I saw a flyer on campus today that really made me angry. An organization called The National Youth & Student Peace Coalition is advocating a college strike in order to convince the Bush administration not to go to war with Iraq. They are asking—nay, urgently encouraging—students to sluff all of their classes on March 5, 2003.
Now, most people reading this site already know that I stand fully behind President Bush on the decision to get Saddam out of Iraq. However, even if I was against war in Iraq, I could certainly think up a better protest strategy than skipping a day of class. What are they thinking? “Gee, let’s show Mr. President how serious we are by depriving ourselves of a college education.” How much is it really going to affect the government if you skip a few classes? Isn’t it only going to hurt yourself?
It just really ticks me off how stupid some people can be. 😖 