Truthfully Josh I have friends that have gone and still go to the UC. Personally I think the school sucks and is an elitist institution. I'm not anti student just anti UCSC. I do like CSUMB where they've converted a war facility to a learning facility.

But as Einstein says "You cannot simultaneously prevent and prepare for war." Which pretty much holds up in this argument. You cant simultaneously protest a 60 year old WMD program while supporting it. They supported it when you started and will most likely continue to support it until the world goes up in smoke. The Berkley movement in the 60's and 70's didn't sway it. I still have flyers protesting Lawrence from the seventies. It's still going strong, it's still a cash cow.

I've known plenty of people who have worked at UCSC and they thought it sucked too.

So you helped get some workers better contracts. That is not a bad thing. But off topic. The point is that supporting the UC system supports Lawrence Livermore, Lawrence Berkley, and Los Alamos. Anyway you slice it.

Did I commnet on students supporting workers? No.

Students...."expressed the need for a University of California that is focused on education and a science rooted in humanity, rather than greed and war" That is why, as you claim that "The UCs are the best schools in CA that are somewhat available to the public."

I like the somewhat comment. I think that says a lot. Believe me I think education should be available to all.

Without greed and the big bucks that come from creating WMD they wouldn't have the dough to be such an "excellent" institution.

It's an unfortunate vicious cycle.

And yes, it is hypocritical to support it.