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Politics : Obama Asks Americans To Observe Flag Day "With Pride"

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To: ManyMoose who wrote (258)	3/15/2015 12:39:10 AM
From: joseffy	of 268

University of California’s Star-Spangled BAN-ner .................................................................................. Accuracy in Academia ^ \| March 10, 2015 \| Tony Perkins There’s a new f-word at the University of California at Irvine: FLAG. Higher education is teaching students to think critically all right — about their own country. In a head-shaking move even by California standards, a 12-member student government body voted to ban the display of the U.S. flag in certain lobby areas because it can be construed as “hate speech.” The resolution’s text insists that “The American flag has been flown in instances of colonialism and imperialism. Flags not only serve as symbols of patriotism or weapons for nationalism, but also construct cultural mythologies and narratives that in turn charge nationalistic sentiments…” As usual, the Left resorts to throwing the “hate” label on anything it disagree with — no matter how legitimate their opposition may be. By a 6-4 vote (with two abstentions), the students voted to ban the Stars and Stripes — outraging members like Reza Zomorrodian, who called it “an attack on American values.” “I’m firmly against what they did. I think it was a horrible idea. Only six people voted for this. We have 22,000 undergrads here… the UC Irvine has made huge contributions to bettering this country. This is an elected body that made a decision for the whole and will suffer the consequences of making that decision.” Our college campuses have become so politically correct that they won’t even tolerate their own country! What a tragic irony. Our soldiers are putting themselves in harm’s way to give these students the freedom to make outrageous decisions like this. In a rare display of common sense, the cabinet overseeing the student council recognized the ridiculousness of the decision and overrode it — but not before it did serious damage to the UC Irvine’s credibility as an institution of serious learning.

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