http://www.statenews.com If anyone read the letter by professor Frederick Fico, MSU officials violate the anti-discrimination policy (SN 10/19), I bet one could easily say, “He is a Republican, so what is new?” en-us Foundry4 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:00:59 -0400 Thu, 25 Oct 2007 16:06:10 -0400 webmaster@statenews.com http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/3259/view Here’s a tip for all you “political activists” ... Stop worrying about frivolous campus activism and focus on getting a good education. Of course, I guess you can continue at what you’re doing and end up with a crappy job or at some bottom-ranked law school like Cooley or Ave Maria. Wed, 24 Oct 2007 21:41:39 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/3259/view http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/3269/view Leo, it´s almost a waste of energy to try and appeal to the liberals. The liberal/communist mentality is filled with hate, rage, and violence toward anyone who disagrees with their point of view. Therefore, they lump all groups together (mass discrimination, anyone?) and rage upon them without a hint of ¨tolerance¨ Communism is truly evil. Thu, 25 Oct 2007 05:48:23 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/3269/view http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/3270/view I agree with Dan that this article was a waste of time, but for difference reasons. Counting off the minority groups represented in College Republicans just seems petty and doesn’t really illustrate any differences between YAF and College Republicans. It just seems sort of desperate to list off how minorities are in the group—especially because I think you could have made a more important an productive statement with this column. You could have made a really bold statement here to differentiate between the two groups and really prove something about the group. Unfortunately for you, it seems that Scott Hendrickson’s letter makes a more useful point about College Republicans and their fringe groups with his letter that was also published today. Thu, 25 Oct 2007 06:20:30 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/3270/view http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/3272/view Common discredited tactic of the left is to hurl these ‘racist’ accusations at Conservatives. It’s a standard operating procedure. Racism is a very touchy issue in this country, and this always put conservatives on the defense to ‘prove’ they are not racist or discriminatory. These (more often that not) unwarranted accusations just stifles debate. Thu, 25 Oct 2007 07:04:38 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/3272/view http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/3284/view Its much like what is called “Godwin’s Law” in some circles. The law goes something like this: As any given debate between a conservative and a liberal progresses, the probability of one of the parties to the debate comparing the other to Hitler or calling the other a Nazi gradually decreases until it becomes equal to 1. Under Godwin’s law, the first party to invoke Hitler or Nazis in some way against the other party loses the debate by default. Its a great concept. I wish I could take credit for it – because it would more or less insure that no conservative ever lost a debate to a liberal. Especially at MSU. Thu, 25 Oct 2007 08:33:02 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/3284/view http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/3293/view Dan, Since when did liberal equal communist? And, on another note, why do people act like liberal and conservative people can’t be friends and have to be mortal enemies? Thu, 25 Oct 2007 09:52:58 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/3293/view http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/3294/view The last sentence…“And i’ll continue to prove you wrong.” That sums up typical elitism that he’ll continue to be all-knowing and anyone who disagrees is wrong. Thu, 25 Oct 2007 10:03:39 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/3294/view http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/3303/view The whole “Conservative vs. Liberal” political atmosphere at MSU is ridiculous and embarassing. It’s petty, childish and something that you would find on an elementary playground, not an AAU, world-class research university. The difference between liberals and conservatives is how they approach issues in society and politics, and how they formulate solutions to them. Neither is right or wrong—it’s a difference of opinion. But the problem, especially in an atmosphere full of self-indulgent college students, is that the issues get blurred by the us vs. them mentality. It’s not how to find the optimal solution for the most people to a problem—it’s who can win a rhetorical and pointless argument. Government and the public sector are full of useless people, and the most useless of them tend to have been members of College Democrats, College Republicans, or other fringe political groups. It’s not about making progress for society and other people—-it’s about who’s right, who’s better, who can make their point the loudest. And that’s just sad and embarassing Thu, 25 Oct 2007 10:31:57 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/3303/view http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/3307/view Say what you will about the tenets of National Socialism…at least it’s an ethos. Thu, 25 Oct 2007 11:27:55 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/3307/view http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/3308/view Jason, Godwin’s law is a good rule of thumb for most arguments, political or otherwise, but perhaps we should amend it to include calling the other side Communist as well. After all, many conservatives have no problem labeling liberals as such (ex. the comment by Dan, above), whereas most liberals shy away from labeling conservatives as Nazis specifically because of Godwin’s law. And Mike, I am sure that similar discussions and arguments occur at all the universities across the country that do not stifle such debate (notably, some far-right Christian universities). I would normally agree with you, that neither side is right or wrong, but when social conservatives continually marginalize minority groups and social liberals are the only thing preventing social conservatives from discriminating, excluding, exiling, or lynching various minority groups, one side is clearly wrong and must be stopped at all costs. Thu, 25 Oct 2007 11:33:56 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/3308/view http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/3311/view Lynching various minority groups?? Nice choice of words reverend…..err, I mean Mike. Thu, 25 Oct 2007 12:04:54 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/3311/view http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/3315/view Simply listing off anecdotes of minority Republicans does not change the fact that most of the Republican Party’s actual policies have been distinctly anti-minority since the 1980s. Thu, 25 Oct 2007 13:04:48 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/3315/view http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/3316/view This kid has no talent as a journalist or writer. The State News seems to be a medium for him to justify egregiousness. Thu, 25 Oct 2007 13:09:55 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/3316/view http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/3322/view Dan, Congratulations on lumping all liberals as communists, and communists as liberals, and all of them as “filled with hate, rage, and violence”. Awesome. You, in fact, while criticizing liberals for lumping people into groups, managed to lump them into groups. And only in three sentences. well done sir. Thu, 25 Oct 2007 13:58:08 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/3322/view http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/3323/view Tom, what policies are anti-minority? Thu, 25 Oct 2007 14:12:39 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/3323/view http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/3334/view for a complete look at what white-supremacist, racist thugs Nick Griffin and the British National Party are, go to: www.maws.wordpress.com and click on “who are nick griffin and the British National Party”. That is sure to clear up any confusion as to whether YAF has brought straight up fascists to campus. in case you were wondering but didn’t want to visit the blog, they did and they are:) Thu, 25 Oct 2007 16:06:10 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/3334/view