Now, don’t jump to conclusions – the “fine individual” I’m referring to doesn’t seem to comment here. (smile)
It looks like our “favorite” Frank Zappa/Leon Trotsky wannabe lookalike is getting the attention he apparently craves. But as is often the case, perhaps he should have heeded the old proverb: “Be careful what you wish, you just might get it.”
Drexel professor and self-proclaimed leftist idiot “actual communist” George Ciccariello-Maher is in the news again. In case anyone’s forgotten, this is the moronic jerk tool made famous by his “white genocide” and “want to vomit” Tweets over the past few months. Jonn’s written about him before.
Well, it seems as if Drexel University caught a bit of heat over the “fine professor’s” commentary – which apparently also includes a Tweet where he urges people to “off the pigs”. At least two prominent Drexel donors have withheld promised donations to Drexel, apparently due to Ciccarielo-Maher’s commentary. Numerous other prospective students have recently apparently told Drexel, “Um, thanks . . . but no thanks” as well due to the guy’s idiocy – and have elected to go to school elsewhere.
Nonetheless, it also appears that Drexel’s leadership may be “getting the message”. Cigarillo-Moron Ciccariello-Maher reputedly received an email earlier this month (3 April) from Drexel’s Provost expressing concern regarding his “extremely damaging conduct.” The email also advised him that “a special committee of inquiry” had been formed “to investigate your conduct and provide findings and recommendations.”
Yeah, the professor had the right to speak his mind. But unlike Ivory tower academia or some mythical Progressive Utopia, in the real world actions have consequences. And Drexel is a private university – so they have the right to fire someone who’s costing them money without worrying about Free Speech or civil service issues. I’d personally be overjoyed if the Drexel leadership decided to let this tool go ASAP.
Yo, “professor”: free speech doesn’t equate to “zero consequences for anything you say”, dipstick. It only means the government can’t regulate what you have to say. Employers outside the government can and often do take note of what you say – and sometimes take action when your public words hurt their reputation.
A private employer can fire your stank-ass if what you say costs them mucho dinero or damages their reputation; I’m thinking you might be about to find that out fairly soon. And even government agencies can discipline employees who violate internal policies relating to offensive speech.
But I’ll say this about free speech: as you’ve proven here, free speech certainly does make it easier for idiots to identify themselves to the rest of the world. (smile)
(Hat tip to TAH commenter Bobo for the original version of the last phrase.)
