Enron: The film condems
culture, not individuals
Continued from page 6
unfolds from Enron's inception dur
ing the early days of energy deregu
lation right up to founder Ken Lay
being led away in handcuffs.
Political bias is a question that
must arise these days concerning
any documentary of this type, yet
"Enron" is remarkably objective in
its retelling of the details (not to say
it doesn'ttake sides in some cases).
And through it all, there is some
amazing information not widely
known to the general public. What is
most incredible is that Enron went so
long without anyone asking the right
questions. The company essentially
fabricated its own profits, reporting
projected earnings ratherthan real
ones. Major losses could be shown
as major gains, investors and banks
could be strung along with fake prof
its and analysts inflated stock values
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far beyond anything resembling
actual worth.
The sense of pure greed, the worst
capitalism has to offer, permeates
throughout every interview. While the
documentary never comes out against
deregulation, by showing a worst case
scenario it makes a pretty compelling
argument Though the pure rush of in
formation could cause viewers to lose
interest the overall view of human
greed and hubris is compelling enough
to get the film through the rough patch
es. In the end, the film condemns not an
individual, but the materialistic culture
in which such entities grow. The final
product balances its educational value
with its entertainment value in a way
that makes this necessary viewing for
anyone interested in American
corporate scandal.
ryannyburg@dailyemerald.com
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To: The Campus Community
From: College Democrats and College Republicans
Re: Political Censorship on Campus
George Bernard Shaw once wrote, “All censorships exist to prevent anyone from challenging current
conceptions and existing institutions. All progress is initiated by challenging current conceptions,
and executed by supplanting existing institutions. Consequently the first condition of progress is the
removal of censorships. This is the whole case against censorships in a nutshell.” After such
eloquence and brevity there is little left to say, except perhaps to argue about the value of progress
or the meaning of censorship.
Progress is, at its essence, the shaking up of the status quo and a yearning for something better for
oneself and for others. Yet, it is apparent throughout history that the status quo has a way of
cementing itself and limiting the forces of change. They realize, as Oliver Holms wrote, that, “One’s
mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions.”
This the status quo cannot abide, and so, they move to place a vice-grip upon the mind. This is
where censorship comes in. Those who are afraid of ideas not their own, and who have power to do
something about it, will try and stop-that is, censor-these ideas. This is rarely done these days by
physical intimidation, and more often exists by greeting the ideas with canned partisan responses
and knee-jerk reactions.
Although there are views that we may disagree with, those who are legally expressing those views
should feel free to do so in an environment that is free from physical, verbal, and partisan abuse.
We also believe that if a situation exists where laws are perceived to be violated, that the proper
authorities need to address the situation. By no means should those not vested with proper authority
take the law into their own hands.”
At one point or another, all of us, standing as an organization or individual, will find ourselves
expressing a belief that may not be held by the majority. We hope that all members of our
community will join us in ensuring that anyone expressing an opinion will feel comfortable
expressing themselves.
And so, we of the College Democrats and College Republicans affirm free speech on campus, and
freedom from physical, partisan, and any form of intimidation, overt or not. We also affirm the
responsibility of all students to hear people out, get the facts, and think before they critique.
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