Monday, September 12, 2011

College Threatens to Cancel 9/11 Tribute Unless Flags From Other Countries Are Included

It is a private college, so they have the right to be America-hating Leftists, but what this episode will do to their reputation is another matter. A few emails to them might improve their perspective. Their President is Jean Scott at jean.scott@marietta.edu Their phone is (740) 376-4555
An Ohio college reportedly threatened to cancel a Sept. 11 American flag memorial unless student organizers included flags from other countries that suffered losses in the attacks as well.

Sarah Snow, president of the Marietta College Republicans, told Human Events her organization planned to observe the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks by putting up 2,977 small flags on the school’s grounds, one to commemorate each person who died.

After receiving initial permission from the college to hold the memorial, Snow, a junior, said she received a second email saying the vigil would not be allowed unless it also included flags from the other countries too.

In a post on the Young America’s Foundation website, an organization for conservative students, Snow said her “jaw dropped” when she read the email.

“Why should we place the extra flags anyways? It was an attack on AMERICANS, AMERICAN ideals, AMERICAN capitalism, defense, and freedom,” she wrote. “The World Trade Center wasn’t hit because a Chinese accountant was working that morning; it was hit because American capitalists were there.”

The school ultimately said they would provide the additional flags themselves, one per country, and both sides agreed to the compromise of including them along with the 2,977 American ones. Snow said it was either include the other countries or not hold display at all.

Snow said although the school itself is fairly liberal, the surrounding community tends to be more conservative. She said she’s been flooded with supportive calls from local churches, 9-12 groups and Marietta alumni.

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12 comments:

Anonymous said...

Maybe the surrounding conservative community , when coming to see the flag display , will take it upon themselves to purify it .

ISHGEBOR

A. Levy said...

This seems like a perfect opportunity for the American people in Ohio, assuming there are any American people in Ohio, to stand-up for their country. Yes, it may be a "private" school, but you can bet they get Federal money in one form or another. Every cent of (our) money they receive should be cut-off.

Unfortunately, while we are ruled by the current Marxist administration in DC, those funds will not be stopped. But if the good people of Ohio remember how to make a huge barn fire, they can solve the problem themselves.

Anonymous said...

To hell with these college pinko moose slime butt kissing administrators.

Dean said...

Actually 9/11 was an attack on the U.S. that included people from other countries that deal with the U.S. as collateral damage.

If those countries want to memorialize the event, that's fine. If a group of students in this country want to include other countries in a memorial event, that's fine also. But there is no reason they should be forced to do so.

What we have here is a typical liberal 'live your life as we tell you' attitude.

Anonymous said...

Well, you know the old liberal motto,

"do as we say, not as we do..."

joey said...

One image of 9/11 that sticks in my mind was the muslims dancing for joy in the streets after the attack. The media has not shown that video again in order to not offend the muslims.

Anonymous said...

So what we have here is the college hijacking the students patriotic display so the school administration can make their own political statement and change the message that the students intended.

Anonymous said...

If I were the students, I would wait for the inevitable pro-palestinian rally and then DEMAND that American flags be posted around as well!

Then sit back and watch the fireworks!

Anonymous said...

When you read the article, the college claims they never sent the email in question.

It would help in deciding whether to be outraged about this if the emails were posted. However, even on the woman's site for they group they are not.

I am leery when someone makes a charge without documentation.

I am not saying this didn't happen, only that the documentation is lacking.

Anonymous said...

Joey, the Muslims would not be offended if the press showed them dancing on 9/11. Muslims think there is nothing wrong with murdering the infidels. The reason the press do not show it is because it contradicts their liberal utopian multicultural world view.

Anonymous said...

No, the western media fear being seen as anti-islamic and as a result causing even more anti-western retaliation from the islamists.

Spurwing Plover said...

Multiculteralism a step into PC stupidity