><br />There is a real cost to this crap, and I don't think that people quite realize that...Dr. Ednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-16050904730100659482015-11-25T19:25:54.078-05:002015-11-25T19:25:54.078-05:00"I'll go further"
Please don't ..."I'll go further"<br /><br />Please don't bother, since you are only talking to yourself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-85802144128211622682015-11-25T18:58:33.609-05:002015-11-25T18:58:33.609-05:00Whites have the right to assemble? They already do...Whites have the right to assemble? They already do. It's called every country music concert everywhere.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-11263302088347580112015-11-25T16:29:34.619-05:002015-11-25T16:29:34.619-05:00Once they feed them, you provide desert. Kinda iro...Once they feed them, you provide desert. Kinda ironic. Are you sure you did not set the table?<br /><br />;)<br /><br />The good part about this post, no real news to report, which makes for a good day locally. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-82028874066387263362015-11-25T16:19:23.080-05:002015-11-25T16:19:23.080-05:00Whites have the right to assemble. Just like any ...Whites have the right to assemble. Just like any other group. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-72329574866399078472015-11-25T13:14:40.546-05:002015-11-25T13:14:40.546-05:00I'll go further.
While I consider Rap "m...I'll go further.<br /><br />While I consider Rap "music" disquietingly similar to an engine about to throw a piston rod (*through* the side of the engine block), some people actually enjoy listening to it.<br /><br />One such (White) freshman discovered the UMass "Malcolm X Center" in Southwest and went inside. He was quickly told "Get out of here, White Boy, or we'll f*****g knife you!" I can't remember if a knife was openly displayed or not, but he had no doubt that the group of (Black) men confronting him both had the ability and would carry out the threat if he did not flee.<br /><br />This was considered acceptable by UMass --- neither the police nor anyone else did anything...Dr. Ednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-70548395059500229502015-11-25T12:59:21.959-05:002015-11-25T12:59:21.959-05:00The larger question Larry is that of racial segreg...The larger question Larry is that of racial segregation, particularly to those of us who have a "thou shalt not" attitude toward it.<br /><br /><b><i>Over half</i></b> of the UMass Student Activities Trust Fund (SATF) goes to <b><i>groups with a specific racial or ethnic identity</i> in the group's NAME</b>! We won't even get into the washer/dryer money...)<br /><br />This is establishing a precedent of segregation, folks really ought not be surprised when the "me too" versions of it start popping up. And when the culture of academia becomes as segregated as it now has, what exactly is illogical about expecting those who don't have an organization to create one?<br /><br />Isn't it kinda like how the Catholics, denied membership the Masons, formed the Knights of Columbus?Dr. Ednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-90133795815075000012015-11-25T12:38:01.701-05:002015-11-25T12:38:01.701-05:00The First Amendment doesn't apply to Facebook,...The First Amendment doesn't apply to Facebook, but <b><i>Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964</i></b> arguably does.<br /><br />Section 502(b)(3)...<i>"any motion picture house, theater, concert hall, sports arena, stadium <b>or other place of exhibition or entertainment"</b></i> (emphasis added) And it definitely meets the "Interstate Commerce" criteria as a whole bunch of state lines are being crossed, Facebook is out of Menlo Park, California. <br /> <br />Hence, unless <i>Facebook</i> were to revoke the page of <b>every other</b> racially specific student group, they will have violated Title II by discriminating on the basis of "race or color."<br /><br />That's what the Baake decision was all about...Dr. Ednoreply@blogger.com