The problem with “Latin” America. First, I can’t call South Americans “Latin” because there isn’t a Latin soul on the entire continent. Latin means Roman – Latin speech, Latin customs, etc. South and Central America are not “Latin” in any sense of the word. The Brazilians are a combination of native stock, Portugese, and a small percentage of immigrants from other areas. No Latin whatsoever. The rest of the continent is a mix of native stock and Spaniards, plus a small percentage of immigrants. No Latins to be found.
The problem with South America can be seen in this microcosm: a candidate for mayor in Brazil was brought up on charges of moving 1100 lbs. of cocaine. (Story here.)
Supreme Court hears case of military recruiting on campus. General info from OpinionJournal:
Tomorrow the Supreme Court will hear FAIR v. Rumsfeld, an appeal from a 2-1 decision by the Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals holding that it is unconstitutional for the federal government to condition its funding to universities on military recruiters being afforded equal access to students. The case arises out of an attack on the Solomon Amendment, enacted by Congress in 1994 and signed into law by President Clinton, which mandates that federal funds be withheld from any university in which any part (for example, a law school) denies military recruiters that access.
Although recognizing the general right of the government to condition its funding, the Court of Appeals struck down the Solomon Amendment on the ground that it violates the universities' academic freedom not to appear to endorse the military's "Don't Ask Don't Tell" policy regarding gays in the military. This conclusion makes no sense. All that the government asks is that students who wish to hear a military recruiter's message have the same access as students do to hear other recruiters' messages.
Only a liberal would think a military lacking allegedly educated people (i.e. college grads) is a good idea. You see, liberals fell into a trap circa 1990. They mistakenly thought that when the old Soviet Empire collapsed, there would be no more wars. It’s idiocy in its purest form. A weak U.S. military (or absent, if liberals get their way) would be the end of America. Could liberals really want an end to this country?
It was, after all, the post-USSR era that saw 800,000 dead in Rwanda, the Bosnian war, the Gulf War, and many conflicts in Africa. Presently Iran and North Korea are acting like children heading for a spanking. I wonder where the misguided notion that humanity is now calm and modernized comes from. It is likely idealism mistaken for reality – a very common problem with liberals, socialists, and communists.
Plato saw matters clearly: “Only the dead have seen the end of war.”
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