The foolishness of the “professional activists” at Concordia
November 27th, 2002
The foolishness of the “professional activists” at Concordia has never been more apparent than with the following comment, published in this week’s Link:
“I boycott everything that involves corporations,” said Jennifer Durocher, a first-year anthropology and history student. “I think everything in this world should be boycotted.”
Good. Let’s boycott everything. I’ll go first: I declare a boycott you.
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You just can’t make this up.
Just a beautiful commentary on passes for thought at Concordia. Unbelievable. Wonder how she’s going to go through life after she leaves the sheltered arches of Concordia. Right. She’ll become a settler, living off the land. I’d pay to watch this spoiled little fool doing that.
Think that’s funny? Try reading the rest of the article. It’s even worse!
I’m curious…what happens to Concordia students when they graduate? Does anyone know any of them?
Yeah, the vast majority of us leave Concordia, get jobs (at lower pay and prestige than our McGill counterparts), and get on with our lives.
Thankfully, the students quoted in that article represent a (vocal but small) minority. And for the most part, they just keep going to school . . . taking more classes one at a time, pursuing other degrees, studying as “independant students”, and living off the government.
I’m sure some will go into politics – the NDP is probably salivating over the prospect of all these new candidates – and some will get over their naivete and grow up and get jobs – but some will probably be at Concordia forever.
And some will be in jail.
Yeah, I’m Concordia grad. After Concordia I did a graduate degree. After the graduate degree I worked as a consultant in the U.S. for a while. Last year I turned down a promotion and instead accepted an offer — at much lower pay — to head home and work for the Canadian government.
The I-hate-you brigade aside, Concordia’s a pretty good school. The communications, fine arts, and psychology departments are among the top in Canada.
I’m a Concordia grad too. Excellent business program. I have nothing bad to say about the education I got, per se. It’s just too bad that the few idiots ruin the reputation of the school for the rest of us.