I give up; I'm converted. How
could anyone fail to be, so cogent
and logical was David Giltinan's
rhetoric in part 1 of his "I've Been
Radicalized" article in last Friday's
edition of The Cavalier Daily. Such
eloquent phrases as "Fuck war...
heavy as shit...off with the mother
fucker" could not fail to convince
all but the most narrow-minded of
us.
Like Mr. Giltinan, I deplore the
over serious, super-ideological, and
downright boring nature of the
politics which presently holds sway
over this University. Why should we
waste our time reading political
treatises, discussing various viewpoints,
and otherwise improving
our minds and justifying our
causes? Who needs a purpose, a
reason, an ideal? Why think?
Revolutions do not require advocates
with brains. Overthrowing
governments is just plain fun.
I was glad to note Mr. Giltinan's
tacit admission concerning the
ultimate aim of the revolutionary
movements presently active in the
United States: communism a la
Lenin. Why shouldn't we scrap our
government outright? What has our
socio-political system ever given us,
besides the highest standard of
living and the greatest measure of
personal freedom enjoyed by any
large society in the history of man?
Let us imitate those who have been
infinitely more successful than we:
the leaders of the USSR. We all
know how well off the Russian
people are.
Two decades from now, when
we see Mr. Giltinan's smiling face
on the Supreme Presidium of the
Democratic Socialist Republic of
the United States, we will know
why. But then it will be too late.
