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Originally Posted by sammyg2
The city council did not chain themsleves to the doors of the recruitment office, the students who go to school at bezerkeley did.
If the people who live in bezerkeley or the students who go there do not agree with the city council, why don't they protest them? Why don't they stand up and show their outrage? Who voted for the city council and put them in office?
Answer: the citizens and students support the city council. The city and the university has been known as the hotbed of fanatical liberalism since the 60's. IMO the blame is right where it belongs.
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Disagreeing with the City Council doesn't require protests, and lack of protests doesn't mean many don't disagree with them. I'd be surprised if there isn't plenty of opposition. Berkeley's a very liberal town. That doesn't mean the Council members always are acting in a way that those who elected them wish. Yes, Berkeley has been in the forefront of protest. Do you think they were wrong about Vietnam? Do you think they helped raised the consciousness about the wrong situation there?
I'm simply saying that those that benefit from programs for public safety, a new ferry service, and the Alice Waters foundation are the wrong people to punish.