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...their sleep by agents of our government when their speech becomes a little too "free." For at Harvard, too, free speech is a selectively given right, available without the threat of disciplinary action only to the mainstream majority, sizeable and "acceptable" minority groups and white supremacists. Jacinda T. Townsend...
...letter explaining her reason for taking down the swastika, Townsend charged the Jewish community with unfairly criticizing her and the Black Students Association (BSA). She said Hillel chose "not to see the more important goal" of combating the racism embodied in the display of Confederate flags. She further claimed that "Hillel and other members of the Jewish community...have chosen not to unite with other communities to eliminate the displays of such racist and odious symbols...
...making such an attack, Townsend belittled the efforts of BSA and Hillel to foster greater cooperation between Black and Jewish students. In fact, Hillel and BSA have responded in concert to the spate of insensitive symbols on campus...
Hillel and BSA are not teetering on a "precarious relationship," as Townsend claimed. If anything, communication between the two groups has enhanced and strengthened a united effort to combat hatred on campus...
...Although Townsend said she hung her swastika in defense of racial sensitivity, her deeds and words have offended many members of the Harvard community...