Block-I chant portrays ‘neither patriotism nor remembrance’David Green, University Academic ProfessionalPosted: September 15th, 2010 - 10:29 PMUpdated: September 20th, 2010 - 9:51 AMThe vast majority of 9/11 observances in this country cannot be seen as politically neutral events. Implicit in their nature are the notions that lives lost at the World Trade Center are more valuable than lives lost in Afghanistan, Iraq, Palestine and elsewhere; that the motives of the 9/11 attackers had nothing to do with genuine grievances in the Islamic world regarding American imperialism; and that the U.S. has been justified in the subsequent killing of hundreds of thousands in so-called retaliation.The observance at Saturday’s football game was no different. A moment of silence was followed by a military airplane flyover; in between, Block-I students chanted “USA, USA.” This was neither patriotism nor remembrance in any justifiable sense, but politicization, militarism, propaganda and bellicosity. The University is a public institution that encompasses the political views of all, not just the most (falsely) “patriotic.” Athletic planners should cease such exploitation for political purposes. They might at least consider how most Muslim students, American or otherwise, would respond to this nativist display; or better, Muslims and others that live their lives under the threat of our planes, drones and soldiers.The overwhelmingly white, privileged, Block-I students should be ashamed of their obnoxious, fake-macho, chicken-hawk chant, while poverty-drafted members of their cohort fight and die in illegal and immoral wars for the control of oil. University administrators need to eliminate from all events such “patriotic” observances, which in this country cannot be separated from implicit justifications for state-sponsored killing.http://www.dailyillini.com/opinions/letters-to-the-editor/2010/09/15/block-i-chant-portrays-neither-patriotism-nor-remembrance
>lives lost at the World Trade Center are more valuable than lives lost in Afghanistan, Iraq, Palestine and elsewhereThis is true.American lives should always be worth more to Americans than anyone else. If a thousand Iraqis are killed to keep one American safe, Americans should rejoice.
If you do not value the lives of your countrymen over the lives of people from other countries, you can leave. Now.While there are exceptions such as great scientists and other exemplary people, the average countryman is worth more than the average foreigner.
> A moment of silence was followed by a military airplane flyover; in between, Block-I students chanted “USA, USA.” This was neither patriotism nor remembrance in any justifiable sense, but politicization, militarism, propaganda and bellicosity.this is true though
Other countries sing songs at sports events. Americans just shout the same three letters.
>>254613>While there are exceptions such as great scientists and other exemplary people, the average countryman is worth more than the average foreigner.this is what liberals actually believe, they truly believe that borders are meaningless and that race and nationality and even gender are just social constructs!>They might at least consider how most Muslim students, American or otherwise, would respond to this nativist display; or better, Muslims and others that live their lives under the threat of our planes, drones and soldiers.I don't understand the style of thinking where everytime you do something you need to think "oh my might i be offending someone" ???> cohort fight and die in illegal and immoral wars for the control of oil.Funny how liberals approve of wars to slaughter europeans, like the civil war or WW1 and 2. But oh no those poor non-whites! Oil oil!! It's not like USA wasn't the biggest recipient of oil for food from saddam.>The overwhelmingly white, privileged, Block-I students should be ashamedThe only people who should be ashamed are you filthy fucking leftist vermin.
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