Berkeley is strange Which makes strangenesses about Berkeley even stranger. Consider these strangenesses (The evils of English refuse to accept "strangenesses" as a word, by the way): "Naa, let's go to Fat Slice instead. Blondie's is too greasy." No comment necessary. Do you support free speech? In a PoliSci class a few years ago that I sat in on, the professor was making some points about polls, in particular, the order in which poll questions are asked, and the difference between general and specific. So she polled the class. "Do you believe in free speech for everyone, regardless of message?" About two thirds of the class raised their hands. "Do you believe the KKK should be allowed to hold a rally on Sproul Plaza?" About a fifth of the class raised their hands. Now, this isn't too strange. After all, it's what the prof was trying to prove. What was strange is how no one seemed the slightest bit troubled by the paradox they had just voted for. "I am exercising my first ammendment right to watch the police!" Er... Anyway, happy 19th of July, for those of you who know what this day celebrates. posted by Beetle Aurora Drake 7/19/2004 07:44:00 PM # Comments (0) . . .
