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147. agree, and especially given that Berkley is a public university

Thu Feb 2, 2017, 10:26 PM

Feb 2017

makes it all the more maddening that the state's (and federal) tax dollars are spent to fund such activity. Same situation with that wingnut Richard Spencer who came to Tx A&M and they allowed it to happen. The only good thing to come out of that event is that Aggies, students and faculty alike, as well as local came out in droves to shout him down. I'm glad at least @Berkley they shut it down.

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UC Berkeley cancels Milo Yiannopoulos event amid violent protest [View all] mobeau69 Feb 2017 OP

Who are the idiot jerks who turned that legitimate protest violent and committed crimes? Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2017 #1

You know who this guy is? thejoker123 Feb 2017 #53

He was invited zentrum Feb 2017 #59

yep he's their beloved token now starshine00 Feb 2017 #95

Exactly An Openly Gay Catholic Becoming A Symbol For A White Supremacist Anti Gay Far Right Wing? Corey_Baker08 Feb 2017 #159

I think he just got drunk on the fumes of his internet fandom starshine00 Feb 2017 #164

Looks like rioting to. me leftynyc Feb 2017 #70

This is a college campus, not a public street thejoker123 Feb 2017 #75

YES leftynyc Feb 2017 #80

Excellent statement nt 7962 Feb 2017 #83

Concur... adamskru Feb 2017 #86

Those prominent progressives leftynyc Feb 2017 #87

It is horrifying Yupster Feb 2017 #96

Was the Black Bloc. zentrum Feb 2017 #118

Could very well be leftynyc Feb 2017 #121

I think there's zentrum Feb 2017 #122

I thought the same thing leftynyc Feb 2017 #123

wouldn't be surprised that this was a right wing hate group in disguise RegexReader Feb 2017 #141

Yes, and I don't care leftynyc Feb 2017 #74

Normally I'd agree, but not in this case. thejoker123 Feb 2017 #76

Would you care to explain leftynyc Feb 2017 #81

You're confusing hypocrisy with nuance thejoker123 Feb 2017 #108

You're trying to move the goalposts leftynyc Feb 2017 #109

Not sure how I'm moving the goalposts? thejoker123 Feb 2017 #116

Yes, Yes, and Yes leftynyc Feb 2017 #120

Well we'll just have to agree to disagree thejoker123 Feb 2017 #156

I'm a free speech absolutist leftynyc Feb 2017 #157

honestly my feeling lately is starshine00 Feb 2017 #97

I have zero problem leftynyc Feb 2017 #101

I have a problem with people not understanding why it is not something the left should endorse starshine00 Feb 2017 #113

I don't really see people endorsing it leftynyc Feb 2017 #115

that's the main reason I deleted my twitter starshine00 Feb 2017 #124

I have no idea leftynyc Feb 2017 #125

This! Glad they shut that POS down! Shouldn't be allowed to spew his vile Nazi rhetoric on any campus or anywhere else. InAbLuEsTaTe Feb 2017 #84

The media call it 'rioting' Abouttime Feb 2017 #92

the media seem to want to call it rioting even if someone just farts starshine00 Feb 2017 #137

You got that right! InAbLuEsTaTe Feb 2017 #145

So you think violence is the answer? I know who he is, but violence is NOT the answer. Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2017 #93

News reports this morning zentrum Feb 2017 #117

Thanks for the update, zentrum. Good to hear students were peaceful. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2017 #129

they have been infiltrated in the past starshine00 Feb 2017 #149

Nixon did false flag stuff to make the left look bad, expect Trump/Bannon/Putin to do it tenfold MrPurple Feb 2017 #151

"Bricks at police officers?" WTF? nt MadDAsHell Feb 2017 #2

Either plants or Anarchists PatrynXX Feb 2017 #3

Hmmm, O'Keefe? Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2017 #4

Wouldn't surprise me. n/t mobeau69 Feb 2017 #18

Anarchists. mwdem Feb 2017 #94

the Blac Blockers who supposedly punched Richard Spencer starshine00 Feb 2017 #98

Echoes of 1968-72 bucolic_frolic Feb 2017 #5

So how are they suppose to do it? triron Feb 2017 #22

Democrats and all proper-thinking leftists use non-violence and if you are suggesting KittyWampus Feb 2017 #28

I don't think peaceful protests triron Feb 2017 #38

yep, if we give up non-violence we are finished starshine00 Feb 2017 #150

Hell no! dawn frenzy adams Feb 2017 #44

Agreed jodymarie aimee Feb 2017 #106

Fascism was eradicated by killing fascists. EL34x4 Feb 2017 #128

Turn up to vote LittleBlue Feb 2017 #60

Would it turn you? hunter Feb 2017 #107

That's not how independents think, though LittleBlue Feb 2017 #119

no, I wonder why these people are being stupid and destructive. kwassa Feb 2017 #162

I disagree. Polite people do not change the world. Evil always demands "politeness" and "respect." hunter Feb 2017 #163

It definitely WILL go that way. pangaia Feb 2017 #48

I think you are right triron Feb 2017 #55

I was there; I don't see an echoes MosheFeingold Feb 2017 #103

"In the 60s and 70s there was at least a point to the violence" FiveGoodMen Feb 2017 #134

Huh? MosheFeingold Feb 2017 #146

Well, I don't know any of the specifics, but... FiveGoodMen Feb 2017 #148

Still not sure I understand MosheFeingold Feb 2017 #158

It's confusing trying to understand your last post when the first said... FiveGoodMen Feb 2017 #160

Sure MosheFeingold Feb 2017 #161

Doesn't surprise me at UC Berkeley triron Feb 2017 #6

The sad thing is this is only enforcing Milo's message. Initech Feb 2017 #35

I think this was their whole goal caraher Feb 2017 #41

and you do? olddad56 Feb 2017 #64

I don't know about this. Freedom of speech applies to everyone, even dickheads like Milo. Calista241 Feb 2017 #7

Thank you for being an oasis of common sense 7962 Feb 2017 #11

Your point is well taken, but I still support massive NON-VIOLENT protests against racist speakers groundloop Feb 2017 #21

Non violent being the main point. These protests more often ARE violent. 7962 Feb 2017 #82

Problem is that Milo dehumanizes transgender people in his speech alp227 Feb 2017 #51

Why would I want to defend it? Calista241 Feb 2017 #71

But he doesn't have the right to a platform TimeChaser Feb 2017 #102

Who determines his "right to a platform?" Calista241 Feb 2017 #131

He got the right to a platform when he was invited Yupster Feb 2017 #139

I don't see how targeted harassment of individual students is protected speech -nt Bradical79 Feb 2017 #155

No one defends what he says MosheFeingold Feb 2017 #105

"Free Speech" doesn't guarantee him a polite venue. hunter Feb 2017 #112

Tell that to my colleague... a la izquierda Feb 2017 #127

The only thing I feel like saying right now is .. ananda Feb 2017 #8

Live Stream mobeau69 Feb 2017 #9

Wasn't Berkeley home of the Free Speech Movement? Throd 2.0 Feb 2017 #10

Only if its speech they agree with apparently 7962 Feb 2017 #12

Yes the protesters are using violence to silence free speech, Yupster Feb 2017 #23

How is giving a platform to a white supremist free speech?.... Tikki Feb 2017 #24

Milo is a vicious and racist misogynist. He was banned from Twitter and Facebook for good reason anneboleyn Feb 2017 #26

These same types also stopped a speech by Condi Rice 7962 Feb 2017 #85

I think he is still on Facebook blueseas Feb 2017 #110

Yes. Throd 2.0 Feb 2017 #27

You have an interesting interpretation of free speech. MadDAsHell Feb 2017 #62

As was pointed out to me..Berkely is a public education institution, not a private school. Tikki Feb 2017 #69

Yes. lapislzi Feb 2017 #100

The university didn't invite him olddad56 Feb 2017 #65

Big difference - alp227 Feb 2017 #52

When he came to the University of Washington, someone got shot. LisaM Feb 2017 #13

It was one of the ANTIFA protesters. torius Feb 2017 #47

He was also cancelled at UC Davis kimbutgar Feb 2017 #14

He is a vicious misogynist. Don't let his martyr act fool ANYONE. He hates and agitates anneboleyn Feb 2017 #17

Universities should know better than to invite these fucking assholes to speak. Initech Feb 2017 #45

Yeah-Milo is a hate monger who spews hate speech Gothmog Feb 2017 #15

I don't think anyone is disputing that. Throd 2.0 Feb 2017 #29

They don't need to invite him though cilla4progress Feb 2017 #54

They don't need to riot though. Inkfreak Feb 2017 #78

I'm not familiar with that part of campus. RandySF Feb 2017 #16

Milo is a provocateur and vicious misogynist who will do anything for attention and plays the martyr anneboleyn Feb 2017 #19

Yay, Fox is covering Milo live. Because Milo needs more attention! Barf. Golden Bears forever! anneboleyn Feb 2017 #25

It was a win win situation for Milo whether the appearance took place or not Henry Krinkle Feb 2017 #20

No group is more vile than Westboro Baptist Church... and there's ways to allow KittyWampus Feb 2017 #30

You are correct 7962 Feb 2017 #79

The protest organizers were not the ones who encouraged the violence. Doreen Feb 2017 #31

The vast majority are peaceful. mobeau69 Feb 2017 #32

My boyfriend does not suit up for protesting he just goes in Doreen Feb 2017 #33

My thoughts too. The Cal students are mostly peaceful. I am a Cal grad, and it is horrible to see anneboleyn Feb 2017 #34

These black suited anarchist guys Yupster Feb 2017 #36

the ones wearing fancy gear are paid. KittyWampus Feb 2017 #39

By who? Yupster Feb 2017 #42

I don't know who. But I hope you're not going to suggest it hasn't happened in America before KittyWampus Feb 2017 #43

It's scary Yupster Feb 2017 #46

There are a lot torius Feb 2017 #50

COINTELPRO orangecrush Feb 2017 #132

I want you to think how stupid that theory is. Gravitycollapse Feb 2017 #136

The police chief himself orangecrush Feb 2017 #144

Why do the police never zentrum Feb 2017 #152

They do this. Initech Feb 2017 #40

I tend to think torius Feb 2017 #49

Check Twitter - the asshole brigade is out in full force right now. Initech Feb 2017 #57

I personally wouldn't use violence unless the fascist elmac Feb 2017 #37

Black Bloc again most likely. NewDealProgressive Feb 2017 #56

I am so fucking pissed at Berkeley right now I can't see straight. Initech Feb 2017 #58

who are you refering to when you say you are pissed at Berkeley? olddad56 Feb 2017 #66

What's ironic is he still gets paid. But now, for doing nothing. nt MadDAsHell Feb 2017 #61

True. Though Milo's campus talks are pretty malicious. Bradical79 Feb 2017 #154

Video Bonx Feb 2017 #63

one good thing came out of this, UCLA rescinded the invitation for him to speak there tomorrow. olddad56 Feb 2017 #67

Counter-Sting Catches James OKeefe Network Attempting To Sow Chaos At Trumps Inauguration tenderfoot Feb 2017 #68

I believe it was the Black Bloc watoos Feb 2017 #72

"There were no arrests." WTF? same all dressed in black, masked faced people, bricks at police. Sunlei Feb 2017 #73

RESIST what? Inkfreak Feb 2017 #77

The vast majority were peaceful mobeau69 Feb 2017 #88

I want to see arrest papers, mug shots rainy Feb 2017 #89

Reportedly the number of arrests last night was Yupster Feb 2017 #99

What kind of idiots invited him to begin with? malthaussen Feb 2017 #90

When I was in college, some of the local GOP groups invited some pro-Reagan columnists to speak... brooklynite Feb 2017 #91

The "alt-right" are not your Reagan-era republicans TimeChaser Feb 2017 #104

That is what we need to say blueseas Feb 2017 #111

As I recall, many pro Reagan people were pretty damned Nazi. hunter Feb 2017 #114

These Black Bloc protestors... potone Feb 2017 #126

Antifa and black bloc groups are real. Gravitycollapse Feb 2017 #133

"There WERE NO ARRESTS" orangecrush Feb 2017 #130

Interesting point! FiveGoodMen Feb 2017 #135

I seems to me as if Yiannopoulos is promoting hate speech. Little Tich Feb 2017 #138

Each college has a written policy Yupster Feb 2017 #140

Perhaps UC Berkeley should have a policy against promoting hate speech then... n/t Little Tich Feb 2017 #142

perhaps but they better put that policy in writing Yupster Feb 2017 #143

agree, and especially given that Berkley is a public university onetexan Feb 2017 #147

Seriously Single drop Feb 2017 #153