We’ve ranted. We’ve complained. We’ve written nasty things both about Gov. Nikki Haley and to her.
If there’s anything that has been more viral than Rebecca Black’s “Friday” video this week, it was Haley’s decision to remove Darla Moore from USC’s board of trustees.
Our disapproval has been expressed most ardently on Facebook, where numerous support groups for Moore were created, including one organizing a rally for her on Wednesday starting at noon.
You would think that with this much rage from the student population, holding a very enthusiastic rally should be no problem at all, right?
But recall the last time the USC students decided to hold a rally against reduced funding for higher education. Out of the hundreds of people who RSVPed on Facebook saying they’d attend, a grand total of 30 students did. People drove all the way from Clemson to come, but USC students couldn’t even get themselves out of bed an hour earlier to walk a block to the Statehouse. It was shameful. It was embarrassing.
USC, let’s not let this happen again. This is our chance to show our disapproval of Haley’s decision, and more importantly, this is our chance to show our respect for Darla Moore, a woman who has given us and our state so much.
If nothing else, use this as an opportunity to express your gratitude. If we want people to take our voices and opinions seriously, we’re going to need a lot more than 30 people standing on those Statehouse steps on Wednesday.
So if you have free time tomorrow, we expect to see you there.
An hour or two out of our day is the least we can give back to Darla for what she has done for us.