Why do I get the impression your sudden turn to the liberal position of wanting to allow this young man his rant is not dictated by your feeling for his rights, but your approval of his message?

*** You, as most always, get the wrong impression. I, unlike you, strongly support free speech even when I don't like the message. You and the other liberal whiners obviously have a serious problem with the message here.

The truly liberal position-aka leftist on these boards-would be the position taken by Voltaire, "I may not agree with what you have to say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." When you come to understand this, you will understand liberalism and will probably become one.

*** Try puting the rhetoric into practise.

This young man appears not to be seeking open discourse as much as to gain attention by disruptive tactics.

*** If you read the citation, you'd see that he clearly states that he was promoting discourse while the others were ranting and name-calling.

His diatribes against his "socialist teacher" etc. are the garbage tactics that typify the ditto heads and are intended to polorize positons. This should be given no place in an educational setting.

*** Nonsense. Any teacher spewing forth about a socialist, American values hater like Chomsky deserves to hear from opposing viewpoints.

I agree with Lindy that this young man is the victim of hate and vituperation and has been well home schooled.

*** Quick on your diagnosos of pathology in an opposing viewpoint, eh?

Our student has also heard of the terror card and attempted to play it in his threat of legal action in his interview.

*** What terror card? You're equating beheading and killing with posting controversial posters without approval and turning time honored ACLU tactics on the administration? Beautiful!

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