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Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
Propaganda? What is the harm to him speaking at Columbia as opposed to the University of Tehran? Don't we show how strong we are in letting him speak here? The reaction to him makes it seem like we're worried people might hear him and be convinced. If we might go to war with him -- and what a stupid idea that would be -- all the more reason to let him speak.
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2 We look like idiots. We let Krushchev speak. We let Castro speak. Why not this guy?
Last I heard you couldn't gain insight into your enemy ignoring him. What other than a learning experience could his speech be? Really? WTF is the matter with this country. We're so high on our fucking childish moral certainties in this country it's embarrassing. This guy's an awful guy, but ignoring him is possibly only sure fire unproductive and probably counterproductive reaction we could have to his appearance. He's the best add against his kind. I say let him put a mini-series on PBS and give him a talk show.
