tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067416.post5767386760487422052..comments2023-12-21T06:35:36.624-05:00Comments on Recursivity: Waterloo's Dubai Campus Fails, As PredictedUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067416.post-37745055258547084542012-11-20T19:47:09.379-05:002012-11-20T19:47:09.379-05:00Re Steve
It is obvious that Mr. Steve doesn't...Re Steve<br /><br />It is obvious that Mr. Steve doesn't understand what is meant by free speech. Free speech means that, outside of a few exceptions (e.lg. libel), one is free to say anything one wants. Refusal to provide a forum for someone in no way, shape, form, or regard denies his/her free speech.SLCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067416.post-17323941611669899602012-11-20T07:34:06.938-05:002012-11-20T07:34:06.938-05:00Steve, you don't understand the principle of f...Steve, you don't understand the principle of free speech, which is not surprising, considering that you're a truther.<br /><br />No one is suggesting that Monckton should be <i>prevented</i> from speaking anywhere. However, a prestigious lecture series should not be <i>issuing invitations</i> to crackpots. If you don't understand the difference, try reading any book about free speech, such as Smolla.Jeffrey Shallithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12763971505497961430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067416.post-84926889398101385662012-11-19T22:47:54.223-05:002012-11-19T22:47:54.223-05:00Your blog here (http://recursed.blogspot.ca/2012/1...Your blog here (<a href="http://recursed.blogspot.ca/2012/11/monckton-spoke-at-u-western-ontario.html" rel="nofollow">http://recursed.blogspot.ca/2012/11/monckton-spoke-at-u-western-ontario.html</a>) is just a little ironic given your comment here:<br /><i> "There was a lot of opposition to setting up a campus in a place with little protection for free speech and a free press..."</i>Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11165277170755988215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067416.post-13940960079054285992012-11-13T04:50:35.497-05:002012-11-13T04:50:35.497-05:00Gerry: it's an interesting argument. I remem...Gerry: it's an interesting argument. I remember during the divestiture from South Africa movement in the 1970's and 1980's a similar argument was made: wouldn't it be better to keep investments in South Africa and exercise pressure through the companies, than leave and have no leverage. But ultimate divestiture won the day, and Nelson Mandela expressed suport for it.Jeffrey Shallithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12763971505497961430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067416.post-46624267696405096902012-11-11T20:27:20.305-05:002012-11-11T20:27:20.305-05:00Without going into the details of this particular ...Without going into the details of this particular venture, isn't it, in general, a good thing to open a university in a place where it might be able to do some good by encouraging human rights? Gerry Myersonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067416.post-66359128023547374952012-11-11T20:17:33.195-05:002012-11-11T20:17:33.195-05:00What's the big picture, then?What's the big picture, then?Jeffrey Shallithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12763971505497961430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067416.post-80151626545996297372012-11-11T15:51:00.114-05:002012-11-11T15:51:00.114-05:00The real question is how much the university presi...The real question is how much the university president's buddy in Dubai got for the construction contracts and that kind of jazz. I just think you're not seeing the big picture here, Outlaw, and if you did, you'd agree the Dubai campus was an excellent decision.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067416.post-11430813834599301042012-11-11T10:03:36.447-05:002012-11-11T10:03:36.447-05:00Oops -- pushed "send" without adding tha...Oops -- pushed "send" without adding that those remarks were from FAUW Forum 141, pp. 9-10.Timnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067416.post-81191608443056608472012-11-11T10:02:13.405-05:002012-11-11T10:02:13.405-05:00One bit of commentary that comes to mind are these...One bit of commentary that comes to mind are these 2009 remarks from then-FAUW President David DeVidi, who remained laudably politic about Dubai in particular, while yet noting that<br /><br />...<i>faculty need to carefully<br />scrutinize administration claims: will<br />a particular proposal actually help<br />solve the problem it’s advertised as<br />solving</i>....<br />[R]umours abound that the<br />small number of overseas programs<br />that have drowned in a sea of red ink<br />is about to grow considerably. So if<br />someone is advertising an innovation<br />as a potential moneymaker, ask these<br />questions: how does this solve the<br />problem, which is a budget shortfall<br /><i>next year</i>? What are the chances that<br />it will really make money? What are<br />the costs that are not being taken into<br />account? It’s always a time for good<br />new ideas. A crisis is a time when<br />people are more likely to confuse bad<br />ideas for good ones.Timnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067416.post-7213954489718726072012-11-11T04:28:44.297-05:002012-11-11T04:28:44.297-05:00Danny: It was predicted by many people in our dep...Danny: It was predicted by many people in our department, but most of them don't have blogs.Jeffrey Shallithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12763971505497961430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067416.post-12106146566700334752012-11-10T22:08:37.120-05:002012-11-10T22:08:37.120-05:00You say "as predicted", but I don't ...You say "as predicted", but I don't find a link to the article or blog post the predicted it. Can you supply the link to that prediction? Thanks.<br /><br /> Danny SleatorDanny Sleatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03392361142435753387noreply@blogger.com