To the editor:
My name’s David Pepin, of Kennebunk’s class of 2011. First and foremost,
congratulations, class of 2012. As for the graduation speech you endured?
Ideologically, I’m a centrist. Politically, the only thing that irritates me
more than a radical leftist is a radical rightist. I do not agree with every
idea expressed in Sean Watson’s speech, but even more so, I am ashamed, albeit
somewhat amused, by its recent backlash.
My first instinct is to label each person who cannot grasp the true essence
of the speech as ignorant, and each person who calls for administrative action
against Mr. Watson as arrogant. Unfortunately, I would then have to label myself
a hypocrite, as that would be intolerant of intolerance and in clear violation
of one of the speech’s playground rules.
Nice letter to the editor David Pepin.
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