{"id":109182,"date":"2014-03-04T19:49:00","date_gmt":"2014-03-04T19:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/?guid=ef0bac239ef678309ee3b508f1f9ce91"},"modified":"2014-03-04T19:49:00","modified_gmt":"2014-03-04T19:49:00","slug":"fair-harvard-lacks-fairness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/editorials\/fair-harvard-lacks-fairness\/","title":{"rendered":"“Fair Harvard” Lacks Fairness"},"content":{"rendered":"
“Fair Harvard” Lacks Fairness<\/b><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
by Stephen Lendman<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
“Fair Harvard” is the university’s alma matter. Reverend Samuel Gilman (class of 1811) wrote it. He did so for Harvard’s 200th anniversary.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
It’s sung to a traditional Irish air. Alumni recall it well. Little about today’s Harvard is fair. Glorifying what demands condemnation deserves shame.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
“VERITAS (truth)” is Harvard’s motto. It appears on its Seal. It’s on student rings. On geopolitical issues mattering most, it’s nowhere in sight.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
On March 4, The Harvard Crimson student newspaper headlined<\/span><\/a> “Harvard Faculty, Researchers Voice Concerns about Ukrainian Crisis,” saying:<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
“…Harvard affiliates have voiced concern over what one professor called Russia’s ‘naked aggression\u2026’ “<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
“…(M)any remain optimistic about possible US intervention.”<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Crimson contributors dismissively said Ukraine’s legitimate President Viktor Yanukovych was “removed from office” after months of protests.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Not a word about US-supported fascists usurping power. No explanation about one of history’s most brazen coup d’etats. <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Nothing about Obama’s full responsibility. Silence on what’s potentially the most serious crisis since Nazism reigned terror across Europe.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Ukrainian History Professor Serhii Plokhii heads Harvard’s Ukrainian Research Institute. Events surprised him, he said.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
“The mood earlier in the week was that Russia could help stabilize Ukraine,” he added. <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
He lied saying: “What we got instead was Russian occupation and intervention.” Imagine the distorted history students get in his classroom. They’d be wise to seek knowledge elsewhere.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Professor George Grabowicz teaches Ukrainian literature. He lied calling Russia’s response “naked aggression.” He turned truth on its head claiming it’s “an attempt to preserve the Soviet Union.”<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
He’s right believing things may potentially worsen. He left unexplained where blame lies.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
“The worst possible scenario is outright war between Russia and Ukraine,” he said. <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
“No state wants to be treated as an administration that has no control over its own territory,” he added. <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
“Ukraine does have an army, and they have said they will not retreat from their border posts.”<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Nadiya Kravets is a Ukrainian Research Institute post-doctoral fellow. Her comments suggest support for power grabbing fascists.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
She nonsensically hopes stronger democracy will emerge from crisis conditions. How can it with mob rule in charge?<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Ukraine transitioned uneasily since 1991 independence, she said. “I now hope (it) will be a state that allows people to determine their own lives.”<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
How can it after neo-Nazi thugs abolished all freedoms? State terror is policy. The worst of neoliberal harshness is planned.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Western support assures harder than ever hard times ahead. Millions of Ukrainians will be ruthlessly exploited. Crackdowns against nonbelievers will be severe.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Crimson contributors are students. They’re young. They’re naive. They ignored hard facts. They didn’t research them.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
They’re mindless about what’s ongoing. They cited wrong sources. They ignored credible ones.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
They citing unnamed “Harvard affiliates” nonsensically claiming Washington can help resolve crisis conditions.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Obama bears full responsibility for causing them. He did so lawlessly. He created the most dangerous potential disaster in post-war Europe.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
He risks WW III. Grabowicz remains optimistic. He claimed promised US aid will help. <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
“I very much favor the notion of an aid package because it’s a strategic investment,” he claimed.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
“If we mean what we say about supporting democracy and the rule of law, then this is an investment that will eventually pay for itself.”<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
On Tuesday, damn fool Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Kiev. He did so supportively. He met with America’s new friends. With ones like these, who needs enemies!<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
He offered what media scoundrels call aid. He promised $1 billion.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
It’s not aid. It’s a thinly veiled bribe. It supplements whatever Washington gave coup plotters earlier. <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
It’s with strings. It demands payback. Expect harsh IMF and EU demands.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Grabowicz may know Ukrainian literature. He knows nothing about realpolitik. He’s geopolitically ignorant. His comments show it.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Naive Crimson contributors featured them. They displayed their own ignorance doing so. <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Perhaps they support imperial lawlessness. Fairness isn’t Harvard’s long suit. Or VERITAS. <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Or supporting right over wrong. Or denouncing what demands doing so.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Students are on their own to seek truth. Classroom help isn’t forthcoming. <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Harvard taught students like this one to think. It taught us to learn. <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
It’s our responsibility to do it on our own. It’s more than ever crucial to seek truth. It’s vital to tell others. It’s essential we all spread the word.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
We’re our own last line of defense. Things are more dangerous now than at any time since Nazism’s scourge existed. <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
It didn’t die. It flourishes in America. It endangers Europe. It risks WW III. It bears repeating what previous articles stressed.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Resisting tyranny is a universal right. It’s an obligation. We have a choice. Resist or perish! There’s no in between!<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago. He can be reached at lendmanstephen@sbcglobal.net. <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
His new book is titled “Banker Occupation: Waging Financial War on Humanity.”<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
http:\/\/www.claritypress.com\/LendmanII.html<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Visit his blog site at sjlendman.blogspot.com. <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Listen to cutting-edge discussions with distinguished guests on the Progressive Radio News Hour on the Progressive Radio Network.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
It airs Fridays at 10AM US Central time and Saturdays and Sundays at noon. All programs are archived for easy listening.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n

<\/p>\n

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“Fair Harvard” Lacks Fairness<\/b><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
by Stephen Lendman<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
“Fair Harvard” is the university’s alma matter. Reverend Samuel Gilman (class of 1811) wrote it. He did so for Harvard’s 200th anniversary.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
It’s sung to a traditional Irish air. Alumni recall it well. Little about today’s Harvard is fair. Glorifying what demands condemnation deserves shame.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
“VERITAS (truth)” is Harvard’s motto. It appears on its Seal. It’s on student rings. On geopolitical issues mattering most, it’s nowhere in sight.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
On March 4, The Harvard Crimson student newspaper headlined<\/span><\/a> “Harvard Faculty, Researchers Voice Concerns about Ukrainian Crisis,” saying:<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
“…Harvard affiliates have voiced concern over what one professor called Russia’s ‘naked aggression…’ “<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
“…(M)any remain optimistic about possible US intervention.”<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Crimson contributors dismissively said Ukraine’s legitimate President Viktor Yanukovych was “removed from office” after months of protests.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Not a word about US-supported fascists usurping power. No explanation about one of history’s most brazen coup d’etats. <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Nothing about Obama’s full responsibility. Silence on what’s potentially the most serious crisis since Nazism reigned terror across Europe.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Ukrainian History Professor Serhii Plokhii heads Harvard’s Ukrainian Research Institute. Events surprised him, he said.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
“The mood earlier in the week was that Russia could help stabilize Ukraine,” he added. <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
He lied saying: “What we got instead was Russian occupation and intervention.” Imagine the distorted history students get in his classroom. They’d be wise to seek knowledge elsewhere.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Professor George Grabowicz teaches Ukrainian literature. He lied calling Russia’s response “naked aggression.” He turned truth on its head claiming it’s “an attempt to preserve the Soviet Union.”<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
He’s right believing things may potentially worsen. He left unexplained where blame lies.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
“The worst possible scenario is outright war between Russia and Ukraine,” he said. <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
“No state wants to be treated as an administration that has no control over its own territory,” he added. <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
“Ukraine does have an army, and they have said they will not retreat from their border posts.”<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Nadiya Kravets is a Ukrainian Research Institute post-doctoral fellow. Her comments suggest support for power grabbing fascists.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
She nonsensically hopes stronger democracy will emerge from crisis conditions. How can it with mob rule in charge?<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Ukraine transitioned uneasily since 1991 independence, she said. “I now hope (it) will be a state that allows people to determine their own lives.”<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
How can it after neo-Nazi thugs abolished all freedoms? State terror is policy. The worst of neoliberal harshness is planned.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Western support assures harder than ever hard times ahead. Millions of Ukrainians will be ruthlessly exploited. Crackdowns against nonbelievers will be severe.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Crimson contributors are students. They’re young. They’re naive. They ignored hard facts. They didn’t research them.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
They’re mindless about what’s ongoing. They cited wrong sources. They ignored credible ones.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
They citing unnamed “Harvard affiliates” nonsensically claiming Washington can help resolve crisis conditions.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Obama bears full responsibility for causing them. He did so lawlessly. He created the most dangerous potential disaster in post-war Europe.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
He risks WW III. Grabowicz remains optimistic. He claimed promised US aid will help. <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
“I very much favor the notion of an aid package because it’s a strategic investment,” he claimed.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
“If we mean what we say about supporting democracy and the rule of law, then this is an investment that will eventually pay for itself.”<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
On Tuesday, damn fool Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Kiev. He did so supportively. He met with America’s new friends. With ones like these, who needs enemies!<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
He offered what media scoundrels call aid. He promised $1 billion.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
It’s not aid. It’s a thinly veiled bribe. It supplements whatever Washington gave coup plotters earlier. <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
It’s with strings. It demands payback. Expect harsh IMF and EU demands.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Grabowicz may know Ukrainian literature. He knows nothing about realpolitik. He’s geopolitically ignorant. His comments show it.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Naive Crimson contributors featured them. They displayed their own ignorance doing so. <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Perhaps they support imperial lawlessness. Fairness isn’t Harvard’s long suit. Or VERITAS. <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Or supporting right over wrong. Or denouncing what demands doing so.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Students are on their own to seek truth. Classroom help isn’t forthcoming. <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Harvard taught students like this one to think. It taught us to learn. <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
It’s our responsibility to do it on our own. It’s more than ever crucial to seek truth. It’s vital to tell others. It’s essential we all spread the word.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
We’re our own last line of defense. Things are more dangerous now than at any time since Nazism’s scourge existed. <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
It didn’t die. It flourishes in America. It endangers Europe. It risks WW III. It bears repeating what previous articles stressed.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Resisting tyranny is a universal right. It’s an obligation. We have a choice. Resist or perish! There’s no in between!<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago. He can be reached at lendmanstephen@sbcglobal.net. <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
His new book is titled “Banker Occupation: Waging Financial War on Humanity.”<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
http:\/\/www.claritypress.com\/LendmanII.html<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Visit his blog site at sjlendman.blogspot.com. <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Listen to cutting-edge discussions with distinguished guests on the Progressive Radio News Hour on the Progressive Radio Network.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
It airs Fridays at 10AM US Central time and Saturdays and Sundays at noon. All programs are archived for easy listening.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n

<\/p>\n

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