Harvard as Wart
William McGurn at WSJ on why Harvard disses its military graduates.
Ostensibly it’s because of a “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy the graduates have nothing to do with … ironically enough a policy introduced by a darling of the left who true to form lacked the fortitude to act in anything but half-measures. In fact, as McGurn notes, it dates back to the Vietnam era and though he doesn’t go so far as it say it, it remains rooted in a profound antipathy toward the American military, a discomfort that will remain if and when the other irritant is removed. Anyway, Americans are free to pick and choose when, where, why and whether they will show respect for their military and support its missions, and in ivory towers, they can get as academic about it as they like. In fact, they can use moments intended for shows of respect to make political points. It’s a free country. Members of the military don’t have the same freedom, having signed that away to serve the entire nation, warts and all, unacademically.
Posted by Jules Crittenden at 10:52 am on Wednesday, May 21, 2008
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May 22nd, 2008 at 12:31 am
Yes, Massachusetts should tax Harvard, so should the Federal Government.
May 25th, 2008 at 3:17 pm
That Harvard graduates Americans willing to enter military service, in spite of, in the face of, and over the objections of an adminstration that has such antipathy toward the U. S. military, speaks even more highly of those new officers. I know they will wear the pride of military service above being a Harvard graduate. The shame is on the speaker and the institution for besmirching a ceremony of honor with personal hates.