# Re-reading the Port Huron Statement **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 20, 2023, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-reading-the-port-huron-statement/993425 "2023-11-20T13:17:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Kropotkin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kropotkin/32/18045_2.png) [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2023, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-reading-the-port-huron-statement/993425/1 "2023-11-20T13:17:22Z")
Re-read the Port Huron Statement this week-end, as one does. (Yes, the compromised second draft.) Drafted in 1962, it strikes me as relevant still today, apart from the language, such as the use of “man” for humanity and a certain “studentese,” and topical references. If you’re interested, you can read it here [http://www.progressivefox.com/misc\_documents/PortHuronStatement.pdf](http://www.progressivefox.com/misc_documents/PortHuronStatement.pdf) Thoughts? ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2023, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-reading-the-port-huron-statement/993425/2 "2023-11-20T14:07:54Z")
> [@Kropotkin](#): > > Thoughts? My initial thought was “Dude!” Or, uh, “his Dudeness”. I’ll have to dig a bit deeper into the statement to comment further. ---
**Author:** ![Kropotkin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kropotkin/32/18045_2.png) [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2023, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-reading-the-port-huron-statement/993425/3 "2023-11-20T14:13:21Z")
Yes, indeed, thus the reference to the compromised second draft ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2023, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-reading-the-port-huron-statement/993425/4 "2023-11-20T15:36:15Z")
It doesn’t have an Eagles soundtrack, does it? ---
**Author:** ![Kropotkin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kropotkin/32/18045_2.png) [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2023, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-reading-the-port-huron-statement/993425/5 "2023-11-20T17:37:02Z")
No, but have you seen my CCR tape? ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2023, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-reading-the-port-huron-statement/993425/6 "2023-11-22T12:18:31Z")
I’ll read it after I have a White Russian, man. ---
**Author:** ![DPRK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4491bb/32.png) [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2023, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-reading-the-port-huron-statement/993425/7 "2023-11-22T12:48:06Z")
Sure, it’s as relevant as ever, maybe more than ever. Which is not a good sign. ---
**Author:** ![Kropotkin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kropotkin/32/18045_2.png) [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2023, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-reading-the-port-huron-statement/993425/8 "2023-11-22T14:12:03Z")
My thought exactly. ---
**Author:** ![Kropotkin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kropotkin/32/18045_2.png) [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2023, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-reading-the-port-huron-statement/993425/9 "2023-11-22T14:13:19Z")
Hey, careful, man, there’s a beverage here! ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2023, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-reading-the-port-huron-statement/993425/10 "2023-11-22T18:48:49Z")
Apparently this is the manifesto of a student political movement from the 60s? ---
**Author:** ![Kropotkin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kropotkin/32/18045_2.png) [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2023, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-reading-the-port-huron-statement/993425/11 "2023-11-22T21:18:11Z")
My apologies for assuming the Port Huron Statement was well-known, given it is the entire point of the documentary The Big Lebowski. ---
**Author:** ![mattgg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ccd318/32.png) [@mattgg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mattgg)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2023, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-reading-the-port-huron-statement/993425/12 "2023-11-27T19:30:16Z")
I knew what you were referring to but it’s news to me that the Port Huron Statement actually exists. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2023, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-reading-the-port-huron-statement/993425/13 "2023-11-27T21:09:57Z")
The Port Huron statement was mentioned once, briefly, in the movie. I always thought it was fictional. ---
**Author:** ![Kropotkin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kropotkin/32/18045_2.png) [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2023, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-reading-the-port-huron-statement/993425/14 "2023-11-27T23:20:09Z")
Ignorance fought! We all win!