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Cake day: June 29th, 2023

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  • You are making my point for me. The founding fathers published the federalist papers for fear of being dismissed because they were at the Philadelphia convention and there was a worry that the paper would be seen as self serving and do damage to their reputations and thereby their income. Their concern was an economic one.

    Also when a baker hung a sign refusing to make wedding cakes it most certainly was news. It also caused him great economic harm. As it should.

    I get the current fashion of political tribalism dictates that one must defend their side even when it does something awful or ridiculous. However, when you say vile things either on the left or the right you should face the consequences.





  • Let me start with where we agree. There are no good guys in this conflict.

    Violence is response to speech is always wrong. Your right to swing your arms ends just where the other man’s nose begins.

    While I do not think anyone is in actual danger at the Harvard campus, if there was a truly credible threat, a person should be protected.

    On to where we likely disagree. Issuing a statement that Israel is wholly to blame for this situation the day of a massacre of 1300 civilians, many woman, children, and the elderly, is reprehensible. If a student felt justified in making that statement, they should accept the economic consequences that come with it.

    My personal feeling is that while Israel was initially justified in securing their border and trying to recover the woman, children, and elderly Hamas took hostage, that the situation is devolving into collective punishment and a humanitarian crisis.