Ayers at Brandeis
So Bill Ayers is set to speak at Brandeis.
Honestly, it doesn’t suprise me much. With Brandeis’connection to the radical movements of the 60s-70s, on the one hand, it does make sense to bring a key figure from that era in.
On the other hand, Ayers’actions in are beyond the pale of respectability (in my book), and I personally am not excited by his presence at my alma matter.
Does it surprise me that he was invited? No, not at all. Knowing the noisy-fringe political groups on campus, this doesn’t come as a surprise. Is this invite going to effect the way I feel about the school as a whole–no not at all.
For the record, I only have positive feelings towards the school and I miss my time there greatly–sure I have minor issues here and there (e.g. Aramark sucks) but what student doesn’t?
Thoughts?
“Guilty as hell. Free as a bird.” Ayers freedom is a gross miscarriage of justice. Billy the Bomber and Bernadette the Terrorist should be in maximum security prison. Bernie is a murderer, if you believe the undercover FBI agent in one of Billy and Bernie’s cells of the Weather Underground in New York. Ayers celebrity is a ghoulish reminder that The One who brought him to his new glory and fame is also an enemy of America.
Comment by twolaneflash — 4/28/2009 @ 9:02 pm