Word: mroz
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...instead of proving their moral superiority to fascism, the protesters sunk to Mlot-Mroz's level, shouting him down and forcing him to leave. Had the organizers handled Mlot-Mroz differently--by giving him five uninterrupted minutes to speak, for instance--Mlot-Mroz would have made clear his loony positions and would not have been able to present himself as a persecuted victim...
Granted, Mlot-Mroz's politics are reprehensible. A self-described Polish freedom fighter, Mlot-Mroz--who is a frequent counter-demonstrator at Boston-area leftist protests--is little more than a thinly-veiled fascist...
Allowing Mlot-Mroz to speak would have accomplished a number of things. Primarily, it would have proven that left-wing activists actually believe that freedom is more than a convenient rhetorical phrase. It also would have done a great deal to dispel the idea that the leftists are nothing but dangerous reds with a paternalistic, totalitarian ideas about controlling who hears what. If the left wants America or Harvard to be a held to a higher standard, we must be ready to apply those higher standards to ourselves...
Having sent Mlot-Mroz on his way, the moderator sarcastically asked his fellow activists to join him in a rendition of "America the Beautiful." The audience complied, hurriedly and mockingly mouthing the lyrics...
...Mlot-Mroz was being dragged away from the rally, one onlooker shouted to the participants, "That's not what Gandhi would do." With that one person, the promise of a positive left and a better America was renewed. Maybe this time it can be fulfilled...