Evidently “academic freedom” — and the freedom of choice that comes with it — is the new “fascism” in Israel.
Well, if you’re a “progressive”, that is. Because after all, nothing screams “fascism” to the left more so than your refusal to let them set every single term of your existence.
Up is down. Black is white. Rizzoli is Isles.
(h/t sdferr)
Perhaps they will respond with the demonstrably un-fascistic countermeasures employed at American Universities and punish the offending fascist students with low grades, public humiliation, re-eduction, and preclusion from further study in upper-level programs?
Truth to power!
If a jewish student voluntarily decides to not take courses offered by professors who preach an end to the jewish state, that is fascism?
Crap, I just got whiplash again.
Wait, which one is Rizzoli again? The hot brunette with the sultry voice or the hot brunette with the sexy voice?
Yes. I mean, what does “academic freedom” mean if not the right to hector a captive audience with absurd and offensive positions unrelated to the stated field of study while being paid by the tuition dollars of said audience and healthy state subsidies?
Imagine a similar attempt to stifle a left-wing boycott, here.
It’d be fascism!
#5 – Heck, Slart, I think you a bit Phalagist for even mentioning such a thing. Please donounce yourself accordingly.
er, Phalangist. Not sure what “Phalagist” would be…?
Imagine a similar attempt to stifle a left-wing boycott, here.
Are there, in fact, any liberal students being hectored by conservative professors? Inquiring minds wanna know… Where’s that Yilliam Welverton when we need someone to make sh*t up for The Sake Of The Narrative?
So “academic freedom” is why “Casting The Pig-Jews Into The Ocean 101-103” series is required at Haifa University?
Got it.
Caroline Glick wrote a few days ago of the effort to achieve academic freedom in Israel, aimed in particular at Ben-Gurion University’s Politics and Government Department by a student group named Im Tirtzu.
Ah, it’s the old “I don’t really understand what Fascism is, but I’ll use it anyway!” trick. A classic.
NB: Fascism is a totalitarian ideology like Socialism or Communism, the STATE is all. The differences are subtle – in Communism, the State owns everything, including the people. In Socialism, the State owns nearly everything, but only has a lien on the people. In Fascism, the State doesn’t care who owns what, as long as they obey orders.
It’s fascism to not to continue to pay people to spew views you disagree with. Duh.
see: Dixie Chicks. If you can still find them anywhere. See what you fascist have done already?
That’s what happens when life and death goes from being a theoretical construct to being your reality; you are forced to stop striking fashionable poses and start taking principled stands.
Ok Jeff, now you’ve crossed the line. There is NO WAY Isles is Rizzoli.
Bernard Lewis had some interesting things to say about religious tolerance and the development of the concept over time in the C-Span talk I linked in Twaddle. Wish I had a transcript but the gist begins with the statement that [religious] tolerance is a very intolerant idea, yet much better than plain intolerance on the up. Polytheists, he says, are tolerant of others gods without trouble. Monotheists, not so much. This speech occurs beginning at 1:05:22 or so.
Good.
Can we stop giving them $3 billion of our tax dollars every year now?
Because nothing spells stability like instability, right AJB?
Up is down. Black is white.
I mean, look what two hundred times that amount does for the interest on the progressive-inspired national debt.
http://www.state.gov/t/pm/rls/rm/144753.htm
Fucking kikes.
Sure. When we stop giving aid to the Palestinians. Directly and through the UNRWA.
AJB, in a probably futile attempt to get you to engage your reasoning powers, I will hand you a little more ammunition. Do please demonstrate, if you can, your ability to make connections there. I will even give you a hint: “Muslim Brotherhood”.
Regards,
Ric
AJB proves that the question involves more than just Osmium and Iridium.
That’s just not fair, Mr. Locke.
“Fair” is an item on a performance evaluation, Spiny. Translated, it means “we haven’t found an excuse to fire the bozo yet”.
Regards,
Ric
What schedule does the 2 billion to Egypt appear in? The billions to Pah-Kee-Stahn? The tens of billions in ‘aid’ to Africa? The tens of billions for the defense of ‘helpless’ Europe and Japan?
Take the culmulative total of those, and all the rest we sprinke around the globe on ‘friends’ and enemies alike, then divide Israel’s relative pittance by that number.
The results, if you still think Israel’s number is high, should be a Rorschach test for anti-semite’s.
Hint: all sign point to AJB hatin’ on them Jewey Jeeeeeeeeeeews.
I bet he loved him some of that pole-smokin’ Arafat tho’.
Is it bad of me to imagine the urine-stained sweat-dripping knee-knocking terror that these academics would be suffering if they even met someone as mildly fascistic as, say Pinochet, who had the upper hand on them, and find that little picture both funny and heartwarming?
A principled opposition to Zionism and promotion of Palestinian autonomy is just the acceptable way that respectable people such as AJB can get their Jew-Hate on.
As part of the protest against the UK Teacher’s Union boycotting Israeli academics, I signed a petition declaring myself an Israeli for academic purposes. Fat lot of good that did – no instructions from the Media Controllers, no checks from the Finance Controllers, and the bagels in Orange County still suck.
Can we stop giving them $3 billion of our tax dollars every year now?
I’d be down with stopping all foreign aid to evabody, everywhere.
Except to Israel.
Rizzoli leaves a garlic and oregano aftertaste.
And we give nearly the same amount to Egypt, AJB.
Oh. My!
AJB – does ajb stand for Anti Joooooooo Bag?
Rizzoli and Isles rock(s).
I read that as rizzoli on isles. Anyone got a tide pen?
I am intolerant of intolerance is one of my all-time favorite quotes.
I keep coming up with “rock island line is rizzoli ride.”