By snoadmin
The Conservative Student Union’s credibility is severely lacking. If Jason Aula, the CSU president, pretends to be knowledgeable in using Google, then perhaps he should search “Jim Gilchrist” and read through the many articles that present evidence of receiving funding and backing from white-supremacist groups.
As Aula accuses La Raza of being the “brown KKK,” I must ask, “How does it feel to be a brown person working with individuals who have ties to the Ku Klux Klan and the Aryan Nations?”
Aula represents an organization on our campus that wants to concentrate its efforts to enforce federal and international laws by attacking undocumented immigrants, while simultaneously demonstrating against an anti-war rally.
This is the same individual who, when confronted about the allegations he made about La Raza, cried foul and called in an attorney. When presented with an opportunity to speak with La Raza members in a controlled setting mediated by a facilitator, he decided not to show up because he heard unfounded rumors that La Raza members have a tendency of being physically violent.
When Raza members finally did meet with him, we watched him and his companion sink into their chairs as we presented factoid after factoid – with academic backing – slowly and agonizingly dismantling their arguments. After nearly an hour of not being able to offer a single response to any of our – comments, they finally spoke up by claiming, “It’s getting late and we have to get going.”
Their exit was very reminiscent of Gilchrist as he was confronted by Columbia University student Karina Garcia on their scheduled debate on “Democracy Now!”
Apparently, not having answers to our questions bothered him enough to fortify his decision to invite Gilchrist to our campus to do CSU’s dirty work. It’s clear that neither he nor any of his CSU buddies are prepared to debate the issues themselves.
This is the CSU president, ladies and gentlemen.
With that said, I must salute the CSU and say, “Hello, Jim Gilchrist and goodbye, CSU credibility.”
For those who continue to refer to the CSU as a collective of prejudiced individuals, I must respectfully disagree.
The CSU is simply a group of true conservatives, who plug their ears, close their eyes and sing, “La, la, la, la,” at the top of their lungs when someone presents academic evidence that refutes their beliefs.
I think we should all thank Aula. If he knew his grammar (in English and Spanish), he’d know that “No, se puede” translates to, “No, it can be done.”
And you’re right, Mr. Aula. No, we won’t sit back and let like-minded racist individuals overwhelm our campus with hateful sentiments that promote fear and stereotype.
Thanks for helping us unite.
Jesus Iñiguez is a Chicano-Latino studies and sociology major and a contributing writer for the Daily Forty-Niner.
