Berkeley does it again...
October 10, 2001 2:20 PM Subscribe
posted by msacheson at 2:31 PM on October 10, 2001
but I'm all for sending the Berkeley Capoeristas after Bin Laden
posted by preguicoso at 2:38 PM on October 10, 2001
but I'm all for sending the Berkeley Capoeristas after Bin Laden
posted by preguicoso at 2:38 PM on October 10, 2001
Those words were spoken by council member Dona Spring who brought up the condemnation of the US strikes as an "emergency agenda item." Uh, yeah, whatever. It seems more like she's advancing her personal political views at taxpayer expense. Did she also propose an "emergency agenda item" condemning the 9/11 strikes? No? Then shut the fuck up!
posted by RevGreg at 2:39 PM on October 10, 2001
posted by tpoh.org at 2:39 PM on October 10, 2001
posted by phatboy at 2:40 PM on October 10, 2001
(hides head in shame)
sorry guys
posted by preguicoso at 2:41 PM on October 10, 2001
posted by jbelshaw at 2:42 PM on October 10, 2001
posted by pardonyou? at 2:43 PM on October 10, 2001
posted by aacheson at 2:48 PM on October 10, 2001
Power to the people! Thank you.
posted by aramaic at 2:54 PM on October 10, 2001
posted by stbalbach at 3:04 PM on October 10, 2001
Does anyone else think they could have found a better picture?
posted by bytecode at 3:04 PM on October 10, 2001
"The Oakland Tribune, meanwhile, reports on an anti-Ameircan rally at UC Berkeley, which was interrupted by a smaller contingent of Berkeley patriots. The closing exchange is priceless:
Another [student], favoring peace [sic], said in the heat of argument, "Look, it's not like they attacked the U.S."posted by frednorman at 3:18 PM on October 10, 2001
"They did," a pro-USA student replied.
"Uh, oh yeah, they did," the other said, flashing an embarrassed grin.
If you're getting your news from opinion columns in the Wall Street Journal, you're doing yourself a disservice.
posted by Mo Nickels at 3:20 PM on October 10, 2001
They just "redistricted" a district to include 5000 more students so another "progressive" candidate can be elected to that "conservative" district, basically disenfranchising the homeowners in that district. However, the progressives get all defensive when it's called "gerrymandering." Since the definition of gerrymandering is whenthe party in power redraws voting lines to get themselves more votes, I don't know what else to call it. Bullshit, perhaps?
I moved to Oakland, a relative oasis of sanity compared to Berkeley.
posted by aacheson at 3:27 PM on October 10, 2001
posted by pardonyou? at 3:29 PM on October 10, 2001
posted by owillis at 3:30 PM on October 10, 2001
Perhaps you're not familiar with newspapers, but no one should get their "news" from "opinion" pages. "Opinion" pages represent ... follow me here ... opinions. You may not agree with those opinions, but that's why its not called something like "newsjournal.com". ;-)
There are fewer less-biased sources in American media today than the Wall Street Journal opinion page.
May or may not be true. But would you say that MetaFilter is one of them? ;-)
posted by madreblu at 3:31 PM on October 10, 2001
That shouldn't terrorize anyone, especially since we haven't even broken out the nukes, or the bio weapons, or the phosgene or mustard or blistering agents yet. Hell's bells, we're just throwing high explosives probably mixed with a little shrapnel (ok, maybe a few flechettes), fer chrissakes.
I hate liberals. God Ble$$ America.
posted by fold_and_mutilate at 4:13 PM on October 10, 2001
I disliked Berkely since the day I went to register and had my car ticketed. I knew they were out to get me.
posted by Postroad at 5:50 PM on October 10, 2001
The emoticon does not reduce the useless nature of your comments, in which you appear to be one of those people who prefer to assume ignorance on the part of others, rather than giving them the benefit of the doubt. Much more fun to intentionally mis-read and misunderstand, isn't it?
You don't have to explain these things to me: I'm an ex-journalist and I spend my days reading newspapers online, dozens a day. If the link was found via the Wall Street Journal pages, then somebody is using that as a source for their news, aren't they? If they're getting their news from those pages, then they're getting right-biased, left-bashing points of view, aren't they?
It's easier to get a balanced perspective on the news if you start out in the middle to being with, not pit, say, The Nation against The New Republic and call yourself even.
posted by Mo Nickels at 7:23 PM on October 10, 2001
And it makes it all the more clear why they call the place Bezerkley. I truly think that the city should just be allowed to peacefully secede and form its own nation. No more money, no more ties, and they can condemn and blather all they want.
posted by Dreama at 8:56 PM on October 10, 2001
Populated civilian areas? Excuse me? Mullah Omar's house/bunker is a "populated civilian area?"
posted by lizs at 9:16 PM on October 10, 2001
According to the Taliban these are terrorist attacks...
One or two minor modifications and this would be a great Onion piece.
posted by lizs at 9:21 PM on October 10, 2001
I think I'll replace the name "Wall Street Journal" in this irrelevant rant with "Guardian," and repost it in every single thread where anyone posts a Guardian opinion piece from now on. My guess is that I will be attacked for doing so within 90 seconds of the first time I post it. And rightfully so, since it will just as pathetic of an intentional logical fallacy there as it is here.
It's easier to get a balanced perspective on the news if you start out in the middle to being with, not pit, say, The Nation against The New Republic and call yourself even.
Wow, that's a hell of a wide range of opinions you consider relevant, Mo. All the way from the far left to the middle left.
posted by aaron at 6:39 AM on October 11, 2001
It would be easier to take some of you guys more seriously if you weren't so vicious in your commentary of Berkeley. I don't remember metafilter being this harsh even 6 months ago.
posted by doublehelix at 8:23 AM on October 11, 2001
posted by Steven Den Beste at 11:05 AM on October 11, 2001
What ever happened to common sense?
posted by rich at 1:46 PM on October 11, 2001
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posted by Qambient at 2:31 PM on October 10, 2001