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Originally Posted by Richard
Seems to me the letter (below) is offering support for the student's protected {1A) rights, and not agreement with their failed resolution.
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Richard,
Not to put too fine a point on it, but if you parse the paragraph it supports the position, not the right of the students to have an opinion --- see below
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We write to support the six members who offered the resolution to remove national flags from the ASUCI lobby.
The university ought to respect their political position and meet its obligation to protect and promote their safety.
The resolution recognized that nationalism, including U.S. nationalism, often contributes to racism and xenophobia, and that the paraphernalia of nationalism is in fact often used to intimidate.
This is a more or less uncontroversial scholarly point, and in practice the resolution has drawn admiration nationally from much of the academic community.
In fact,
the resolution's perspective has been completely borne out by recent events. Over the weekend, UCI has been inundated with racist, xenophobic comments and death threats against the students from people who are, precisely, invested in the paraphernalia of nationalism."