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Indoctrinate U

February 19, 2008 by Andrea Mrozek Leave a Comment

Saw this movie last night. Good times, a really funny (well, in that scary kind of way) movie, which highlights how Marxist professors prevail at the average American university, and being Republican, conservative, libertarian, anything vaguely associated with the right side of the political spectrum is baaaaaaaad (bleat that word like a sheep, please).

Those of us who think differently from the status quo don’t even have to be particularly smart (and so many sceptical readers will pause here to say, “that’s right! cuz you’re not!”). But the mere fact that we see things differently gives us a leg up in this world. When you are consistently forced to present your views to a hostile public, you end up doing more reading, more pondering, more debating. Rather than just saying, time and again, right on! I agree with you.

Which reminds me of a column I read yesterday. The author acknowledges all her friends think, well, just like she does:

I’m an atheist. So is everyone I know, or maybe they’re being Canadian and refraining from mentioning their religion.

And that is a good indication you might need to broaden your horizons, lest you merely follow like a lemming and end up jumping off a cliff, in spite of yourself.

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Brigitte adds: Right on! I agree with you…

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Andrea bleats: Baaaaaaaa.

Filed Under: All Posts Tagged With: Freedom of speech, Indoctrinate U, universities

20 years of silence

January 23, 2008 by Andrea Mrozek Leave a Comment

This has been a major beef of mine: silence on abortion. Have a read of Barbara Kay in today’s Post. Only I’m not sure pro-life zealots deserve the blame….

…In today’s second instalment, Barbara Kay argues that most Canadians believe abortion should be restricted in some cases –but have been silenced by pro-life zealots.

In my experience, the blame lies with pro-choice zealots. Then again, I grew up in very pro-choice social circles. Perhaps if you grew up ensconced in the pro-life side of things you might feel your freedom of speech was curtailed in a different way. What’s your experience? And if we need to lay blame for the silence–where should it go?

My opinion? No need to lay blame, just break the silence.

Filed Under: All Posts Tagged With: , Barbara Kay, Freedom of speech

Whatever offends you most

January 12, 2008 by Andrea Mrozek Leave a Comment

I think we all need to thank my former employer Ezra Levant for this. That Alberta Human Rights Tribunal employee worked for her (taxpayer-funded) pay that day. 

My favourite exchange comes around the three minute mark:  

Ezra Levant: I published those cartoons to use the maximum freedom allowed. I published it without reservation. I published it in the most unreasonable manner.

Bureaucrat: What do you mean by unreasonable?

Ezra Levant: Whatever offends you most.

Right on.  

Filed Under: All Posts Tagged With: Ezra Levant, Freedom of speech, Human Rights Tribunal, Western Standard

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