Dana has this excellent post over at Common Sense Political Thought on a flag-burning that actually upset liberals:
SF State Bans Flag Burning…Only for Hezbollah and Hamas Flags
At an Anti-terrorism rally at San Francisco State College Republicans “desecrated” Hezbollah and Hamas flags –and now there is a resolution against this and the College Republicans may lose their "official student group status and or ASI funding"...over the flags of TERRORIST groups.
"Associated Students, Inc. deems the College Republicans’ actions as contrary to university values and feel they should be held accountable by the university for their actions," the resolution says.
The Nov. 15 resolution comes on the heels of several student and student organization complaints at board meetings and the Office of Student Programs and Leadership Development, or OSPLD, which has also sparked a separate investigation and assembly of a special panel to decide if the College Republicans did indeed violate the university’s conduct rules.
The resolution cited a rule outlined in the university’s Strategic Plan saying, "SFSU facilitates teaching, learning and work experiences among students, faculty and staff that promote equity and social justice within a respectful and safe environment."
(Via ALa at blonde sagacity).
Evidently, the students were upset because the flags contained Islamic symbols. I guess the ACLU hasn't gotten to them yet. But then again, I suppose they aren't flags from states or localities in the U.S., so the ACLU won't care.
Didn't these students know that flag-burning is protected speech? Someone at SFSU should tell them.
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