tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116442395849122822.post4088945246049099916..comments2024-03-12T14:31:50.264-07:00Comments on Bits and Pieces: Inoffensiveness and ProtectionHarry Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17088418333536732728noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116442395849122822.post-72944083029268671362014-05-16T09:24:14.772-07:002014-05-16T09:24:14.772-07:00Yes, I mentioned the Lagarde nonsense in the previ...Yes, I mentioned the Lagarde nonsense in the previous post. <br /><br />The argument for the protesters is given in the <a href="http://chronicle.com/blogs/conversation/2014/05/15/why-students-are-right-to-protest-at-commencement/?cid=pm&utm_source=pm&utm_medium=en" rel="nofollow">Chronicle</a>. It is basically that they don't want to listen because there is no dialog. Of course by that standard they should not have to read books whose authors they cannot interrogate. Pretty unconvincing and narcissistic even, but arguably the best case for a rationale.Harry Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17088418333536732728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116442395849122822.post-73064684856301030662014-05-16T08:40:28.440-07:002014-05-16T08:40:28.440-07:00related issue: Students and even faculty objecting... related issue: Students and even faculty objecting to having<br />hearing someone they disagree with as a commencement speaker:<br /> <br />Christine Lagarde withdraws from being Smith's 2014 commencement speaker<br />in the wake of anti-IMF protests from faculty and students:<br />http://www.smith.edu/president/speeches-writings/commencement2014<br /><br />How stupid this is:<br />http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/05/13/the-oh-so-fragile-class-of-2014-needs-to-stfu-and-listen-to-some-new-ideas.html<br /><br />How stupid the trend is:<br />http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2014/05/13/commencement_speaker_protests_elite_college_students_reject_christine_lagarde.html<br /><br />Condoizza Rice withdraws fro speaking at Rutgers (the article is from before the actual withdrawal).<br />Here is was the FACULTY who objected, though I suspect students did also.<br /><br />http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/17/condoleezza-rice-rutgers_n_4980826.html<br /><br />GASARCHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06134382469361359081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116442395849122822.post-9430374381139213652014-05-13T20:04:48.911-07:002014-05-13T20:04:48.911-07:00Why are schools and society overprotective.
1) So...Why are schools and society overprotective. <br />1) Society is a more dangerous place (but see point 2)<br />2) The constant 24-hour news and faux news make us THINK the world is a more dangerous place, but its not (Teen preg and Teen abortions are both DOWN in recent years).<br />3) Parents have far less kids. When they had 5 kids it was okay to lose one, but now that people have one or maybe two, its more traumatic to lose one.GASARCHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06134382469361359081noreply@blogger.com