Yale likes to have diversity of various types including, low income, culture, geographical, ethnic, racial and those who have overcome hardships. Sounds like the Taliban guy had a hell of a hardship essay to write.Yale feels such diversity helps it students. Bigtexx is living proof of how the lack of such contact can be a hindrance. It might even help in the personal relations aspects of business so one would not make insensitive remarks like those about their own superiority over the working class American troops.
glynch you're really a treat. I'm pretty certain that I've been exposed to more diversity than you ever have. But please, continue with your message of class warfare - you're following the liberal talking points well!
So, it's ok for hatemongers to get a free education on tax payers expense or not in our private or public institutions? Hatemongers should not get a free ride in this country, that's all i'm saying, or anywhere.
It is not "ok for hatemongers to get a free education on tax payers expense," but that is not happening in this case. No taxpayer is paying for this guy to get an education. I agree, but this guy isn't getting a "free ride," so I guess I don't see your point.
I don't expect to change your mind, it's OK, but someone(s) is taking his tab. & I don't think it's the Taliban. Not bad for someone with a 4th degree ed to be at Yale. How about if this was some guy who really (openly) hates Muslims & has links in killing them in the past, to be in this campus, would you still support Yale's decision, even if he's here as a glorified exchange student?
Do you have any reason to suspect that the American public is picking up the tab or are you just making assumptions? This is a continuing education class. Anyone could get in as long as they have the money. First, I believe that, for the most part, what is in the past should stay there. Second, the guy was a mouthpiece for the Taliban, not a soldier. If there was a guy who was a spokesman for a hate group, but renounced his ties to the group and wanted to improve himself, I wouldn't see any problem with him going to whatever school would let him in.
In the article, it costs almost $160,000 for a 4 yr ed. & Yale won't say where the money comes from. And they only let 10% any applicants. Also, it did mention that he was an officer & mouthpiece of the Taliban. In the article, I didn't read anywhere that he ronounced his hatefull ways ( I could be wrong). I'm hoping he did and I have no problem in anyone bettering themselves.
I doubt it as I partially grew up in a poor third world country before 18, where I finished highschool and was one of only two Americans and one Canadian at a school where many of the kids were so poor that they had to walk miles to get to school and lived in shacks. I think that tends to teach people things. Also 10 years of laboring and other jobs between undergrad and law school tended to be broadening in a non-elitist way. Now 20 years of doing law work with almost nearly all poor and non-professional working class folks. Actually, Bigtexx, I was trying to give you a break and offer a possible explanation for your haughty and I believe largely unexamined posture of superiority to the working class troops you consider yourself to have a "comparative advantage" over for safe office work back in the US.
Too bad they gave it to a Taliban officer & mouth piece who preaches hate & intolerance. I'm sure there's Alot more people here & around the world who are more deserving. My 2 cent.
I don't have time to respond to all the liberals' questions on this board. I can sleep soundly knowing that I do in fact have responses and rebuttals to ALL of their points, but my limiting constraint is enough time in the day to put my thoughts into posts.
I am sorry you are so limited mrTexx. Since you post twice as many posts as I do per day I can understand how you don't have the time. I should add, though, that I did not ask you questions. I could never be so bold!
Repeat after me. He is not there for a "4 yr ed.," he is there for a (as in a single or one) continuing education class. For continuing ed. classes, most schools let in anyone who has the money as long as they have the space available in the class. And has apparently been cleared by our government to be in this country. He could not possible be too much of a threat if our government cleared him to live here. Then what in blazes are you arguing?
They are not allowed to discuss finances regarding ANY student. It is a privacy issue and the vague inclusion in the article was only meant to stir up people (such as yourself) who don't know any better. His admission into this particular non-degree program was sponsored by some American lawyer who championed his cause. If the guy isn't paying himself then I bet the lawyer is paying and/or raised funds. Andy - from what I can tell it is more than one continuing ed class as he is in one of two of Yale's big non-degree programs, but you are right in that it is payed one class at a time.
Yale is a private university and have the right to admit who they want. A non-degreed student can't get a Pell Grant so no taxpayer money is going to this. Would those of your arguing against this prefer the government step in and ban Yale from admitting this person?
Funny that such facts need to be pointed out. I actually forgot to include that but really nobody should have to point out the obvious. I think you know that this is a superficial argument. A headline that is only meant to cause contorversy.
My experience on the D & D and other issues forums is that never hurts to state the obvious considering how much the obvious is missed. You're right this was just meant to provoke but at the sametime why should people getting their panties in a wad not be called out about what they want to see done about it? SO much of what passes for political discussion is all about outrage yet few people are actually proposing solutions or even affects of if this such a decision was reversed and what it would take to reverse it.
