A reasonable first step.
Posted on 03/02/2017 8:58:37 AM PST by nickcarraway
An act of vandalism at UC Berkeley has renewed political tensions for a conservative group on campus.
The College Republicans say they feel increasingly threatened, and the latest incident in which a man destroyed the group's signs at its designated space in the university quad has the group raising red flags.
On Wednesday, some members of the College Republicans said more needs to be done to protect their members and their property.
The location of Tuesday's vandalism was at a place the group calls the Freedom Table. It's a designated space to promote their group and encourage respectful debate with Democrats.
"It’s easier to flip the middle finger than to come and have a discussion with us," College Republicans member Naweed Tahmas said.
Tahmas said the man who destroyed the signs Tuesday had a discussion with several Republicans at the table and then decided to make a statement by breaking wooden signs that were on display.
"He said he was doing it for minorities," Tahmas said.
Campus police are investigating the incident, but Tahmas says he would like to see the university do more to protect conservative students.
"I’ve been spit on, I’ve had my personal information posted online," he said. "They called me Neo-Nazi."
Tahmas said a "Wanted"-style flier hanging up on campus shows his picture along with several other school Republicans and describes them as "baby fascists" and goes on to accuse them of physically attacking liberal activists.
Tahmas said the tension on campus has rised significantly since the violent protests surrounding controversial blogger Milo Yiannopoulus and his planned visit last month. The university sent out a letter to all students and staff condemning the vandalism.
It says in part, "the university is unswervingly committed to supporting and defending all our students First Amendment rights and their ability to freely engage in political activities across the ideological spectrum."
Asked if there are plans to bring Yiannopoulus back to campus to speak, the College Republicans said they would be happy to host him, to spark a peaceful debate.
Will there soon be ‘no go’ areas for student Republicans? All this because the Left lost power. What’s next? And what Democrat has ever denounced this type of behavior?
I’m sure the Berkley cops are all over this, the same way they successfully stopped the leftists from rioting last month. Oh, wait, the cops stood by and did nothing, and arrested no one at that riot. Never mind.
It says in part, “the university is unswervingly committed to supporting and defending all our students First Amendment rights and their ability to freely engage in political activities across the ideological spectrum.”
BS-squared
A reasonable first step.
The La Raza/$oreA$$ influenced thugs are posting pictures of the conservative students, and apparently the parents addresses and phone numbers.
Why would any conservative parent send their kids to UC Bezerkley?
Keep this up, College Republicans, and your state head UC lizard, janet napolitano, may declare you domestic terrorists along with US veterans. How likely is it, though, that she’ll actually let the investigation go anywhere?
The “anti-fascists” at Berkeley do their own version of Kristallnacht. #RustyIrony.
You cannot have a reasoned debate with Democrats anymore . The party line is now to do whatever is possible to disrupt & /destroy a Trump Presidency by whatever means available. This plan of action has the approval of the RNC & Congressional Republicans.
I have never in my life seen such conniving & deliberate betrayal of the Republican base by the party in over 35 years as a voting in every election Republican .
I truly believe that there will be dead Trump supporters/voters killed by the Democrats stormtroopers ie the Black clad “protestors “ who sucker punch & then stomp & kick people who are Republicans or just have a different opinion by August September at the latest.
You can bet money that the RNC & the Congressional Republicans won’t say shit about it because they hate President Trump almost as much as the Democrats do.
You cannot have a reasoned debate with Democrats anymore . The party line is now to do whatever is possible to disrupt & /destroy a Trump Presidency by whatever means available. This plan of action has the approval of the RNC & Congressional Republicans.
I have never in my life seen such conniving & deliberate betrayal of the Republican base by the party in over 35 years as a voting in every election Republican .
I truly believe that there will be dead Trump supporters/voters killed by the Democrats stormtroopers ie the Black clad “protestors “ who sucker punch & then stomp & kick people who are Republicans or just have a different opinion by August September at the latest.
You can bet money that the RNC & the Congressional Republicans won’t say shit about it because they hate President Trump almost as much as the Democrats do.
Based Stick Man just changed the narrative.
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