Standing on Class Day — for peace
We are two Yale seniors against the war. We will graduate in the year 2008, the fifth year of the conflict in Iraq. Like many of our fellow Yalies, we ended our high school years with an energy and determination to speak out against a war that we considered unjust. We both went to marches, we both wrote to our legislators, and we each organized walkouts at our respective high schools. One of us gave a speech at her high school graduation against the war. At that time, our outrage was not rare and our actions were not taken alone.
This weekend we graduate again, and yet no realistic...
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By (Anonymous)
10:48p.m. on May 24, 2008
Post on the joint Point/Counterpoint article.
Well put, and all seniors should realize that not protesting is as political as protesting when the issue is something as important as war. We might not know many people who are being sent to war, but Blair's decision to ignore the memos of his own intelligent services (see the Downing Street Memo) and to launch into this war has had huge repercussions. It is tragic that the Iraq War is still such a major issue at the end of our college careers, and definitely our responsibility to take a stand tomorrow to not condone Blair's participation in our Class Day.