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...most distressing, Hasan’s piece calls for censorship under the guise of “tolerance.” He implores the Harvard Foundation, the administration, and “every non-racist student organization” to denounce such events on campus, and suggests that Coulter ought not to have spoken here. It is the height of hypocrisy that “liberals” who love to appear as champions of toleration are often the first to sound the trumpet of censorship when speech hurts their collective feelings. She has been judged worthy to appear...
...offensive and absurd. At the event, at least, she did not “brazenly advocat[e] cleansing American soil of [all] Muslims,” but responded to questioners only by suggesting that for security reasons, illegal immigrants who could no longer be legally detained for suspected terrorism ought to be deported. Hasan’s claim that Coulter advocates “ethnic cleansing” is especially puzzling considering her boyfriend in attendance is Muslim himself...
...grade inflation serve as a recent reminder. For a campus that prides itself on fostering an environment of “toleration,” many recklessly abuse terms like “racist” and “hate monger” with shocking liberality. Perhaps Hasan ought to apply his hopes for “human decency,” “civility” and “respect[ing] others” to his own behavior. Hastily and wrongly categorizing people and groups as “racist” is what leads...
...officials are professionals taking this very seriously,” Moore said. “They are like policemen and firemen who ought to be admired for coming to work in these high-risk situations...
However, the loss of thousands of lives should not be mutated into a nauseating ad campaign. Companies ought to think more about the front line and less about their bottom line, more about Ground Zero and less about 0 percent APR. The true way to keep America rolling is to ignore these trite advertisements and to focus more upon what distinguishes America from the forces of terror that attacked us. The ability for all, regardless of race, religion or gender, to enjoy life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness is at least a little more important than the impressive range...