Thursday, May 3, 2007

Stalin-Esque Show Trial At Tufts University by Ben Shapiro

"On Monday evening at Tufts University, I attended a long, grueling show trial -- the kind of show trial that doubtless will be repeated at campuses across the United States. This show trial was convened with the sole purpose of punishing The Primary Source, Tufts' lone conservative periodical.
What was The Source's sin? On December 6, 2006, The Source printed a tasteless parody carol entitled 'O Come, All Ye Black Folk.' The carol was written from the perspective of an admissions officer, admitting students solely based on racially discriminatory stereotypes: 'All come! Blacks, we need you, / Born into the ghetto. / O Jesus! We need you now to fill our racial quotas.' The point of the carol, the editors later said, was that affirmative action is inherently degrading to racial minorities. After the carol was misinterpreted, the editors repeatedly apologized for printing it."

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