Añadido: May 17, 2008
De: politikewl
Duración: 4:26
New School student, Jean Sara Rohe speaking at the university graduation ceremony. What happened after this speech? Students continued with a silent protest during John McCain's speech. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QS6yA9dmHcA Full unedited speech: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjVDaMDiud0 Welcome, everyone, on this beautiful afternoon. I only have five minutes, so I'd appreciate it if you'd -- thanks. Welcome everyone, on this beautiful afternoon to the commencement ceremony for the New School class of 2006. That was an excerpt of the song I learned as a child called "Living Planet," by Jay Manquita. I chose to begin my address this way because, as always, but especially now, we are living in a time of violence, of war, of injustice. I am thinking of our brothers and sisters in Iraq, in Darfur, in Sri Lanka, in Mogadishu, in Israel, Palestine, right here in the United States, and many, many other places around the world. And my deepest wish on this day, on all days, is for peace, justice, and true freedom for all people. The song says, "We can change the universe by being who we are," and I believe that it really is just that simple. Right now, I'm going to be who I am and digress from my previously prepared remarks that I had been working on for the past several weeks. I am disappointed that I have to abandon the things I had wanted to speak about, but I feel that it is absolutely necessary to acknowledge the fact that this ceremony has become something other than the celebratory gathering that it was intended to be due to all the media attention surrounding John McCain's presence here today and the student and faculty outrage generated by his invitation to speak. The senator does not reflect the ideals upon which this university was founded. Not only this -- please, not only this, but his invitation was a top-down decision that did not take into account the desires and interests of the student body on an occasion that is supposed to honor us above all and to commemorate our achievements. What is interesting and bizarre about this whole situation is that Senator McCain has stated that he will be giving the same speech at all three universities where he has been invited to speak recently, of which ours is the last, those being Jerry Falwell's Liberty University, Columbia University, and finally, here at the New School. For this reason, I have unusual foresight concerning the themes of his address today. Based on the speech he gave at the other institutions, Senator McCain will tell us today that dissent and disagreement are our civic and moral obligation in times of crisis, and I agree. I consider this a time of crisis, and I feel obligated to speak. Senator McCain will also tell us about his strong-headed self-assuredness in his youth which prevented him from hearing the ideas of others, and in so doing, he will imply that those of us who are young are too naive to have valid opinions and open ears. I am young, and although I don't profess to possess the wisdom that time affords us, I do know that preemptive war is dangerous and wrong, that George Bush's agenda in Iraq is not worth the many lives lost. And I know that despite all the havoc that my country has wrought overseas in my name, Osama bin Laden still has not been found, nor have those weapons of mass destruction. Finally, Senator McCain will tell us that we, those of us who are Americans, have nothing to fear from each other. I agree strongly with this, but I take it one step further. We have nothing to fear from anyone on this living planet. Fear is the greatest impediment to the achievement of peace. We have nothing to fear from people who are different from us, from people who live in other countries, even from the people who run our government, and this we should have learned from our educations here. We can speak truth to power. We can allow our humanity always to come before our nationality. We can refuse to let fear invade our lives and to goad us on to destroy the lives of others. These words I speak do not reflect the arrogance of a young, strong-headed woman, but belong to a line of great progressive thought, a history in which the founders of this institution play an important part. I speak today, even through my nervousness, out of a need to honor those voices that came before me, and I hope that we graduates can all strive to do the same. Thank you very much.
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utubehayter Says:
Jun 5, 2008 - She is NOT a Ron Paul supporter. Did you not hear her speak? She says she has nothing to fear from the people that run the govt. in other words - Trust politicans, no reason to fear, bring in big govt, just under "progressive" (leftist) ideals.
bobeeena Says:
Jun 9, 2008 - she is fabulous ....truth to power.... excuse me "rc2132" but i dont think you correctly listening to her. Perhaps if we all listened the world would be a better place. Perhaps if we tried to understand eachother we could all get along. perhaps..... but if people like you keep insisting on blaming other people and throwing around rude names, we won't ever get anywhere.
bobeeena Says:
Jun 9, 2008 - excuse me "rc2132" but i dont think you correctly listening to her. Perhaps if we all listened the world would be a better place. Perhaps if we tried to understand eachother we could all get along. perhaps..... but if people like you keep insisting on blaming other people and throwing around rude names, we won't ever get anywhere.
rc2132 Says:
Jun 9, 2008 - bobeeena, You say if we tried to understand each other we could all get along. Well thats why McCain was there to speak . He was trying to give the people at that school his views on the world. Yet this young woman couldnt even give the man the proper respect any American deserves when trying to voice their opinion. I find her intolerance of other peoples opinions quite disturbing,
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Ryawee Says:
Jun 25, 2008 - What an inspiring and amazing speaker! We need more people like you in the world.
Republican4Barr Says:
Jun 26, 2008 - If this woman's right to free speech bothers you, you're more than welcome to move to a country where free speech is not tollerated. But as long as you live in america, you will have to deal with the fact that true patriots put their respect for the Constitution (and the rights it gives us) before the respect for a candidate they disagree with. God bless her for speaking her mind. God bless you for speaking yours, although we all agree you're deuchebag.
maverick58201 Says:
Jun 29, 2008 - Great vid. Does anyone know the name of the song?
phoenixatom Says:
Jul 8, 2008 - What she meant by no reason to fear our government, is that we have a voice, and shouldn't be afraid to speak out against injustice. THAT is what she meant. The people have the power...not the government.
phoenixatom Says:
Jul 8, 2008 - Lux Aeterna.
phoenixatom Says:
Jul 8, 2008 - But you having intolerance for her views and opinions on peace is totally acceptable. Wow...way to contradict yourself buddy. She gave an excellent speech. You can disagree, but it's her right to speak what she feels in her heart. Maybe, the real reason you object is because it just stings that her words had real truth.
utubehayter Says:
Jul 8, 2008 - Do people have the power? If so why are the taxes so high? Why is the govt pursuing social-engineering funded by the tax payer? Why the needless wars?
phoenixatom Says:
Jul 8, 2008 - The people DO have the power to take control of their government. It just takes us getting organized, and rising together against the wealthy elite who only desire to carve this world up among themselves. That's what I meant by power. If you want to keep on believing that there's nothing you can do, then by all means, continue to bask in your apathy. Working hard for the betterment of humankind is obviously something you're not interested in.
utubehayter Says:
Jul 9, 2008 - Of course I am not for "Working hard for betterment" of humankind. I am for allowing humankind to develop itself freely without me pushing my beliefs onto others. There is a lot of things I can do, but there is a lot of things I should not do and there are a lot of things I am doing already. None of them has to do with "rising together against the wealthy elite". If they want to rise against me, I will take care of them, but I am not going to be rising against anyone, rather for my freedom.
phoenixatom Says:
Jul 9, 2008 - That's just sad...there are things in this world that are universally wrong (poverty, starvation, murder, exploitation, genocide etc), and something has to be done. You're attitude is to just 'let the chips fall where they may'. That kind of thinking is why the world is in the situation it's in today.
utubehayter Says:
Jul 9, 2008 - That is precisely my attitude. Except I do support the right of every person to avoid the chips falling on their heads. Of course there are things that are wrong, but I am convinced that more you try to help, the worse the situation will get. Nature has a way of balancing things out, so do humans. I wanted to give them a chance to figure out what that balance is, not impose my perception of balance on them. In fact, intervention of half-knowing people is the main cause of most of these problems.
phoenixatom Says:
Jul 9, 2008 - I agree with you on the point you made about uninformed people making bad decisions. Educating yourself is definitely most important. It's also always best to keep a truly open mind when choosing to act on any issue.
theylie1 Says:
Jul 9, 2008 - I love her!!
AntiDespot Says:
Jul 18, 2008 - The sleeping giant is awakening. :) Great video! A+++ :) I wish there was a candidate on the ballot that I could vote for. I'm not big on the totalitarian types... The individual means nothing to the borg, which is why both wings of the corrupted bird attack the Constitution. Congressional votes say it all. It's not right to force generations not yet born to finance the nightmare we call our present government. Not right at all... Don't let them impoverish posterity. Take it back! :(
upsidedownstamps Says:
Jul 24, 2008 - What a stupid Cunt Bitch. Perhaps she will catch a Sexually transmitted disease and die... FUCKING WHORE!
palkom13 Says:
Jul 24, 2008 - excuse me? shut your mouth you complete moron.
upsidedownstamps Says:
Jul 24, 2008 - Shut your pig mouth you bitch! ha ha ha... what a bunch of tools! So tell me, after the pitty party... what do liberals actually do??? I know you don't work or add to productive society... so what else is there?
hipmama715 Says:
Jul 26, 2008 - What an amazingly strong woman! Thanks for posting this. More people need to speak out against this tyranny before it is too late.
laduran Says:
Jul 26, 2008 - Hang on to your beliefs ... because that's all you have. You believe liberals don't work, don't add to society. If that makes you feel better about your worthless life fine. I'm liberal/progressive and I probably pay more taxes than you. I work for a high-tech company and create valuable software that will be used by millions. So go fuck yourself you worthless waste of space. I hope you die soon. Our country doesn't need people like you. PS: Your web site is asinine.
rc2132 Says:
Jun 5, 2008 - This women is nothing more than a closet Nazi. She believes it is better to silence those who don't agree with her than give them a chance to speak. She would rather have a true American hero banned simply because she does not agree with his political ideas. So much for tolerance and openeness.