shindman@utcs.UUCP (Paul Shindman) (04/15/85)
In article <420@mnetor.UUCP> clewis@mnetor.UUCP (Chris Lewis) writes: > If I recall correctly, this action was initially >prompted by a Jewish group, not anyone connected with the school. Not so, as I recall. The press that I saw when the whole Keegstra issue came to light indicated that it was the parents of a student at the school who complained rather loudly. It's been a wonder to me, though, why it did take so many years for someone to finally do something. The end product is hundreds of Albertans who think that there really is a conspiracy to take over the world. (which actually I would find very funny since Keegstra's comments are so absurd, except I'm jewish....) What Keegstra's replacement should have done was get the students to do some genuine investigative researching to find out who really does control the banks and the press, and how the electoral system in Canada works. This last point leaves me totally amazed that any high school group could be taught that the PM (aka Pierre) was put in office for umpteen years not by the voters, but by a zionist conspiracy(?!?!?). Also, ownership of banks, newspapers, tv, etc etc etc is all a matter of public record, so it would be easy enough to get the students to convince themselves of the facts. (although Keegstra, like Zundel, wouldn't know a fact from fantasy if it was proven conclusively 1000 different ways). Paul ----------------- Paul Shindman, U of T Computing Services, Toronto (416) 978-6878 USENET: {ihnp4|decvax}!utcs!shindman BITNET: paulie at utoronto IP SHARP MAIL: uoft -- ----------------- Paul Shindman, U of T Computing Services, Toronto (416) 978-6878 USENET: {ihnp4|decvax}!utcs!shindman BITNET: paulie at utoronto IP SHARP MAIL: uoft
clewis@mnetor.UUCP (04/15/85)
It amazes me, that even after all of the news coverage etc., that
some of the students are still vigorously defending Keegstra as
a purveyor of "truth". A little scary that. The attempt at
undoing Keegstra's damage seems to have been rather badly botched.
Though, the people quoted are out of school now aren't they?
Attempts to "re-educate" graduates of Keegstra's classes seems
to be a violation of the Constitution. This is something that
the Iron Curtain countries do. I guess we'll have to put up
with a few more brain-damaged individuals. Unfortunately you
can find someone to believe anything.
There is one major flaw in almost every conspiracy theory:
If we were that well controlled by group "X", we might as
well give up, we've already been taken over!
(And, we probably wouldn't be able to think this either!)
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