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 What
the West
Needs to know
about Islam
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The capacity crowd left standing room only in
an auditorium that holds 180 people to watch the
documentary:
"What the
West Needs to know About Islam".
It was a very
popular event.
The film and discussion lead by Dr. Greg Davis were the
keystone of the International
Islamofascist Week at Cal Poly.
One of the many
intriguing interviews was the inclusion of a former
PLO
terrorist.
The film was accented with interviews and historical
quotes.
There was
very little that could be debated or left to
interpretation. It
was as thought provoking as disturbing.
What few protesters arrived... arrived at the conclusion of
the
documentary. They had
to stand as seating was limited. This --
however -- did not prevent them from having strong
opinions
about a film they actually never watched.
There
were a few aging leftist professors in the audience that
made things quaint and nostalgic.... except, one professor knocked
my wife Laura hard as he
left... he is very fortunate
that Laura did
not tell me until much later or that I witnessed it.
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The college Republican Club of Cal Poly in a photo op
with Greg Davis at the conclusion of the presentation
and question and answer period. It was now 10:30 pm.
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President Christine making a point! |
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Laura (faculty advisor to the Cal Poly College
Republicans) with Greg Davis before his talk
and presentation.
Laura is proudly wearing her FIRE
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Laura did a very
nice job insuring that
both the presentation and the
demonstration by Muslims and their
supporters were not marred with some
of the nasty physical confrontations
that characterize discussions of
Islam on other college campuses.
So far, this is still America.
and...Yes, this is
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The protestors referred to the
presentation as "Islamophobia"...?
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Whenever a large crowd develops at
political presentations, other groups
stop by to pass out their literature.
I
kind of got the idea of what he
was about.... another guy was all about
'global warming.'
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The poster of the book and the name of
the night's presentation .
It wasn't all that many years ago that
the posting of a flyer like this would have landed the
club in 'trouble' and the student under threat of
expulsion.
I do remember
Steve Hinkle.
Thanks to FIRE,
this was finally settled in federal court.... and now
everyone at Cal Poly can hear both sides.
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The young man on the right is a
frequent writer for the Cal Poly
Mustang Daily and a member of
the College Republicans.
He did a nice job in discussing the
event
with the few protestors...
although
they were not in a
discussing mood. |
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The fellow on the left just told our
intrepid writer that he "HATES" him.
It really wasn't
all that funny.
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Again, some people were not there
to watch the movie or hear the talk.
They came with another objective.
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Thought for Today:
"a nation that does not educate liberty will not
long preserve it
and will not even know when it is lost"
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