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This is a country where even the conservatives are progressive. Peninsula and AALARM, you think you're surrounded by leftists here...
...probably had never heard of Wasinger, the vice president of the Association Against Learning in the Absence of Religion and Morality (AALARM) and a "guardian" of Peninsula, until you read his enlightening letter about Coming Out Day in The Crimson last month...
...instincts." (He didn't say why.) e. Homosexuals' definition of self is "irrevocably linked" to that instinct. (He didn't say how he knew.) f. This irrevocable linkage notwithstanding, the Bisexual Gay and Lesbian Students Association is "just another extracurricular activity." (He didn't say how he knew.) g. AALARM's actions, on the other hand, "represent our lives." (God bless America...
...argued a bit more, and he contradicted himself a bit more, but we really didn't get anywhere close to an agreement on anything. Clearly, this guy--like his cohorts on AALARM and Peninsula--needs to get to know some gay people. He'd find that not all of them "constantly perceive themselves as the victims of a cruel, oppressive and 'homophobic' world." He'd find that not all of them "believe that their most important trait is their libidinal attraction to members of the same...
...near-absolute protection of free expression. We wouldn't burn the American flag ourselves, but we uphold the right of others to do so. We are repulsed by many of the hateful proclamations of the Association Against Learning in the Absence of Religion and Morality, but we defend AALARM's right to air its obnoxious beliefs. We were offended by the Confederate flag flown by Bridget Kerrigan '91, but we were glad Harvard's administration did not force her to remove it from her window...