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winters wrote:Far as I'm concerned i hope the door doesn't hit him in the rear on the way out. Texas doesn't need people like him here.

I hope it does hit him, where the sun don't shine.

Abraham wrote:Well, I'm not gonna speak up, what about you? ...

I could look at myself in the mirror in the morning.

Abraham wrote:Yeah, keep a low profile and hope you're not noticed.

Great, just great...

I understand your point Abraham. The older I get, the more likely I am to speak my mind and do not care what my contemporaries think about me.

But it is sad that long ago I learned that our "institutions of higher learning" do not really believe in "free speech" or the open and intellectual discussion of "diverse ideas".

Unfortunately, I think most of the silence boils down to that they are "just trying to make a living".

J.R.@A&M wrote:

Abraham wrote:Yeah, keep a low profile and hope you're not noticed.

Great, just great...

I engaged in a lot of online and media debate, identifying myself (mostly anonymously) as a university faculty. I don't apologize for not totally outing myself. I would not suggest that you or anybody else on this forum is obligated to reveal their concealed carry status (or any other controversial stance) to their boss, their HR department, their pastor, or the parents of their kids' friends.

J.R.@A&M wrote:

rentz wrote:

DevilDawg wrote:Bye Felica

this has become one of my favorite meme's

Having a 12-yo daughter, I here this expression a lot. In this case, it is very appropriate.

Not having a 12 - yo daughter, I had to look it up.

I would think [or at least hope] that the professors at UT and other colleges and universities are there to teach and do their research.
Unless they are outspoken and controversial about some public hot button, their opinions won't be known by the public.
That may be the reason you don't hear or see them in the media. Generally, I would like to keep it that way.

UTMacGuy wrote:Maybe he's leaving because of Campus Carry - maybe not. In my opinion, I think it's more the UT President is cleaning house to put people he wants into key places and Fritz Steiner knew he was on the chopping block so he's trying to make a public statement. Otherwise, for him to leave UT for non-factual data showing Campus Carry would be a real threat shows how irrational people can be.

Very interesting perspective. Thanks for posting.

JALLEN wrote:Maybe some of these academics are dumber than they look.

It seems irrational to me.

Students for Concealed Carry issued a statement Thursday that didn’t address Steiner’s departure,
but criticized educators “overwhelmed by unjustified fear.”

“Intellectually, these professors are no different than someone whose actions are defined by an
irrational fear of sharks, witchcraft, or vaccines,” the student group said.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nationa ... -1.2544150

Fenves has said allowing guns on campus will make it harder to recruit and retain top faculty and students.
Steiner’s departure would be the most immediate high-profile result of that prediction.

I don't believe it. But for Steiner, adios!