“Lest we forget at least an over-the-shoulder acknowledgement to the very first radical: from all our legends, mythology, and history (and who is to know where mythology leaves off and history begins—or which is which), the first radical known to man who rebelled against the establishment & did it so effectively that he at least won his own kingdom—Lucifer.” –Saul Alinsky
To be a “radical” is increasingly more popular these days & it seems, dare I say, rewarded?
Despite murdering your fellow man & showing no remorse for your actions, you may be invited to speak to the youth of America or perhaps teach them, earning a tenured professorship…
So was the case with well-known radical William Ayers, Rashid Khalidi, Nicholas De Genova, and many others—will we soon be adding another name to the list?
The United Freedom Front was a radical leftist organization (formed by two Vietnam Veterans while incarcerated) responsible for a string of bombings along the Eastern coast from 1975-1984 as well as the murder of New Jersey State Trooper, Phil Lamonaco & the attempted murder of 2 Massachusetts State Troopers.
One of the founders, Raymond Luc Levasseur, who spent 18 years in Federal Prison & was released in 2004, has been invited by the Dept. of Social Thought & Political Economy at University of Massachussetts to speak at the 5th Annual Colloquium on Social Change, this coming Thursday.
Levasseur’s writings can be viewed here, where he remarks, among many other things, on his “intellectual mentors” who include: Mao, Lenin, Marx, Che, Malcolm X, and the Black Panther Party.
Also speaking at the event will be Todd Gitlin, author of The Sixties: Years of Hope, Days of Rage—a standard work to the commitment of Progressivism offering unapologetic explanations for the supposedly-misunderstood 1960’s destruction & radicalism—and who was also a participant in the infamous Columbia University “teach-in” with fellow Professor Nicholas De Genova who expressed his hope that American armed forces would be slaughtered by the masses in “a million mogadishus.”
The third speaker will be Raymond Mungo, an author, social worker, and founder of Liberation News Service (LNS)—an anti-war, left-leaning publication popular throughout the New Left movement of the 1960’s.
UMass had previously cancelled the speaking event last week after Governor Deval Patrick rightly condemned the speech, asking for the event’s cancellation as it was to be held on a public-funded campus and was degrading to the memory of Trooper Phil Lamonaco, as well as other members of law enforcement.
The University later rescheduled the event after an outburst of anger from the ACLU & other progressive campus groups who cited “anti-censorship” rules.
Donna Lamonaco, wife of the slain New Jersey Trooper, will be protesting the speech on campus.
So, please clarify…What is the definition of “academic freedom” and “anti-censorship”? Is it defined to specifically include, “those who are convicted of murder, violence, and acts of terror (both foreign & domestic) whom remain unremorseful?”
Aye, aye, aye America—what have we become?
Comments
Who will they invite next? Philip Garrido to lecture on his twisted vision of kidnapping, raping and imprisoning young women? As a nation we have lost our moral compass?
Interesting article. Although what you write is factually correct as in regard to the crimes that were committed, I challenge you Ms. Paniagua to step "outside of the box" and review the word "Radicalism". I respect your viewpoints, however, the word "radicalism" envokes memories of how Conservatives defined it as they spoke of Ghandi, Martin Luther King Jr., Malcom Little (X), Cesar Chavez and now President Obama. Actually the most famous "radical" as defined by today's standard is my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. What I'm saying is that history is written by individuals who have the ability to sway thought. Who made up the meaning of the word "Black" as defined in our dictionaries as being something evil and discouraging? Why is the word "White" defined in the same dictionaries as being, pure and angelic? Are my questions radical? Is it radical to want Americans who are sick to be able to afford health insurance in order to prolong their lives? Keep writing and learning Ms. Paniauga.
continuation...Keep writing and learning as to what is real and what is manufactured by the status quo who call themselves our country's leaders. This isn't a Conservative vs. Liberal "thang". This is about understanding (1) that politicians for the most part (both parties) are manipulated by "Big Business" who have an army of lobbyists who corrupt our elected officials and (2) There must be a separation of religion from State as Congress and the Senate write our nation's laws. What's up with the Dems having to get the approval of Catholic Bishops before they added the Stupak amendment to the Health Care Bill? Is that Radical or what? Can you imagine if a Rabbi was consulted before making a decision on the war in the Middle East? Are we a Democracy or a Theocracy? Inquiring minds want to know. I like your passion Ms. Paniauga. Keep writing. The truth is out there somewhere if you look closely. GB
The truth is unfolding as to what was once called tinfoil hat talk, turing into truth. The New World Order, the changing of the American Dream to communism, the end of prosperity in the USA, rationing of all goods, all these events are clearly on the cusp of becoming reality. If Liberty and Freedom are to be kept, the Constitution must be embraced fully. All this anarch is slowly destroying the fabric of society, one moral at a time.
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