Churchill
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The name of Churchill is revered in western civilization – the legacy of Winston Churchill who is generally regarded as the Man of the Twentieth Century. Now his good name is being dragged thru the mud by a far left Professotr at the University of Colorado. This guy, nominally Ward Churchill, claims to be an Indian (oops, Native American) although there is serious doubt about his origins. But whatever his ancestry, he is a far left liberal hell-bent on challenging or destroying our traditions and way of life. This is the guy who says that the victims of 9/11 “had it coming” and that these poor souls were “little Eichmanns” — see Nazis. His supporters quickly claim the high ground of free speech — the First Amendment. No matter how offensive, he has the unlimited right to express his views.
Does he? Personally, I come down on his side on the freee speech issue. . Indeed, he can spout off his garbage diatribes wherevever he sees fit — the Harvard Yard, Inpendence Square, Hyde Park, the Main drag at Berkeley, Central Park, or any of the other havens of leftism around the country. But it is another question entirely whether the taxpayers of Colorado or the USA are obliged to keep on paying him with taxpayer dollars while disseminating such intellectual filth. Churchill is saying in effect, I have the right to say whatever I want to say and you have to keep on paying me whether you like it ot not. That's where I part company.
I think the filth disseminated by Churchill is beyond ordinary measure, but he illustrates the high price we pay for thre First Amendment. There are consequences to be paid for the exercise of any rights. Let him pay the consequences, but don't tell taxpayers “You have to pay for his unconscionable idiocy”.
Fire him. Let him try to make a living working rather than being a sponge at the public trough. And you wonder why College faculties stand in such disrepute??
It will be interesting how the Faculty at Colorado decide on retaining the services of this “professor??”