Harvard and the Military
My first reaction? So f***ing what. The bastion of elitism that clothes its anti-semitism and anarcho-fascism while masquerading as the champion of the oppressed will now be open to military recruiters. According to the dean, it was a difficult decision because of the military’s policy of “don’t ask, don’t tell” regarding gays. However the threat of losing $350 million in federal aid was an even bigger one, so the dean bit the proverbial bullet and decided to let the mean old military-industrial complex have at its multicultural youth elite.
Let me state that I flat out don’t like the “Don’t ask – don’t tell policy”. I’ve known gays, and I’ve known soldiers, and I’ve also known gay soldiers. I am also a student of military history, and know that homosexuality didn’t keep the Spartans from savaging the Greeks, nor the Japanese Samurai from whipping the tails of the invading Mongol horde. However it’s hard for me to argue with military men who were lobbing grenades in Da Nang while I was stateside watching Scooby-Doo, so I’ll leave them to decide the issue for themselves. If the military brass isn’t happy with gays in its ranks, who am I to argue them.
That said, does the military even want a bunch of Harvard fops? Since Harvard has become one of the few places in the country where an avowed racist can get a decent paycheck, and the admissions motto of the place has become “whites and Asians need NOT apply thank you”, Harvard isn’t necessarily brimming with multiethnic Marine Corps talent. Imagine the scene: Colonel: “Lieutenant, take your squadron and pacify that bunker on that hill.” Lieutenant: “But sir, you are a white man, member of the establishment, and my men and womyn are oppressed minorities who share a common bond of victimization with our brothers and sisters in that bunker. Perhaps we should hear their grievances out at a UN sponsored conference instead.”
Harvard has swung so far to the extreme left that it has become embarrassingly easy to make fun of. A recent survey done by Harvard researchers discovered that high achieving kids won most of the scholarship money set aside for merit scholarships. They defined the fact that smart kids who do well get rewarded for their work as a problem. Their solution? I’m not kidding: redefine ‘merit’. Perhaps we should also redefine Harvard tuition, or better yet, redefine the spending priorities of our government to shift the $350 million from Harvard to the average community college where it will do a lot more for our communities. And while we’re at it, maybe we’ll get Harvard to throw open its doors and admit anyone who can breathe, thereby redefining the term ‘elite’? I couldn’t in good conscience hire a recent Harvard grad and don’t know anyone else who could. Send me one of those merit scholarship winners…
Anyway, I’ve taken it upon myself to design some recruitment posters for the sorry-assed recruiters who are going to be given the Harvard gig. Special thanks to www.somethingawful.com for inspiration.
