Comments on: Columbus Day on campus http://blog.aynrandcenter.org/columbus-day-on-campus/ Mon, 24 Oct 2011 16:44:58 +0000 hourly 1 By: Amy Hendrick http://blog.aynrandcenter.org/columbus-day-on-campus/comment-page-1/#comment-1774 Amy Hendrick Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:28:58 +0000 http://blog.aynrandcenter.org/?p=4043#comment-1774 You poster event hit the hallways of our Anthropology Department over the last couple of days. As one of only two conservatives in our department, the poster has caused quite a stir and has brought to light a SERIOUS issue of intolerance and discrimination myself and another coworker have been the recipient of for quite some time. I have another class the night of your lecture or I would attend the lecture. You will find fierce opposition on our campus (University of Texas at Austin). I am sure you already know all of this already. You poster event hit the hallways of our Anthropology Department over the last couple of days. As one of only two conservatives in our department, the poster has caused quite a stir and has brought to light a SERIOUS issue of intolerance and discrimination myself and another coworker have been the recipient of for quite some time. I have another class the night of your lecture or I would attend the lecture. You will find fierce opposition on our campus (University of Texas at Austin). I am sure you already know all of this already.

]]> By: Ted Harlson http://blog.aynrandcenter.org/columbus-day-on-campus/comment-page-1/#comment-1747 Ted Harlson Sun, 11 Oct 2009 04:53:24 +0000 http://blog.aynrandcenter.org/?p=4043#comment-1747 Thank you Mr. Bowden, These scheduled lectures look excellent! As part Indian, I had to fight for independence and individuality - and still do. Canada's land claims process with Canadian Indian's is a mess. I fought against the land claims process, against tribal collectivism and for individual rights. Canada's land claims process is in the pretty much the same state now that environmentalism is in, questionable, challenged, and stymied. Canada's land claims process seems limited to what individual rights Canada may recognize. The Ayn Rand Center's articles over the years about Indians are very precise and clarify a lot of misconceptions about the whole area of America's pioneering days with a moral viewpoint. As a personal example, before I read ARI's writings on it, I was under the impression that American founders had formulated - even a bit - the idea of freedom, taken from Indians. This was wrong due to being completely out of context to the founders ideas as a civilized new free nation. The idea of freedom was a conceptual, organized and civilized process wholly separating from European oppression. It's good to see this lecture series here. I will post this link to my friends and relatives. "Let's take back Colombus day" will be a good article also for my immigrant friends who are taught misconceptions about Indians as they enter Canada. Thank you for the excellent essay, Ted Harlson. Thank you Mr. Bowden,
These scheduled lectures look excellent! As part Indian, I had to fight for independence and individuality – and still do.

Canada’s land claims process with Canadian Indian’s is a mess. I fought against the land claims process, against tribal collectivism and for individual rights. Canada’s land claims process is in the pretty much the same state now that environmentalism is in, questionable, challenged, and stymied. Canada’s land claims process seems limited to what individual rights Canada may recognize.

The Ayn Rand Center’s articles over the years about Indians are very precise and clarify a lot of misconceptions about the whole area of America’s pioneering days with a moral viewpoint.

As a personal example, before I read ARI’s writings on it, I was under the impression that American founders had formulated – even a bit – the idea of freedom, taken from Indians. This was wrong due to being completely out of context to the founders ideas as a civilized new free nation.

The idea of freedom was a conceptual, organized and civilized process wholly separating from European oppression.

It’s good to see this lecture series here.

I will post this link to my friends and relatives. “Let’s take back Colombus day” will be a good article also for my immigrant friends who are taught misconceptions about Indians as they enter Canada.

Thank you for the excellent essay,

Ted Harlson.

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