Horowitz ad hate speech

I was very disappointed, even surprised, although many weren't, to read the veiled Horowitz "advertisement" in the April 13th edition of the IDS.\nAdmittedly, a great many of my colleagues are much more knowledgeable on the issue of reparations for African Americans than myself and will, undoubtedly, present their points of disagreements more eloquently than I.\nHowever, I found myself faced with pure disbelief at reading the contents of this racist piece of propaganda.\nDisbelief that the decision makers of the student newspaper of the institution where I earned (EARNED, NOT GIVEN) my formal higher education could be so thoughtless and insensitive.\nDisbelief the IDS chose to consciously bypass the issues of morality and fairness especially given historical racial equity concerns.\nDisbelief the IDS would choose to print rhetoric which is tantamount to "hate speech." One of my job responsibilities is to maintain a work environment free from intimidating and/or hostile behavior, which is defined as "behavior including language or action that disrupts the work environment, causes undue emotional stress to another..."\nIt is doubtful the (non-)issue of legalities associated with printing this article will be questioned -- and rightfully so -- but one should question the intent of printing such unfactual material. Are we to now expect similar "advertisements" from the Ku Klux Klan, the World Church of the Creator supremacist organization or other hate-espousing groups?\nI believe several positives will extend themselves from this cauldron of negativity. One such positive is I look forward to becoming better educated on the issue of reparations for African Americans from the many responses -- pro and con -- the IDS will most definitely receive, as well as from personal research on this issue and information sharing and networking between folks who find this "advertisement" as non-sensical yet potentially destructive as I.