JusKeepBreathin 19,311 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 "Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity." -Martin Luther King Jr. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
En_Sabah_Nur 9,366 Posted May 22, 2017 Author Share Posted May 22, 2017 15 minutes ago, Dorothy Gale said: I was being sarcastic So was I - lol Egypt. W Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
En_Sabah_Nur 9,366 Posted May 22, 2017 Author Share Posted May 22, 2017 14 minutes ago, PartySick said: I would've done the same thing tbh Pence, Trump, and their entire administration have no business being anywhere near education. Their backwards, toxic beliefs continue to poison and disillusion the few that still follow them and I'm so happy to be a part of the generation that's standing up boldly and telling them "ENOUGH" Just imagine if Betsy Devos had come there instead... Egypt. W Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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skaxboy 7,106 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 55 minutes ago, Batwings said: Old white conservatives on Facebook are soooooooo upset about this. I've seen so many rants today about "disrespectful liberal brats." Meanwhile, they still worship at the altar of the *** Grabber-in-Chief. Doesn't surprise me at all. Same thing they said when it happened with Betsy Devos. Same this they said when UC Berkeley "rejected" Ann Coulter from speaking at the campus. But what those conservatives ignore is that it's not the "liberal brats" that are the issue, it's the idiots that are being protested against. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItWasntLaauv 6,392 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 So cool, I love that they were sporting rainbow colors on their way out. My jaw dropped, just... YEEEES YESSS YEEEEEESSS Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not The Real Gaga 7,599 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 It's kinda of rude and weak. This is not how you should do it. This is useless attention seeking. Don't go in there, if you already know he will speech there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radio Ga Ga 5,671 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 Why would this university invite him to speak at commencement? literally u could have picked anyone else I'm actually quite disappointed in notre dame, I know it's catholic, but it's still a top 30 university in the country, how could they be so backwards thinking Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whispering 18,865 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 44 minutes ago, Unites said: It's kinda of rude and weak. This is not how you should do it. This is useless attention seeking. Don't go in there, if you already know he will speech there. They graduated and deserved to be there! Plus they got to hear an amazing speech from a decent and respectable person- the valedictorian, CJ Pine. (For background, Pine was raised and homeschooled in China. At Notre Dame he spent several semesters abroad, one of which he spent volunteering to teach English to Palestinian refugees. Additionally, according to ND's website, "His undergraduate research and much of his extracurricular focus has been on the plight of refugees and working to improve interreligious dialogue and understanding around the world. Last summer, he worked as an intern for the U.S. Department of State’s Office of Religion and Global Affairs where he researched religious dynamics in Burma and also worked with U.S. religious communities to support refugee resettlement.") Here are the highlights of CJ Pine's speech: He begins his address with words of welcome in Arabic and Chinese (the latter with a proverb by Confucius). He encourages the students to live a life in service to others. In particular, he hails his Sudanese friend Majak and the organization Majak had founded to advocate for education in his home country "in the context of conflict and famine." He discusses the importance of dignity for the poor and needy with his experience volunteering to help Syrian refugees abroad. He quotes the "All men are created equal line" from the Declaration of Independence, encouraging his classmates to fight for equal rights for all and to "stand against the scapegoating of Muslims." He states that "concern for freedom of religion must mean freedom for all religions, not just our own, otherwise none of us is free." He stresses global interconnectedness and rallies against the idea of a border wall, saying "Our hearts cannot be contained by one place ... If we are going to build walls between American students and international students, then I am skewered on the fence." He states that Jesus would want Christians to help Syrian refugees, and that doing so is a noble calling. He further stresses how putting up borders between religions and ethnicities to wall out others is against Christianity. He advocates for a Christian interpretation of politics and headlines, to encourage his classmates to think how political ideals and practices will affect those around them, then states "We must ... look beyond the surface of individual events to examine structures of injustice," and reminds his classmates that the song "Amazing Grace" is about the horror of slaveships. He ends the speech with a call to his classmates to become servants to justice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
imnotyourbabe10 6,120 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 So proud of my hometown area! ND is garbage. To my knowledge, they allow [alleged] rapists to continue to play on their football team. (This was brought up in The Hunting Ground, no?) We must keep resisting. For example, Betsy DeVos is in my city today and there's nothing going on. Every day spent normalizing this and not disrupting the system is a day lost. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepsami 21,121 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 26 minutes ago, Radio Ga Ga said: Why would this university invite him to speak at commencement? literally u could have picked anyone else I'm actually quite disappointed in notre dame, I know it's catholic, but it's still a top 30 university in the country, how could they be so backwards thinking U answered ur own question before u even asked it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
En_Sabah_Nur 9,366 Posted May 22, 2017 Author Share Posted May 22, 2017 3 minutes ago, Radio Ga Ga said: Why would this university invite him to speak at commencement? literally u could have picked anyone else I'm actually quite disappointed in notre dame, I know it's catholic, but it's still a top 30 university in the country, how could they be so backwards thinking I think because he use to be the governor in this state. 😒 Egypt. W Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radio Ga Ga 5,671 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 4 hours ago, Sepsami said: U answered ur own question before u even asked it Well, gaga is catholic... why can't Catholics just be like her Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepsami 21,121 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 16 minutes ago, Radio Ga Ga said: Well, gaga is catholic... why can't Catholics just be like her Gag's more catholic inspired, I wouldn't call ha a practioning catholic Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whispering 18,865 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 2 hours ago, Sepsami said: Gag's more catholic inspired, I wouldn't call ha a practioning catholic She's a Catholic. Her family is Catholic and she was raised as one. The same could be said for many students who go to ND...that they are Catholics, but believe in human rights and dignity. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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