A friend, Dave Moriarty, sent The Ten Most Ridiculous College Protests of 2015 to me yesterday.
But it occurred to me, a big part of the problem is the way the media takes them seriously. Young people have always felt the need to do crazy stuff to blow off steam. Once it was panty raids and seeing how many students could fit inside a Volkswagen Beetle.
A little later it was protesting the Viet Nam War, then, streaking.
Now it's all the silly stuff described in the article linked above (plus a lot of racial tension which the author carefully sidestepped).
But really, some of this should be written off to hormones and youthful stupidity. As in, you know, kids will be kids.
Not all of it, though. Some of the more recent protests -- not the ones listed above -- have taken on a more sinister hue, setting students off against each other on the basis of race.
Not all of it, though. Some of the more recent protests -- not the ones listed above -- have taken on a more sinister hue, setting students off against each other on the basis of race.
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I read the article and laughed. The different protests were a good way to waste one's time.
- Susan
Susan --
Nothing wrong with young people wasting time, but there is something wrong with college administrators and the media taking them seriously.
Agreed!
- Susan
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