American Sniper Cancelled
 

According to Fox News, the University of Maryland at College Park cancelled a screening of American Sniper due to a large petition signed by the Muslim student association.

Was this censorship or was it a wise thing to do?

I can imagine a bunch of college guys seeing the movie, getting liquid courage from one of the many bars on Route 1 right next to the campus and then going to look for Muslims to beat up. Very possible scenario.

While not advocating screenings of Bambi, movies that do not have the possible blowback of American Sniper would have better choices - in my opinion.

If the Muslim students don't want to see the movie, then they should not attend.

If they don't like other students exercising their 1st amendment rights, then the Muslim students should self deport themselves to any Islamic paradise country of their choosing. I would recommend Syria or Iraq.

College administrators are without a doubt , the most cowardly and easily intimidated group in the country. Spineless, in a word. Well, also pathetic to add another word.

By the way, most Muslim student groups are affiliated with CAIR which is in turn basically a wholly owned subsidiary of the Muslim Brotherhood. I can understand why they would not like American Sniper. Tough s***

Well said, my thoughts exactly.

Excellent post. And a prime example of what is wrong with America these days. The minority (not race) and special interest groups have a way of prevailing. The other contribution to the problem is the silent majority that allows the spineless, cowardly, easily intimidated and patheic leaders to take such actions.

OP, Could you please review for all of us the original plan for the showing of the movie, what organization was involved in scheduling it, the role of the administration in selecting the movie, and the role of the administration in cancelling the showing. Who or what objected to this movie and what the thought process and follow up are to that cancellation. Or we just all scream about it with no facts but lots of outrage.

My how things have changed. When I was in college, the student film organization showed whatever they wanted and nothing was off limits. They even showed "Deep Throat" - something like 25% of the undergraduate population turned out to see it.

The organization is called Student Entertainment Events. Their website is see.umd.edu. Look at that and it might give some answers. There are also snippets from The Washington Times and The Washington Times for the same story slanted in different directions.

As I said before, I think it was a good idea to cancel based upon how some (male) students might see the movie, get drunked up, and look to beat upon some Muslim (or Muslim looking) students. College boys do not always have good judgement.

Would you also like the blueprints of the building it was to be shown in?

Apparently not the only university dealing with this -

University of Michigan won't cancel 'American Sniper' - CNN.com

In this instance, the decision was to proceed with the viewing of the movie. I think it is unfortunate, to say the least, that a movie about an American hero in a country based on the right of free speech could be banned. What's next?!?

Your "good idea" is idiotic and anti-American at it's core ... do you know what "free speech" is?

How about if you stop posting on TOTV because Christians find it offensive as well as idiotic?

Dear Guest:

I am glad you are not advocating a screening of Bambi. As I have stated on these pages before the movie Bambi are responsible for radical organization like PETA GreenPeace, etc

The reaction from the radical left and left in general regarding Sniper illustrates another subject I addressed on these pages before "the draft".
Far too many young people in this country shriek their civic and moral duty to do their part for America. They have become so disengaged some so delusional as to the reality of what it takes to keep a nation free.
Perhaps they should travel to Africa or the middle east or simply sit on Sicily's shores as refugees risk their lives to escape the brutality of their leaders.

I hold the Michael Moore's Ben Afflick and Bill Maher's in contempt and disdain along with academia.

Bring back the draft and let people like the aforementioned earn their right to complain about America. Yes I did volunteer to serve 4 years .

Finally Bambi tastes good.

God Bless America


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Best post EVER!

Originally Posted by Guest View Post

As I said before, I think it was a good idea to cancel based upon how some (male) students might see the movie, get drunked up, and look to beat upon some Muslim (or Muslim looking) students. College boys do not always have good judgement.
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Your "good idea" is idiotic and anti-American at it's core ... do you know what "free speech" is?

How about if you stop posting on TOTV because Christians find it offensive as well as idiotic?
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The responding poster sounds mixed up. First, he asks if the OP knows what "free speech" is and then tells him to stop posting because Christians find it offensive.

What the OP was referring to (my thought) is that he thought it was a good idea to cancel the film because of possible violence that could be caused by the viewing, students drinking and feeling "patriotic", and beating any foreigner they see.

Better to cancel the film than to have the real possibility of students being beaten and their attackers having arrest records for future employement possibilities. Yes or no?

No.

Fear and intimidation!
I supose most bars should close down or nobody go to them for similar potential reactions.
No thanks.
We as a country have faied very well with a lot of controversy, before the special interest entities and fear were introduced.
We must protect our freedoms....all of them....not just the ones that do not affect us personally.

Has anyone asked what the LGBTQ community thinks about this movie? Their reaction is critical. I didn't see any questioning transgender soldiers depicted in gender-identity crisis. Were there any strong lesbians portrayed? Heck, there weren't even any weak lezbo's portrayed - that's totally unacceptable!

I imagine there are some mannish lesbians tearing up a few nail salons in disgust after one too many wine coolers!

Sounds like the bartender should have shut somebody off before getting on the keyboard.

Posts like this sure break the tension in this forum. It's so out there that it's comedic relief. And the Q in LGBTQ is a hoot.

Did anyone see on the Fox News site that in Panama City Beach that a drunk fraternity group of college kids yelled insults to a group of injured - rehabbing - veterans and their wives. The college kids also tossed beer on an American flag and urinated on it.

Is this protected by their constitutional right of free speech?

No, but context and more information than might be available from Fox News can be useful for those of us who wish to understand current events rather than just rail against our enemies like colleges and Muslims.

I'm still recovering from learning our former US decathlete champ is going to whack his weenie off and sport pink panties! Eeewwwww! :yuck:

That was my stone-cold sober, albeit pathetic, attempt at humor writing. I sure have a lot more respect for the humor writers on television!

The OP was CLEARLY trolling and am surprised so many got hooked. The bit about frat boys getting boozed up and killing muslims.... hehe.... Let's see... 4 years of chasing the highest quality poon-tang on the planet, tons of booze and frat parties.... all paid for by dear old mom and dad... oh yeah, let's ruin this party and kill some nobody... um, about as likely as Hillary telling the truth.

I like the part about bringing back the draft. That should pull the country together. And I think Thumper would be more of a PETA darling due to his pelt.

Posts like this are what cause people to increasingly realize that liberalism is a genuine case of mental illness. This condition, especially when mixed with multiculturalism and PC, leads to thought patterns 180 degrees out from what a normal, rational person would conclude.

Speaking of railing against colleges and Muslims, perhaps you should educate yourself a bit. The Muslim Brotherhood is a group that seeks to wage internal jihad, essentially by using western traditions and protections against us to bring the West “to the bosom of Islam.” “Demonstrations” and “protests” (such as the showing of American Sniper) are but one tactic. Relying upon a sizable population of genuinely naïve and stupid American liberals,like many who post on TOTV and in this thread particularly, is another part of the strategy.

The MB established the Muslim Student Associations, the first one in 1963 at Univ. of Illinois, and there are now about 700 of them across the US. Some of the MSA leaders have included terror leaders like Anwar al-Awlaki who was President of the MSA at the University of Colorado in 1971, and later vaporized on the battlefield by a US drone strike. (note: excellent use of a Hellfire missile I must say)

MSA students at UCLA a few years back were “demonstrating” and several choice items were heard … the most prominent chant being “death to Jews” along with that gem form the Quran “May Allah destroy the Jews!!” and related racist rants. In the meantime, please consider your neutral, thoughtful and objective quest to better “understand” current events regarding colleges and Muslims. It would also help if you pulled your head out of your butt before doing that.

I would like to see the reaction of the "good Christians" who post their hate on here if a large group of Muslims moved to The Villages. Did you realize that there is a Islam Center on Hwy 27 by Clermont and another on 301 in Wildwood? THEY are getting close to The Villages!:crap2:

As usual, you (aka Mr. Socialist) can only make inane comments that a) do not respond to the issues raised b) further expose your lack of historical knowledge and c) pretty much substantiate your immaturity. Other than that, thanks for the non-helpful input.

:a20::a20:Your comments are really strange. :a20::a20::a20:

That's rich, especially coming from a guy who apparently speaks English as a second language and frequently gets his words confused. The real question is what language do you think in, since what you post here is routinely befuddled.

We may sign all posts "guest" but our style comes rarin' though.

This is Gracie, Paul.

American Sniper Cancelled
 

Good morning Gracie! I agree - it's fairly easy to figure out the posters. I don't post on the political threads often. When I have though, I have always used my regular TOTV user name.

I was not aware it was an option?

American Sniper Cancelled
 

Another interesting thing is if a guest quoted my comment, I can see the TOTV user name of the guest. How are you today, BTK?

CAIR , the Muslim brotherhood PR Team is responsible for the commotion over the viewing of American Sniper. American professors and students are responsible for letting it happen.


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Yes, correct.

Another conclusion we can draw ... if CAIR is involved, it most likely stinks. CAIR was named an unindicted co-conspirator in the terror-finance trial against the former Holy Land Foundation about 10 years or so ago. CAIR has long had ties with the Hamas-support network in the US. Hamas, as you know, is dedicated to the destruction of Israel and killing of the Jews (which is very Islamic I might add)

As was stated in an earlier post, CAIR and the Muslims Students Association are essentially fronts for the Muslim Brotherhood. They are engaged in ongoing jihad against the West in general, and US in particular.

To succeed, they need the support of both the gullible and fellow-travelers which involves, as you stated, a lot of Lefty professors and genuinely ignorant students.

[QUOTE=Guest;1051527]CAIR , the Muslim brotherhood PR Team is responsible for the commotion over the viewing of American Sniper.
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Yeah, that has to be it. Otherwise why would these "students" be allowed to overstay their student passports. Obama and Hillary are both supportors of Muslim Brotherhood and Hillary got paid millions of dollars for her fake chairty by the MB's.

Very often true words are said in jest.

We have failed to mention FDR, Carter, Clinton and the Pillsbury Doughboy for the Decline and Fall of the American Dream.

It's best not to post and drink at the same time ...

[quote=Guest;1051641]Congratulations ... in an attempt to be mocking and sarcastic, you actually veered unknowingly into recognizing the truth for a change. There's' hope for you yet.