Berkeley "liberals" contra free speech

[Derec]

Milo Yiannopoulos event at UC Berkeley canceled after protests

Administrators decided to cancel the event about two hours before the Breitbart editor's speech. UC Berkeley said it removed him from campus "amid the violence and destruction of property and out of concern for public safety."
Black-clad protesters wearing masks threw commercial-grade fireworks and rocks at police. Some even hurled Molotov cocktails that ignited fires. They also smashed windows of the student union center on the Berkeley campus where the Yiannopoulos event was to be held.
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The violent protesters tore down metal barriers, set fires near the campus bookstore and damaged the construction site of a new dorm. One woman wearing a red Trump hat was pepper sprayed in the face while being interviewed by CNN affiliate KGO. She was able to respond that she was OK after the attack.

And even though many violent crimes were committed ...

No arrests were made throughout the night.

Is the local police incompetent or just aiding and abetting the leftist rioters?

 

[Elixir]

Milo Yiannopoulos event at UC Berkeley canceled after protests



And even though many violent crimes were committed ...

No arrests were made throughout the night.

Is the local police incompetent or just aiding and abetting the leftist rioters?

Opportunity lost... Fuckface von Clownstick should have called out the guard and imposed martial law. Maybe kill a few of them and lock up the rest. Let everyone get a glimpse of what's to come. Put those rabble rousers "on notice".

 

[Derec]

Opportunity lost... Fuckface von Clownstick should have called out the guard and imposed martial law. Maybe kill a few of them and lock up the rest. Let everyone get a glimpse of what's to come. Put those rabble rousers "on notice".

So may I assume you support rioting against people you disagree with? Would you also support rioting against left-wing speakers at colleges?

 

[Jolly_Penguin]

So anybody want to claim that generation snowflake regressives aren't a problem? This is shameful, and the opposite of liberalism. They weren't even protesting something meaningful. This is mere violence to shut down free speech.

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

Who is Milo Yiannopoulos?

 

[Nice Squirrel]

Opportunity lost... Fuckface von Clownstick should have called out the guard and imposed martial law. Maybe kill a few of them and lock up the rest. Let everyone get a glimpse of what's to come. Put those rabble rousers "on notice".

So may I assume you support rioting against people you disagree with? Would you also support rioting against left-wing speakers at colleges?

I am a strong supporter of denying a platform for Fascists and Nazis to spread their ideology including offensive action. In my mind they lost their right to this platform in WWII.

I am Antifa. I've supported Anti-Racist Action since their formation in the 1980s.

 

[TSwizzle]

I saw a bit of it on the news. Terrible behavior from generation snowflake.

 

[Jason Harvestdancer]

Milo Yiannopoulos event at UC Berkeley canceled after protests



And even though many violent crimes were committed ...

Is the local police incompetent or just aiding and abetting the leftist rioters?

Opportunity lost... Fuckface von Clownstick should have called out the guard and imposed martial law. Maybe kill a few of them and lock up the rest. Let everyone get a glimpse of what's to come. Put those rabble rousers "on notice".

Are you disappointed that he didn't?

 

[Jolly_Penguin]

So may I assume you support rioting against people you disagree with? Would you also support rioting against left-wing speakers at colleges?

I am a strong supporter of denying a platform for Fascists and Nazis to spread their ideology including offensive action. In my mind they lost their right to this platform in WWII.

I am Antifa. I've supported Anti-Racist Action since their formation in the 1980s.

Are you saying Milo supports offensive action or are you saying you support violence and arson (offensive action) as a means to silence him?

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Does this qualify as terrorism?

 

[whichphilosophy]

So may I assume you support rioting against people you disagree with? Would you also support rioting against left-wing speakers at colleges?

I am a strong supporter of denying a platform for Fascists and Nazis to spread their ideology including offensive action. In my mind they lost their right to this platform in WWII.

I am Antifa. I've supported Anti-Racist Action since their formation in the 1980s.

Isn't Antifa the flip side of Fascism?

 

[Nice Squirrel]

I am a strong supporter of denying a platform for Fascists and Nazis to spread their ideology including offensive action. In my mind they lost their right to this platform in WWII.

I am Antifa. I've supported Anti-Racist Action since their formation in the 1980s.

Are you saying Milo supports offensive action or are you saying you support violence and arson (offensive action) as a means to silence him?

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Does this qualify as terrorism?

I support direct action to deny platforms for fascists and Nazis to disseminate their ideology. If this crosses into some types of antisocial behavior that is fine with me. I am not saying those who take such actions are heros or should not be punished. The aim is not to instill terror, but an understanding that we are out there and will take direct action until they publicly denounce fascist and Nazi ideology.

 

[Nice Squirrel]

I am a strong supporter of denying a platform for Fascists and Nazis to spread their ideology including offensive action. In my mind they lost their right to this platform in WWII.

I am Antifa. I've supported Anti-Racist Action since their formation in the 1980s.

Isn't Antifa the flip side of Fascism?

No. One seeks to control others and seeks power based upon race and ideology the other sees the harm to innocents caused by these ideologies, but will not take direct action against other forms of conservatism.

 

[Jason Harvestdancer]

Are you saying Milo supports offensive action or are you saying you support violence and arson (offensive action) as a means to silence him?

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Does this qualify as terrorism?

I support direct action to deny platforms for fascists and Nazis to disseminate their ideology. If this crosses into some types of antisocial behavior that is fine with me. I am not saying those who take such actions are heros or should not be punished. The aim is not to instill terror, but an understanding that we are out there and will take direct action until they publicly denounce fascist and Nazi ideology.

I can't agree. I believe in free speech, even for those whose views are reprehensible. Otherwise you don't have free speech. You don't need to defend popular speech, only unpopular speech.

"The trouble with fighting for human freedom is that one spends most of one's time defending scoundrels. For it is against scoundrels that oppressive laws are first aimed, and oppression must be stopped at the beginning if it is to be stopped at all." - H. L. Mencken

Is Milo Yiannopoulos an actual fascist, or is he a fascist according to SJWs?

 

[dismal]

So may I assume you support rioting against people you disagree with? Would you also support rioting against left-wing speakers at colleges?

I am a strong supporter of denying a platform for Fascists and Nazis to spread their ideology including offensive action. In my mind they lost their right to this platform in WWII.

This makes you a fascist. Congrats.

 

[Nice Squirrel]

I am a strong supporter of denying a platform for Fascists and Nazis to spread their ideology including offensive action. In my mind they lost their right to this platform in WWII.

This makes you a fascist. Congrats.

How so?

 

[dismal]

This makes you a fascist. Congrats.

How so?

Shouldn't you be beating yourself into not speaking?

 

[Nice Squirrel]

I support direct action to deny platforms for fascists and Nazis to disseminate their ideology. If this crosses into some types of antisocial behavior that is fine with me. I am not saying those who take such actions are heros or should not be punished. The aim is not to instill terror, but an understanding that we are out there and will take direct action until they publicly denounce fascist and Nazi ideology.

I can't agree. I believe in free speech, even for those whose views are reprehensible. Otherwise you don't have free speech. You don't need to defend popular speech, only unpopular speech.

"The trouble with fighting for human freedom is that one spends most of one's time defending scoundrels. For it is against scoundrels that oppressive laws are first aimed, and oppression must be stopped at the beginning if it is to be stopped at all." - H. L. Mencken

Is Milo Yiannopoulos an actual fascist, or is he a fascist according to SJWs?

I do not know if he is, I doubt if I would consider him one. The only actions I've been involved with involve actual fascists and Neo-Nazis.

 

[Nice Squirrel]

How so?

Shouldn't you be beating yourself into not speaking?

What do you think of the Battle of Cable Street? What do you think about the extermination of lesser races?

 

[aeebee50]

I did not see anyone arrested for property damage.

 

[Nice Squirrel]

BTW, No worries folks, I expect to be challenged on my beliefs.