Written by : June Scorza Terpstra a lecturer at Loyola University in Chicago.

During a heated debate in a class I teach on social justice, several US Marines who had done tours in Iraq told me that they had "sacrificed" by “serving” in Iraq so that I could enjoy the freedom to teach in the USA. Parroting their master’s slogan about “fighting over there so we don’t have to fight over here,” these students proudly proclaimed that they terrorized and killed defenseless Iraqis. They intimated that their Arab victims are nothing more to them than collateral damage, incidental to their receipt of some money and an education.

Each day, another name makes it on my list.  This tripe, and it get's better, comes from someone teaching American kids.  After you puke, I'm sure she'll be happy to hear what you have to say.

Contributed by J D on February 14, 2007 at 06:59 PM in J D Pendry, Peacenik Stupidity | Permalink

Comments

Posted by: John

"...hear what you have to say."? What's the point, J.D.? She mentions grandchildren, so she could have been of my students at C.U.N.Y. back in the 60s. She and the thousands like her who will be marching on the Pentagon on 3-17 are lost souls, beyond redemption. The one consolation is that college students by and large, including those who suck up and regurgitate the crap they get for the sake of good grades, know that their profs are full of shit.

Posted by: John | Feb 14, 2007 11:36:44 PM