It Could Be Worse
Despite my previous commentary about the Center for Social Concern at UD, I have to admit that things could be far worse. The current flap at Columbia University, when a teach-in there went sour. Let’s just say that it’s a bad sign when the sentence “Vietnam was a stunning defeat for U.S. imperialism; as such, it was also a victory for the cause of human self-determination,” is part of your defense. But then again, when the comment that prompted this defense was the same professor’s remark that he would like to see “a million Mogadishus”, defending the forceful takeover of an at least marginally democratic state by an authoritarian dictatorship as a “victory for the cause of human self-determination” seems fairly minor. The above link is worth reading, but is not recommended for those with heart difficulties or high blood pressure.
In public, we always pledge our allegiance to Saddam, but in our hearts we feel something else. - Iraqi citizen, speaking to Arab News