tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243675294290376991.post8674454105178018435..comments2024-03-26T02:17:40.309-07:00Comments on reclaim UC: The View from the Other Side of the Barricades [Updated]Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243675294290376991.post-76737758903901793502012-03-08T10:51:56.471-08:002012-03-08T10:51:56.471-08:00It's nice to think that the Regents are a body...It's nice to think that the Regents are a body which can actually be convinced by force of arguments, which, incidentally, people have been making for quite some time.<br /><br />For some recent examples:<br />http://reclaimucsd.wordpress.com/2012/03/04/publication-privatization-pamphlet/<br />http://reclaimucsd.wordpress.com/report-on-privatization/<br /><br />http://www.ucwatch.org/<br /><br />It's a bit like thinking that the federal government can be convinced by superior argumentation to provide universal health care to all Americans.<br /><br />Here's a thought for you: try examining your own belief that the authority of the Regents is legitimate and free of deep conflicts of interest. Instead of thinking that this group has somehow made a mistake out of ignorance in rushing to privatize the UC system, you might want to consider that this is in fact their stated political agenda. And they're committed to it.<br /><br />A good place to start reading:<br />http://spot.us/pitches/337-investors-club-how-the-uc-regents-spin-public-funds-into-private-profit/storyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243675294290376991.post-77131934466211694262012-03-08T10:32:17.521-08:002012-03-08T10:32:17.521-08:00Here's a thought: instead of trying to convinc...Here's a thought: instead of trying to convince the Regents via force of disruption, try to convince them via force of argument. Chanting "no justice, no peace" isn't going to convince anybody, it's just going to get you forcibly removed. Worse, it makes you look unreasonable, which leads to public support for police actions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com