Religious Tolerance at Cornell

mrsopresident
Tue, 13 May 2008 21:05:51 +0000

applejack: I’m sorry you feel this way, but I’m not going to argue with you on this matter.



“All the proliferation of weapons will do is proliferate unfortunate accidents whereby people who don’t know how to…”

I don’t see this happening at the colleges where conceal/carry is currently allowed. And talk about speaking in general terms.

“All of the evidence shows that concealed weapons (or any sort of firearm, for that matter) is not likely to deter a tragedy like the one that happened at Virginia Tech or Columbine.”

What evidence could possibly be provided to prove this point? Sure, one can conduct studies and issue surveys, but unless there is actually a live case-scenario I don’t think this is a fair statement to make. Now I argue that the very knowledge that someone has a gun could deter a crazed maniac from attempting another V-Tech. And, in the worse-case-scenario, the presence of an armed person could at least prevent more bloodshed than was planned.

But that’s another story. Again, getting back to my point: You state that the entire resolution was “ridiculous” (and I’m sure you don’t even know exactly what was within the resolution), and that is your right to do so (If safety is ridiculous, then…). But many people (mainly liberals) share your view, just as many conservatives believe that many liberal ideas and measures are ridiculous. On Cornell’s campus, however, the case has been that (far too often) it is the conservative cause that is put down, before it has even been fully stated, by those who falsely claim to be open-minded.

“But the point is that Cornell isn’t any more or any less open-minded than any other top private university. Political correctness pervades all through academia. And the disruptions you speak of are not indicative of the entire student body, and aren’t all that outside of the norm for campus activity across the country.”

That was never the point I tried to make (I don’t even believe that was the intent of the person who started this thread). I always wrote on the notion of open-mindedness at Cornell, never relative to other campuses. If this is the norm at other campuses, a point that I’m not arguing against, then it is wrong at these places as well.

“Individuals who paint in such broad brushed strokes (like mrsopresident) obviously haven’t reached a level of nuance and perception that one would hope a Cornell education would provide”

I’m sorry you feel this way AND that you could have come to such a conclusion about me based off of one post.