UC Berkeley: Student GOP group suing because they dont like the date the University told them to have Ann Coulter speak? (regular, extremist)

[capoeira]

Originally Posted by Ruth4Truth

Well, I don't have cable, for one thing.

Cable is not needed. You can enjoy Ann's opinions on the 239,000 youtube videos out there!

https://www.youtube.com/results?sear...ann+coulter%22

[ringwise]

Originally Posted by 510 Oakcity

I wish people would realize most of those "Protestors" are anarchists who have no party affiliation and are just a bunch of morons there to cause problems. They don't even live in the area. Just like all the riots in Oakland, those were caused by suburban kids coming into Oakland to cause problems. They didn't care about the cause.

So it's just coincidence that they only protest rightwing speakers, and beat down conservatives? Alrighty then....

[ringwise]

Originally Posted by Ruth4Truth

They don't cancel all conservative speakers, as if it were a policy. They've cancelled two speakers who admit that they try to be prevocational. They cancelled them after the first one resulted not only in student protests, but in the infiltration of the protest by a violent anarchist group from the neighboring city, that caused mayhem. The university apparently was concerned about the same thing occurring with the currently invited speaker, and took steps to minimize the danger.

What your question really boils down to is: why are only conservative speakers met with student protest? And as others have pointed out, why bother to protest at all? Why not simply avoid the occasion, and attend the lectures one wants to attend?

Those are good questions.

I guess that's what happens when the other options to minimize danger, like keeping the protesters from becoming violent, arresting everyone with a weapon, and actually doing their jobs, is not an option.

[Ruth4Truth]

Originally Posted by ringwise

So it's just coincidence that they only protest rightwing speakers, and beat down conservatives? Alrighty then....

They can have no party affiliation, and be extremists. In fact, it's because they're extremists that they don't affiliate with the major parties; none of the polit. parties in the US have an anarchy platform. Get it, now?

[ringwise]

Originally Posted by Ruth4Truth

They can have no party affiliation, and be extremists. In fact, it's because they're extremists that they don't affiliate with the major parties; none of the polit. parties in the US have an anarchy platform. Get it, now?

I'm not the one "not getting it" apparently. When the protesters ONLY target the right, and NEVER target the left, rational minds can make the assumption that they sympathize with the left.

[Ruth4Truth]

Originally Posted by ringwise

I'm not the one "not getting it" apparently. When the protesters ONLY target the right, and NEVER target the left, rational minds can make the assumption that they sympathize with the left.

Your post that I responded to was calling into question the fact that the violent protesters had no party affiliation. I was explaining why, that's all. An absence of party affiliation doesn't mean they're not radicals.

[StanleysOwl]

Originally Posted by ringwise

So it's just coincidence that they only protest rightwing speakers, and beat down conservatives? Alrighty then....

What they protest is fascist bigotry and racism. Which is only being promoted by the extreme right at this time. they dont protest other mainstream conservatives at all.

[Ruth4Truth]

Originally Posted by StanleysOwl

What they protest is fascist bigotry and racism. Which is only being promoted by the extreme right at this time. they dont protest other mainstream conservatives at all.

That's true. Speakers presenting garden-variety conservative opinions don't get protested. It's the self-identified trolls getting off on making outrageously provocative statements that have generated protests. For example: conservative economists vs. say, Joseph Stieglitz. Who's going to bother to protest an economist? *YAWN* Or, say, a conservative former US ambassador. Those are the types of conservatives universities usually invite. Those speakers don't even register on most people's radar, other than those whose studies or interests are in that field.

[LuvSouthOC]

Originally Posted by HockeyMac18

This entire debacle is so infuriating. I'm tired of Berkeley being the epicenter for this nonsense. I'm totally against Trump, and fully support protesting him and his s*#$ politics. But the chaotic displays over the last few months there have not been doing anything to help anyone.

And the Berkeley Republicans are starting to look like giant trolls - instigating things so they can go "seee!!!! I told you they're all lunatics!!!!!". And the guys that drive in from the Central Valley (or whereever) to counteract antifa (or whatever group) are terrible, too.

Gah....


I say let this stupid woman speak. So that people can see how awful her beliefs are. Fight it out via words, not fists or with flag poles. I'm glad the school seems to be letting this go forward.

Ann Coulter is anything but stupid.

[LuvSouthOC]

Originally Posted by Ruth4Truth

That's true. Speakers presenting garden-variety conservative opinions don't get protested. It's the self-identified trolls getting off on making outrageously provocative statements that have generated protests. For example: conservative economists vs. say, Joseph Stieglitz. Who's going to bother to protest an economist? *YAWN* Or, say, a conservative former US ambassador. Those are the types of conservatives universities usually invite. Those speakers don't even register on most people's radar, other than those whose studies or interests are in that field.

Not true.

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