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Volume CXXXIII, Number 17 |
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Nazi reference a hate crime
To the Editors:
A certain individual or group of individuals that disagree with the President's message took it upon themselves to create a poster which depicts a group of Hitler Youth giving the Nazi salute. The poster reads, "Hear that? If you don't vote for Bush then you're not patriotic....so raise your hand..."
Clearly, the implication is that those that support the President are mindless drones that are no better than Hitler's Nazis, or even worse, that they are like Nazis themselves. Republicans are depicted as evil, and horrible memories from one of the darkest times in human history are heartlessly manipulated to attack the President.
To make matters worse, one of the signs that I encountered had "Dan" written on the chest of one of the Hitler Youths. That took this to another level of disrespect, since these individuals are not only attacking my organization and my ideology, but are attacking me personally as well. This makes me uncomfortable to be on campus, when I know that there are those that view me and my political beliefs with such disdain. If this is not a hate crime, then I am at a loss to tell you what is.
I am calling upon the administration of this College and the Bowdoin Student Government, as well as the Bowdoin Democrats to denounce this hateful and degrading form of expression and to identify and procure an apology from those that are responsible.
Those that know me, especially those that do not agree with what I believe in, know that I always conduct myself with the utmost respect for opposing points of view. I have a deep appreciation for those that care enough to learn and debate about the issues that are important to them, regardless of what ideology they represent. However, I cannot respect those that express themselves with hatred, malice and disrespect.
Sincerely,
Dan Schuberth '06
State Chairman, Maine College
Republicans
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