Colleges Being Remade Into "Repress U"?

The Nation has up a sobering article from its upcoming issue about how colleges and universities are being turned into homeland security campuses, in the name of preventing homegrown radicalization. Quoting: "From Harvard to UCLA, the ivory tower is fast becoming the latest watchtower in Fortress America. The terror warriors, having turned their attention to "violent radicalization and homegrown terrorism prevention' — as it was recently dubbed in a House of Representatives bill of the same name — have set out to reconquer that traditional hotbed of radicalization, the university."

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I can't take anything seriously anymore

[Quiet_Desperation]

"From Harvard to UCLA, the ivory tower is fast becoming the latest watchtower in Fortress America. The terror warriors, having turned their attention to "violent radicalization and homegrown terrorism prevention' -- as it was recently dubbed in a House of Representatives bill of the same name -- have set out to reconquer that traditional hotbed of radicalization, the university."

Tonight... on 24! Jack Bauer delivers the glorious CTU smackdown to some girly man professors with their sights set on terrorizing the Heartland! Watch the Godless professors soil their undies as Bauer delivers a peer reviewed parcel of whoopass!

Presented in high definition Tyranovision!

Re:Give me a break

[Anonymous Coward]

Frankly, I'm tired of it from both sides. Yes, so vote Ron Paul!!!!!
Actually, I don't support Paul, not voting for him, just thought I'd advertise him as an all-purpose political panacea before some other annoying guy did.

Re:this isn't the beginning

[maxume]

If "the game" is something Britney Spears has, I don't think I want to catch it.

Re:Foundation for Individual Rights in Education

[MulluskO]

They look reasonable enough to me.

http://www.thefire.org/index.php/article/8597.html
I'm disgusted by what happened at the University of Delaware, and these guys are right to oppose it.

I've never read The Nation, but I'm guessing from context that it is conservative.

Re:Overly paranoid article

[MacDork]

Yeah! Allow a bunch of young adults (many of whom partake of alcohol and other mind-altering substances on a regular basis) easy access to firearms!

Yeah! It's called the US military. Wanker.

Re:Almost forgot:

[mwlewis]

Yeah, we should get rid of surveillance cameras in banks and jewelry stores, too.