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[paul7682]

I was wondering if anyone else was fallowing this story about the professor Ward Churchill being pressured into not coming to speaking his arrangements because of things that he wrote a few years ago. I go to the University of Wisconsin Whitewater that is still letting him come to speak and I agree totally with the University on letting him come to speak. This is totally a free speech issue and I think the only way to let people who are say erroneous things is to let them come speak and then have others get up and make the counter arguments. The irony that Professor Churchill isn't coming to speak on his view on International Relations, but he is coming to speak about the abuses that he has seen committed upon the Native American population in his life time. I think that is a shame that instead of hearing what a man, who was part of AIM that, some people would rather students hear nothing; I see this as a definite learning possibility about different cultures. Mainly I wanted to get others views on this from a national perspective seeing that I am pretty biased in that I am a constitutionalist from the school in question. I do believe what he said about the 9-11 victims was deplorable but I do defend his right to say it.

[redster]

the stupid bastard aint even an indian, and they dont even care about what he says, why the **** should we...and free speech doesnt give you the right to lie, the man is supposed to be a teacher, he should show a little dignity, and quit trying to sell that dam book.

[Mr Vayne]

well said Red...Ole Ward needs to STFU and teach :twisted: