it's certainly very well said, and I'm very much a Perlstein fan, so I take this all very seriously.
and I know perfectly well that anything I see on TV news is hardly going to be reliable. to quote Tom a few days back..."if it bleeds, it leads."
since I'm not in the most mobile shape of my life (that is to say, if I suddenly had to move quickly in a large-ish group, I could go down like a bowling pin), I can't go from campus to campus to find out what's REALLY going on. I have a few friends who have access to a few campuses, but on every campus, shit can turn ugly very quickly. THEY tell me that things tend to be ok, until the cops show up. big fucking surprise.
on the other hand, the phrase "outside agitators" is one that immediately makes me suspicious.
and, in general, the idea that it's the job of college to makes students feel "safe" at all times is like some kind of horrible joke. obviously, physical safety of students is essential, but most of the time (I suspect), they're talking about "emotional safety," which is....WHAT?? I'm inclined to answer "bullshit" or, more politely, "who the fuck sez?"
well shit...if this ain't a bummer...
it's certainly very well said, and I'm very much a Perlstein fan, so I take this all very seriously.
and I know perfectly well that anything I see on TV news is hardly going to be reliable. to quote Tom a few days back..."if it bleeds, it leads."
since I'm not in the most mobile shape of my life (that is to say, if I suddenly had to move quickly in a large-ish group, I could go down like a bowling pin), I can't go from campus to campus to find out what's REALLY going on. I have a few friends who have access to a few campuses, but on every campus, shit can turn ugly very quickly. THEY tell me that things tend to be ok, until the cops show up. big fucking surprise.
on the other hand, the phrase "outside agitators" is one that immediately makes me suspicious.
and, in general, the idea that it's the job of college to makes students feel "safe" at all times is like some kind of horrible joke. obviously, physical safety of students is essential, but most of the time (I suspect), they're talking about "emotional safety," which is....WHAT?? I'm inclined to answer "bullshit" or, more politely, "who the fuck sez?"