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a new definition o f dissent by S. H. Sutherland
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I T is TO BE devoutly hoped that sometime in the not too distant future some responsible segments o f our government bureau cracy will put their collective heads together and present an au thoritative definition o f the word dissent. For 160 years or so, the i people o f the United States thought they understood quite definite ly what the word meant. But in the present permissive society which has emerged as a result o f the utterly weird interpretations o f the so-called “Warren Court” o f the past few years, the concept o f dissent has gotten clear beyond control, as well as being utterly beyond any reason whatsoever. Weak, opportunistic politicians have picked up these current concepts o f the term and distorted it so that we no longer have a government of the majority, but instead, a rule o f the activist, dissenting minority. The majority o f students, for instance, in the great universities o f our land would like to continue their education under law and order. But a handful o f the dissenters, who have no constructive program of their own, are merrily endeavoring to overthrow the existing so ciety and to prevent the serious students from attaining their goals. Incredibly, they have been able to bring the great univer- t sities to a grinding halt. With but a few exceptions, they have been successful in bringing the chief school administrators to their knees in an effort to appease the continuing demands o f the dis senters. The spectacle o f a comparative handful o f these rebels , (for that is exactly what they are) being able to close down in duction centers operated by the United States military; to stop orderly traffic in busy city streets for an indefinite period o f time; to disrupt totally otherwise orderly meetings and assemblies; to em barrass duly elected public officials put in office by the majority o f the electorate who have to face shame, ridicule, and insults by r this small minority in the name o f dissent, presents an utterly ridiculous and pathetic commentary on this particular generation in American history. These dissenters, with absolutely no program o f their own, would not know what to do with proper authority if it were granted them. They have absolutely no convictions con cerning the problems that they happen to espouse at the moment. The only compulsion they feel is to tear down the very society which has allowed them this privilege. A completely nauseating sentimentalism is being expressed today by far too many, claim ing to be charitable to those who are seeking to destroy historic America. Under the blanket o f the current interpretation o f the
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