11-07-2009, 04:48 AM
Has the fellow often hailed here (and here, here and here) as "Stalker Steve" been rehabilitated and fully recovered from his statist ways?
Here's the controversy. Inside Higher Ed posted the following story about students being prevented from exercising their First Amendment rights in support of Second Amendment rights:
In response some bonehead calling himself Diogenes offered the following comment:
Typical socialist crap, of course. Unless there really is something out there called the "Ring Wing," this Diogenes is a douchebag who can't even spell "Right" correctly. I'm sure if the students were, say, advocating pervert rights by wearing condoms on their empty heads that Diogenes would be right there with them. But who would expect DI/DD stalwart Stalkin' Steve to ride to the rescue of Second Amendment advocates?
Nicely stated and right on point. Have we misjudged Steve, or has he simply seen the light? No longer a Jenny Masseldorf wannabe but instead a defender of [shudder] free speech and the right to bear arms? Keep up the good work, Steve.
Here's the controversy. Inside Higher Ed posted the following story about students being prevented from exercising their First Amendment rights in support of Second Amendment rights:
Quote:Community College Sued Over Limits on Rallies
Two students -- backed by the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education -- are suing the Tarrant County College District, charging that its limits on rallies are violations of First Amendment rights, the Associated Press reported. The college permits protest activities only in a limited free speech zone, and requires advance permission to schedule events there. College officials say that the rules are consistent with federal and state requirements. But the students say that they are being blocked from engaging in legitimate protest. The students want to rally on behalf of the right to carry concealed weapons on campus and they say that they are being barred from wearing empty holsters on campus as an expression of their views.
In response some bonehead calling himself Diogenes offered the following comment:
Quote:Ring Wing Agitation Handbook Lesson One
Posted by Diogenes on November 6, 2009 at 10:00am EST
If you don't like a reasonable policy that doesn't agree with your canned ideology, claim it a free speech issue even though its not and grab as many headlines as possible. And before all the lefties out there start crowing "amen," they learned this from you in the 60's. Behind every right wing agit-prop activity is a little bit o' Mao. Just ask $600,000 a year David Horowitz.
Typical socialist crap, of course. Unless there really is something out there called the "Ring Wing," this Diogenes is a douchebag who can't even spell "Right" correctly. I'm sure if the students were, say, advocating pervert rights by wearing condoms on their empty heads that Diogenes would be right there with them. But who would expect DI/DD stalwart Stalkin' Steve to ride to the rescue of Second Amendment advocates?
Quote:Posted by Steve Foerster on November 6, 2009 at 11:15am EST
Of course it's a free speech issue! When you tell students they can't wear t-shirts and empty holsters as a way to express their views, what could that possibly be other than censorship? And when you have tiny free speech zones, what else could the rest of the campus be other than a place where speech isn't free?
If you want to disagree with these students on this issue, that's fine. But they have a right to be heard, and that right is being systematically disrespected here.
Nicely stated and right on point. Have we misjudged Steve, or has he simply seen the light? No longer a Jenny Masseldorf wannabe but instead a defender of [shudder] free speech and the right to bear arms? Keep up the good work, Steve.