Bad Reactions to W&L ?

ariesathena
Mon, 14 Aug 2006 01:36:47 +0000

My concern is W&L condoning the PUBLIC display of the confederate flag. I believe censorship would be prohibiting a student from privately displaying the flag in his/her dorm room.

No, censorship would be the prohibition of the public display of the flag. If we are talking about freedom of speech/ideas/etc, the important thing is to be able to publicly display one’s flag - whether American, Texan, or other. Our “expression” freedoms (i.e. what makes a gov’t non-censorous; likewise, we can use the paradigm for private actors) are the freedom to PUBLICLY express views, to practice religion, to associate, etc.



Re: sundresses. Oh yes, very nice when living in 95 degree weather. It’s a practicality issue. I’m not very feminine at all but really like sundresses for the heat and humidity.