Power to the people...
I don't really know what I think of this. On one hand, I always dig people standing up for what they believe in-- especially in this case given that the students pay tuition and are fighting for a voice in their universities' leadership. On the other hand, sometimes protests get unnecessarily violent. Or, what if students were protesting in favor of something immoral or unjust? Yikes, this is a tough one. Shoot me your thoughts...
Protest at Gallaudet
Protest at Gallaudet
posted by Parrot1540 at 1:06 PM
2 Comments:
People standing up for what they believe in is always a good thing. Violet behavior is always bad.
Onanite
I think Superbri is right...sometimes people protest for protest's sake and forget the conviction, the heart, the passion behind it. Don't know if that's the case here...
I agree with Onanite to an extent...when it comes down to it, I like when people put themselves on the line for their conviction. And, pretty much across the board, I'm not a big fan of violence. But I would argue that there are injustices in the world that require more intensity and more passion than they get-- think of Rwanda or the Sudan or world hunger-- there is more that can be done...
I guess my question is: Is a crappy college president what I really want to put my butt on the line for? Is it really worth it for me to spend time, money, energy, resources, etc. to usurp some cat that I may never meet when I could be raising money for Katrina victims? Does that make sense?
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