The introduction course to political theory has since we entered a new section, and shifted to a new lecturer, raised to become my second preferable course. The new lecturer, Graham Finley, have, compared to the previous, Iseult Honohan, whose name can’t be blamed, manage to create a certain interest for the subject. And today, teaching John Stuart Mill’s thoughts about the freedom of the individual and freedom of expression, he did a most valiant attempt to place his thoughts in a modern context. The problem is, he’s gets a kind of taken away...and suddenly, the theory and his dry English humour not that fare from each other. The first he concluded was that John Stuart Mill would have enjoyed the pornography debate, in the light of individual freedom, here at UCD. This much, as he pointed, because the Student Union, Aontas na mac Lèinn, never actually seems to get finish with the subject:
- I don’t know, every year they need to enlighten some new parts of the pornography, new...”stars”... who need to tell about their...work. And, yeah, make a lot of new posters who they don't use and doing researches at the late Friday nights and so on.
Further he had some comments about piercing, after showing a picture of something he thought were a lad, but, due to the enormous number of piercings was unable to get a exact gender.
- And I think that...he or she...whatever and John Stuart would have been good friends. Some individual’s taste may be...um...uncustomary, but that’s OK, that’s within the limits. I have no right of violet his way of expressing himself...But I assure you that I personally have no needs to penetrate my body with metal objects. I hate sharp things...can’t see what health benefits I would have by put needles into my skin...without vaccination of course. Vaccination is important, guys!
Then he followed with some points were the limits of the authority of the society over the individuals. He enjoyed himself, and so did we, so for the first time in this course it was a bit sad that the lecture were at the end. But, since I still had four essays to hand in the next two weeks it was also a kind of relaxing knowing that we would finish in time and give me some extra minutes to finish the first essay. As a grand final he, Mr Finlay, or Graham, whatever he prefer, have a list of cases where we should decide if it was a violation of the individual’s rights to forbidden them by law. The first were if it should be forbidden, in any cases, to practising cannibalism. The vote turned out as close to 50:50, tie and complete grind lock as possible.
- Everyone with their hands down(they who voted against the legalization of cannibalism)..block the doors. I’ll call the Garda. Look around you; we know who they shall arrest. Democracy is a beautiful thing, right?
This followed up with an rather hilarious description of another case, in which I quite simply will try to type down the entire monologue as far as I recall it.
- Ah...that’s one more thing...(writing on the power point) Trepanning. Anyone here who has any idea what that is? (Silent) Ah...good. Well, trepanning is a society who thinks they got some sort of health benefits by using a drill to make a hole in their head. Yeah. You folks should really look at the internet sometimes, a lot of lovely societies out there. Anyway. In trepanning they use this Black &Decker drill to make ha hole in their scull to...open up I guess, and release pressure and evil spirits sort of. And, yeah, they got a own page on internet, for they who survive the trepanning. And they are so satisfied and talking all about how great it is and...And there they are discussing...size of the drill, how wonderful it is... DON’T TRY THIS AT HOME. I will deny everything! I’m not setting you guys up for this... see you all on Tuesday.
I like that man.
- I don’t know, every year they need to enlighten some new parts of the pornography, new...”stars”... who need to tell about their...work. And, yeah, make a lot of new posters who they don't use and doing researches at the late Friday nights and so on.
Further he had some comments about piercing, after showing a picture of something he thought were a lad, but, due to the enormous number of piercings was unable to get a exact gender.
- And I think that...he or she...whatever and John Stuart would have been good friends. Some individual’s taste may be...um...uncustomary, but that’s OK, that’s within the limits. I have no right of violet his way of expressing himself...But I assure you that I personally have no needs to penetrate my body with metal objects. I hate sharp things...can’t see what health benefits I would have by put needles into my skin...without vaccination of course. Vaccination is important, guys!
Then he followed with some points were the limits of the authority of the society over the individuals. He enjoyed himself, and so did we, so for the first time in this course it was a bit sad that the lecture were at the end. But, since I still had four essays to hand in the next two weeks it was also a kind of relaxing knowing that we would finish in time and give me some extra minutes to finish the first essay. As a grand final he, Mr Finlay, or Graham, whatever he prefer, have a list of cases where we should decide if it was a violation of the individual’s rights to forbidden them by law. The first were if it should be forbidden, in any cases, to practising cannibalism. The vote turned out as close to 50:50, tie and complete grind lock as possible.
- Everyone with their hands down(they who voted against the legalization of cannibalism)..block the doors. I’ll call the Garda. Look around you; we know who they shall arrest. Democracy is a beautiful thing, right?
This followed up with an rather hilarious description of another case, in which I quite simply will try to type down the entire monologue as far as I recall it.
- Ah...that’s one more thing...(writing on the power point) Trepanning. Anyone here who has any idea what that is? (Silent) Ah...good. Well, trepanning is a society who thinks they got some sort of health benefits by using a drill to make a hole in their head. Yeah. You folks should really look at the internet sometimes, a lot of lovely societies out there. Anyway. In trepanning they use this Black &Decker drill to make ha hole in their scull to...open up I guess, and release pressure and evil spirits sort of. And, yeah, they got a own page on internet, for they who survive the trepanning. And they are so satisfied and talking all about how great it is and...And there they are discussing...size of the drill, how wonderful it is... DON’T TRY THIS AT HOME. I will deny everything! I’m not setting you guys up for this... see you all on Tuesday.
I like that man.
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