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Columbia University Republicans have invited controversial speakers to campus this fall, including Tommy Robinson and Mike Cernovich “drawing statements of concern from other student organizations…President of CUCR Ari Boosalis, CC ’18, said that the club chose guests that represent all facets of the Republican party…Some students, however, are concerned about hosting speakers that have expressed such inflammatory rhetoric, and how that would reflect on the University.”
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Demi Lovato and Hugh Jackman are among the hosts of this weekend’s the Sept. 23 Global Citizen concert.
I totally support free speech and hope that the invited individuals are permitted to speak.
However, it is remarkable that college Republican groups around the country find themselves allying with white nationalists and personalities like Ann Coulter and Milo Yiannapolis. Are there no actual intellectuals who represent conservatives? Are these people indicative of the intellectual heft of the Right?
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Professor Paul Gottfried; commentator, novelist and polymath John Derbyshire; and prolific blogger and social-political analyst Steve Sailer, are all indicative of the “intellectual heft” of the best of the Dissident Right. Such men should be invited to speak on college campuses across the country and allowed to do so.
You nailed it. Sadly, Wm F Buckley is dead. So they invite mindless bomb throwers instead. At least there’s no risk that anyone will learn anything.
I don’t know about the intellectual heft but they definitely get the most attention. And that’s the point. That’s all they want. They are basically political shock jocks. And throw in the actual political shock jocks like Rush and Savage and so many of those knuckleheads. Riling up simple minded people is their livelihood.
Just say outrageous and demonstrably stupid things and get attention from the outrage and controversy. But Hey, it’s the same on the far left. For every Ann Coulter there is a Rev. Al and for every Breitbart there is MoveOn.org.
Everything is too polarized on TV and the internet but in real life, like in all these hurricanes and floods, the overwhelming majority of people are there for each other. Regardless of race, religion or political party. Same here in NYC…16 years ago and during Sandy in 2012.
Oh, and if you want to see an example of a young, bright, educated right winger, you should check out this kid Ben Shapiro. He is a lesser known leader among that ilk but he approaches it like legitimate debater or lawyer would. I don’t agree with 99% of his views but you have to respect the intellect. Anyway, check Youtube if your interested. He’s like Milo, if Milo was a nice Jewish kid who went to law school and read philosophy books in his spare time. Actually, come to think of it, he isn’t very nice at all.:)
Apparently, the UC Berkeley administration feared even someone as Respectable as Ben Shapiro being too much for their delicate, precious snowflakes:
https://news.berkeley.edu/campus-update-on-ben-shapiro-event/
Also:
VIDEO: 9 arrested at Ben Shapiro protest in Berkeley for carrying banned weapons
So you are using Al Sharpton (most recent action was to unite ministers from all faiths for a peaceful march) and Brietbart (most recent action was to bring back to their staff one of the most divisive figures in US political history) as the example of the polar opposite views between the right and the left? One side is actually trying to start a dialog, while being demonized. The other side is promoting fake news and white supremacy, while being normalized. If the Republican cannot find rational, non-fear mongering, intellectuals and experts who can properly support the conservative views, the party is doomed. The opposite of a liberal activist is not a neo-nazi, the notion is offensive.
Yup.
Actually I think Al Sharpton is worse. And if you question whether the extreme Left even exists than I don’t know what to tell you. Denial knows no party.
And as far as you being offended, I would expect nothing less. It’s a cottage industry these days. I wish I could figure out a way to monetize it like the folks we are discussing. Send me a few bucks and we’ll call it even.:)
And one more question…so, you are offended. OK. Why should anybody care about that? Should we all walk on egg shells to avoid offending your delicate sensibilities?? Ummm, that’s not how it works here in America.
Great post but…
The fact is that far from being shunned or ostracized by mainstream Democrats, Al Sharpton has been embraced, honored, coddled and grovelled-to by them. Sharpton spoke to standing ovation at the 2004 Democrat National Convention. Both Barack Obama and Bill de Blasio have officially hosted the very right Reverend numerous times, affording him full VIP treatment.
Sharpton has a show on MSNBC– the same network that ditched Pat Buchanan. (Whatever you may think of PJ Buchanan, he is certainly no worse than A. Sharpton.)
Dinesh D’Souza, Milo Y and Ann C are white nationalists? Where, how? Dinesh – really? Have you heard them speak? Read their work?
People are watering down these truly ugly but necessary labels because they don’t agree with others or just haven’t done their research.
Effy, if you calmly read my post you will note that I said “white nationalists AND personalities like Ann Coulter…” and not “white nationalists LIKE Ann Coulter…”.
The choice of words was deliberate and intended to not include them as white nationalists.
Dinesh D’Souza, Milo Y and Ann C are white nationalists? Where, how? Have you heard them speak? Read their work?
People are watering down these truly ugly but necessary labels because they don’t agree with others or just haven’t done their research.
the Columbia Republicans are obviously trying to provoke violence and protests. it’s a provocation.
Global Citizen fest is on the 23rd, not this weekend
Thanks, we’ve fixed the post.
Tommy Robinson and Mike Cernovich coming to NYC is the best thing to happen in the last decade here
Tommy Robinson is a brave man who deserves much more respect than he gets.