Free Republic
Browse · Search
Bloggers & Personal
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

The Left Is Eating Itself at Evergreen State College
IWB ^ | Tesseract

Posted on 06/01/2017 2:49:39 PM PDT by davikkm

If you are paying attention to college campus culture these days, you have probably noticed the heightened level of absurdity pushed by Social Justice Warriors. This week, the SJWs took it to a new level of idiocy by going after Bret Weinstein, a lifelong champion of progressive values. The borderline violent mob of immature malcontents had no interest in rationally discussing their grievances with Weinstein. If they had, they might have learned that Weinstein is not their enemy.

The word “irrational” can’t even begin to describe the mood of this SJW mob. It’s difficult, if not impossible, to imagine what is going through their minds as they berate an innocent man. They surrounded Weinstein on campus, started screaming at him, labeled him a racist and insisted that he resign.

It all started over a disagreement about Evergreen State College’s annual Day of Absence. The Day of Absence is a day where white people are asked to not come to campus so people of color can reflect on and discuss race relations in America. The Day of Absence sounds crazy to people who believe in Martin Luther King Jr’s sentiments, “I look to a day when people will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.” But hey, this is modern leftism, and modern leftism has gone off the rails.

(Excerpt) Read more at investmentwatchblog.com ...


TOPICS: Government; Politics
KEYWORDS: college; evergreen
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-33 last
To: davikkm
"The Day of Absence is a day where white people are asked to not come to campus so people of color can reflect on and discuss race relations in America."

No. This is called segregation. It is illegal and contrary to the American way of life. If one were to "discuss race relations", would it not follow that ALL races should be present for the discussion?

21 posted on 06/01/2017 3:31:04 PM PDT by Volunteer (Though I know that the hypnotized never lie, do ya? - The Who)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: davikkm

Evergreen is a school that lacks common sense and GRADES. That’s right. There are no grades.


22 posted on 06/01/2017 3:55:45 PM PDT by proudpapa (Trump Pence earned it.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Da Coyote

Portland Oregon school district...as a child psychologist. ..oh...then she got married, had 3 kids but now is divorcing her husband... (child of schoolmate of my husband....yes..the schoolmate sent at least two of their cHildren to Evergreen. ..big LIB


23 posted on 06/01/2017 3:56:52 PM PDT by goodnesswins (Say hello to President Trump)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 11 | View Replies]

To: davikkm

Revolutions eat their own first, ask Robespierre.


24 posted on 06/01/2017 3:57:05 PM PDT by aquila48
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: davikkm

For some reason I’m having trouble working up sympathy for the abettor and enabler Weinstein.


25 posted on 06/01/2017 4:00:29 PM PDT by aquila48
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: njslim

“Evergreen State is alma mater of Rachael Corrie aka ST PANCAKE”

All at once, the clouds are parted...


26 posted on 06/01/2017 4:12:17 PM PDT by avenir (I'm pessimistic about man, but I'm optimistic about GOD!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 5 | View Replies]

To: davikkm

This behavior reminds me of the Cultural Revolution in Mao’s China. Those insufficiently pure are eliminated one by one.

Poor old Weinstein has been tossed out of his political home. He’s an exile. What will he do?

Seems to me the Left does more to alienate people than it does to bring folks to their cause. I expect them to purge themselves out of existence.


27 posted on 06/01/2017 4:30:33 PM PDT by Mister Da (The mark of a wise man is not what he knows, but what he knows he doesn't know!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: davikkm

We can encourage them to destroy themselves.


28 posted on 06/01/2017 4:39:06 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: BestPresidentEver

Hollow points and a tomahawk would slow them down some.


29 posted on 06/01/2017 4:40:37 PM PDT by Noumenon ("Only the dead have seen an end to war.")
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 16 | View Replies]

To: Mister Da
Seems to me the Left does more to alienate people than it does to bring folks to their cause. I expect them to purge themselves out of existence.

Well, that is not surprising as they have created a generation of purely self-interested, narcissistic, irreligious and infantile bastards.

Of course they will gladly turn on "one of their own" as they do not recognize a single group responsibility such as being an American.

They are in a virtue-signaling fueled twitter war and their only concern is promoting themselves as the ultimate proglib commrat.

.

30 posted on 06/01/2017 4:47:19 PM PDT by TLI ( ITINERIS IMPENDEO VALHALLA)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 27 | View Replies]

To: Responsibility2nd
I dunno, Matt Groening's entertained me a time or two. And entertained a lot of other people by creating The Simpsons. Entertaining people may not be a significant contribution, but it's a worthy one, IMHO. That said, the fact that most graduates of Evergreen go on to work for the government at various levels does not speak well of it.
31 posted on 06/01/2017 5:59:58 PM PDT by Amity
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 13 | View Replies]

To: davikkm

Evergreen State is Rachel Corrie’s alma mater. Sounds like it’s to the left of Berkley....


32 posted on 06/01/2017 6:04:36 PM PDT by Rummyfan
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: davikkm

Reap what you sow......


33 posted on 06/01/2017 6:50:43 PM PDT by Kozak (DIVERSITY+PROXIMITY=CONFLICT)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-33 last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
Bloggers & Personal
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson