so i guess everybody's heard of the alumnus who bashed the school. i won't link to him here and i'll leave it to you to actually find the blog. his statements are definitely making waves in the blogosphere, he's getting his 15 seconds of fame, and what nice timing as he expressed his feelings after graduation, when he wouldn't be an easy target anymore whilst walking along the halls of the school.
despite that, i am not for him nor against him and/or his statements.
people in the against camp would probably tell me to show just a little school pride. sure, i would. i admit that he really shouldn't have bashed those people like he did, even though he was making use of the first amendment.
i would have wholeheartedly joined the against camp were it not for some of its members. those members who stooped to a level even lower than the perpetrator's when they started making use of his religion and nationality as insults in the comments box. that's no longer school pride; that's discrimination. and when you're discriminating people, i don't want to be associated with you. some are just freeloading this issue to call him names and give him death threats.
so i found it wise to take the neutral stand. i do praise those who have countered the guy intelligently and properly. reassures me that smart people still exist in this world.
[EDIT]i read piccio's take on this issue and i was impressed. taking it on from the psychological angle - and i wonder why i didn't think of that. maybe because i was angry about the half-asses who insult rather than rebutt.
anyway, it might just be a cry for help. a cry because he's been neglected.[/EDIT]
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