No longer will they sit back, as they have in past years, and silently let continue the criminal indifference to “Perfect Strangers”.

“Don’t think we are going to forget,” said Black Student Union Co-Director Abrina Wheatfall. “Do not think we are going to sit back as we have in years past and not know what’s going on.”

Really…comfort? I can see that to a point, but when it comes to food I think it’s absurd to think that people are going to spurn low-cost, great food that is healthy and delicious because of the music. Then again, people are generally pretty stupid so I can see your point. Still, I’m with Vincent on low-cost, healthy alternatives being the way to go.

Personally, I go to stores that I’m not ‘comfortable’ in if the price is right.

“But I feel like the Commentator attracts a lot of people that are more intelligent and aware than most of the lemming liberals on campus…”

I think if you end at lemming but add an “s” you’ve hit the proverbial nail.

As for the Israel-UN tissue…well, no one really holds up anything the UN does unless there are teeth to it or it doesn’t affect…no wait…effect…oh shit AHHHHHHHHH….affect, yeah, that’s right….the status quo. It’s not a legitimate issue in the real world. It will be the day that the UN starts to matter to anyone outside of the UNSC’s spheres of influence. Until then though, happy reading…I’m sure it will have a positive, um, effect.

Lastly, what exactly is qualitatively different from what the Libertarian DOES and what some other party member DOES? : ) Or is the argument that the latter is meaningless whereas the former is, somehow, more useful?

Effect is a noun (but sometimes gets its verb on with “effect change”).

And I’m a dick about most things, not just grammar. They teach us that in the Econ department.

Point is, anyway, one can think that the government is doing something churlish, uncalled for, and unlikely to have the desired effect while agreeing that the problem as identified is real. The main difference between a libertarian and a liberal (or a conservative, for that matter) is simple: when faced with a situation that objectively sucks and seeing no good solutions, the libertarian observes that there are no solutions and goes on about his or her day attempting to do something useful about a solvable problem. A liberal or conservative, on the other hand, sees the same thing and DOES SOMETHING anyway because that kind of thing is good PR and gets your mitts on more power.

Other than that, all I can say is…have a double cheeseburger. With tons of pickles. And I literally mean…TONS of pickles.

Other than that, I’ve read this blog for probably about two years, and have commented twice. Mostly, because frankly I’m greatly outnumbered, and probably not as well educated in things like grammar, and persuasive writing. But I feel like the Commentator attracts a lot of people that are more intelligent and aware than most of the lemming liberals on campus, and being a past libertarian I’m sympathetic to the ideals, but believe democrats and environmentalists are actually less idealistic and more pragmatic.

So I saw that post as being just kind of another pot shot at “big government bad, corporations good” . I see it as a city council that just wants to be a little more proactive about what kind of businesses their going to allow and thought I’d comment. Which I may or may not do again. Its really nerve wracking knowing your gonna get 5 people disagreeing with you.

Of course, using eminent domain to accomplish this is a whole other can of worms, but you can see the same anti-corporation mindset.

It seems like, instead of banning the construction of new fast-food joints, the local government would be doing everyone a favor if they instead worked on encouraging lower-cost, healthier alternatives to open up in some of these neighborhoods.