> On Dec 8, 2010, at 10:34 AM, [email protected] wrote: >> AFDI/SIOA Calls on Oregon College to Reinstate Teacher, Repudiate Islamic >> Supremacist Hate Group CAIR >>
Thanks, Billy. Here's some analysis from over on the Ground Zero Declaration: http://www.groundzerodeclaration.org/afdisioa-calls-on-oregon-college-to-reinstate-teacher-repudiate-islamic-supremacist-hate/ > While “mandatory counter-jihad sensitivity training for all students” sounds > excessive, SIOA has a point. As Americans, we have (mostly for good reasons) > been trained to be sensitive to the needs and demands of minorities. > Unfortunately, that cultural bias becomes maladaptive when faced with a > minority that sees public criticism as incompatible with their values. > > Like a toddler throwing temper tantrums, CAIR becomes more demanding every > time it perceives potential enemies being cowed into silence. If Lane > Community College truly cared about fairness and balance, they should have > included a statement condemning any attempt to silence criticism of Islam. > Further, they should have promised that even if Barry Sommers was personally > objectionable, they would insist on teaching a course that fully explored > both the positive and negative aspects of Islam, the Koran, and Muslim > culture, regardless of whom it might offend. > > But of course, LCC probably thought the safest move was simply to avoid > offending CAIR by dropping an unknown, non-credentialed teacher of a > non-credit course. After all, who would notice? > > Clearly, they guessed wrong. Hmm, maybe they really do need that mandatory > counter-jihad sensitivity training after all… > You might also enjoy this deconstruction of Lane College's "explanation"... http://www.groundzerodeclaration.org/lane-community-college-cancels-course-about-islam-translation-from-pr-speak-to-english/ -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <[email protected]> Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org
