I agree with what Spud said--there is almost certainly more to the story, which is not shown in the video. Even if only a little was cut from the original video reel, the video isn't what Veritas is making it out to be. Mr. Scaffido's failure to notice the terrorism references was appalling, but indicated (at best) an attempt to tolerate what he took to be "Ali's" language difficulties, or (at worst) pure ignorance about the real meaning of these words. Regardless, I can only hope that someone else would have the chance to vet such "training camps" before they were instituted on campus.
I think what Veritas is trying to illustrate is why some people lack respect for the Ivy League schools and their massive prestige. If a university is completely tangled up in being 100% politically correct 100% of the time in order to receive 100% of its promised government funding, it can be kind of difficult to focus on common sense at the same time. Cornell, among others, needs to remember that. This doesn't mean that it's OK to denigrate others, but the mission of a school should be promoting education and HEALTHY learning, not encouraging exact political correctness by considering sponsoring Hamas-taught classes.
In the past, the Ivy League schools have tutored great individuals--it's important that these universities' leaders remember that now and realize that the mission is education, not politics (unfortunately, given the amount of taxpayer dollars that fund these colleges, it seems the two may now be hopelessly intertwined...).
It seems that the wonderful virtue of mutual respect is now commonly twisted and watered down to form the somewhat dangerous phenomenon of extreme political correctness.
Remember, America is a
melting pot. We are not a salad bowl. No offense to anyone (being polite here, not politically correct), but I can't stand that analogy. We are not a group of micro-cultures, like something growing in a laboratory, separated by glass walls and petri dishes, free to grow and flourish independently of each other. We are united, precisely because of our ability to freely discuss and resolve non-politically correct issues peacefully (without treating them as taboo). Take that away, and what's left isn't America.
(Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. Give me a moment to step off my soapbox.
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