Friday, November 07, 2003
Conservatives last!
Flag me a river.
The editors maintain that since there are other pressing issues to deal with, it is acceptable to violate the law on something as apparently trifling as protecting the symbols of US society within our public institutions. Using this logic, we could rationalize never complying with any laws with which we do not agree. Whatever issue citizens raise, indifferent administrators and their enablers could cite some other more pressing concerns as justification for inaction.
That's the intelligent paragraph of the letter. I mentioned as much when I whined about this earlier. But, instead of quitting while he's ahead, John Pavliga continues:
...we expect that they will accept such displays as a basic element of society, as they will liberty, equality, and democracy.
Maybe, but you would have to argue that such displays really should be an element of society, as do liberty, equality, and democracy. (Which are three horribly contradictory concepts, I might add) I can't say that I see the point.
Remove the flags and we increase the distance between our young citizens and the larger society, its institutions, and its democratic values.
With the things students are taught nowadays, the flag should be the least of your worries here.
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