I absolutely abhor Milo with every fiber of my body and was proud of my campus UC Davis for standing up to him earlier. However, rioting and destruction of property is not the way to go and it only gives Republicans like the one quoted in the sfgate article more fuel to criticize us as uncivilized or crazy and discredit us.
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Milo Yiannopoulos's UC Berkeley speech cancelled due to protests, campus on lockdown
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I think it is?
It shouldn't be though. Either way, nobody has a right to a platform. He can stand on a public sidewalk and say his hate if he wants and people can also protest that to shut him up.
Okay, thank you.
I would have appreciated this correction also, although I could personally have done without the unnecessarily aggressive and patronizing tone.
UberTag
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The press need to stop normalizing white supremacists and hate speech.
Also, Jeffrey Lord needs to be fired.
BUT BOTH SIDES
Not too far. The alt-right needs to learn fear.
entremet
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It is protected. Milo is not going to face prosecution for what he has said. Nor will Richard Spencer.
smokeandmirrors
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nah fuck that. the only thing these people know is violence. holding hands and singing isn't going to do shit.
this anchor on the stream doesn't seem to connect the idea that the black bloc are most likely students too.
LegalEagleMike
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They seem to have some issue with that Amazon store.
It was Jeffrey Lord, resident Reagan storyteller.
facetheslayer92
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I think it's the student union.
For profit
benicillin
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I am so tired of seeing this sentiment everywhere, as if republicans wouldn't dehumanize, discredit and criticize people if we'd only just sit down and make sure we don't get upset. They create the fuel regardless of anyone's actions, if people wanna go out there and riot to defend themselves I'm not gonna stop them. I've gone past my limit for tolerance and understanding.
*my_man_denzel.gif*
Edit: also I am assuming his goal was to get it cancelled via protest. nothing better to raise his profile further with his nazi demographic
Learn this lesson well:
No one gives a flying shit about how Republicans will spin things anymore.
They've spun so much that people stopped caring.
Empyrean Heaven
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Why hasn't someone punched him in the face yet?
You do realise these 'racists yelling at clouds' now control all facets of American governance because of their hate speech right?
I attend school here at Cal, I think Milo is a deplorable piece of shit that should crawl back into his hole as soon as humanly possible. However I have a huge problem with the protest breaking shit that will cost the school money that can go to different programs that students here need.
Metalingus5150
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He wanted to bring an anti sanctuary university message. Of course people were gonna be pissed off.
entremet
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College Clubs aren't really swimming money. Like at all. I used to run a college club and it was barely anything. I'm talking about in something like 200 bucks or something.
It's why clubs do bake sales and other fundraisers.
Steeped in a Sea of Games
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Maybe schools should stop giving platforms to people who would be best friends with Hitler. Get that fucker out of there.
Aquavelvaman
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For no other reason than to spark outrage. Getting a speech canceled is the best outcome for Milo. Extra press and no work.
Plus more footage of protesters, which is an excellent marketing tool for reaching his demographic of angry contrarians.
They need Amazon Prime, it'll help expedite shipping of new windows.
No, I haven't been keeping up at all with politics 🙃
What I'm saying is Milo gets a lot of attention solely because of protests. I doubt mainstream media would pay any mind to the fool if only his supporters cared.
gutter_trash
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why do these supid colleges keep inviting dickheads to do speaches?
Protip: don't invite assholes, especially huge trolls
Protip: don't invite assholes, especially huge trolls
Dubbedinenglish
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Invite incendiary hate mongers, get incendiary response.
metalslimer
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They should have punched him...multiple times
rainking187
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Why would you tell them that? That probably made having him come speak even more appealing to them.
"But it's just a difference in opinion!"
BoosterDuck
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Did you have a huge problem with Boston Tea Party protestors dumping barrels that had to be recuperated by the buyers somehow?
EatinOlives
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Won't someone PLEASE think of the property!?!
Messofanego
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Can't handle the heat, huh.
benicillin
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Hate speech isn't free speech.
Chmpocalypse
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No way there are nazi operatives in the crowd no sir
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
"Places" don't -- local Campus Republican groups do, and they do because they like him.
Steeped in a Sea of Games
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This happens enough times, schools won't want to let him on campus for fear of riots and property damage. Let him hold his own shitty private events. Make him and his terrible followers pay for it.
That's a good one, haven't seen it before.
I thought you had posted the stupid alt-right version intentionally.
Usually university departments don't invite people like Milo, student clubs do. And because they usually use their own funds for it, the University really can't say "no this person you're paying for can't come"
Although this isn't the first time to happen to a Milo event, so really Universities should start considering it a safety issue to be have him speak on their campuses
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