Very special snowflakes: Pence's scheduled speech makes Notre Dame students "feel unsafe"

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  1. Quincunx

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    She wasn't "shut down." She's the one who cancelled her appearance. Now she says she might show up at the park where alt-right groups plan to hold a rally. The whole thing is geared to cause maximum drama.
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    Yes she was, initially due to security concerns. Then they re-invited her to come and speak on May 2nd - when the school is shut down for reading week and she was unavailable.

    If Berkeley had just let her speak initially we wouldn't even be in this high drama situation.
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    I can't stand the bitch, she's almost as bad as you.

    But I'll defend her right to speak. Same as I would for you.

    We know where you stand on that though. :yes:
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    garamet "The whole world is watching."

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    You don't know how funny that is. And you haven't asked me what I think; you're just following Lubak around like a lost puppy.
    No, you don't. You'd prefer listing to the voices in your head to actually asking me.

    Aren't you overdue for one of your famous Photoshop adventures?
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  8. Quincunx

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    Too bad you burned so, so many bridges over the years with your antics and tired old act - maybe people would actually give a fuck what you think.
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  10. garamet

    garamet "The whole world is watching."

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    Too bad you're afraid to ask. :itsokay:
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    Oh yeah, I'm dying to ask someone a question who has an overwhelming history of evading answers or answering directly, instead vomiting out vague platitudes dripping with a false sense of smugness and superiority.

    Fuck off with that shit. :lol:
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    garamet "The whole world is watching."

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    I don't answer leading questions. If you were intelligent and observant, you'd know that.

    Keep dancing.
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    Odd.

    You seem to have no problems asking them.
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    Shirogayne Gayâ„¢ Formerly Important

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    By comparison, when that Anita Sarkeezian chick got threatened with guns at a predominantly conservative school, she canceled her trip of her own accord. She didn't pass go, collect $200 or go anywhere near that place.

    :shrug:
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    Shirogayne Gayâ„¢ Formerly Important

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    Why? [/dayton]
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  16. garamet

    garamet "The whole world is watching."

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    For example -?
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    I forgot about that. Where were all the right-wing free speech defenders then?
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    Shirogayne Gayâ„¢ Formerly Important

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    No, that was different because video games!

    Also, gun rights.
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    There are still some good people on the left though that doesn't change the fact that it is left wing thugs going around attacking people and saying they are doing it to stop people they disagree with from speaking.

    I generally like our governor Jerry Brown but on this issue I note he has not said a peep despite the fact that usually he cannot get with in 100 yards of a camera before he tries to hold a press conference no matter how trivial the issue. He is a complete political animal after half a century in politics and his silence on this matter in our own state speaks volumes about his political cowardess. I mean if Bernie can speak out about it despite being in Vermont why is Gov. Brown suddenly incomunicato?
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    Point of order - she wasn't threatened by anyone. The issue there was that state law prevented the university from preventing anyone with a CCW permit from carrying, and so on her own accord, she canceled her talk. There were never any threats toward her.
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    Yeah like none of the students wouldn't be there committing acts of violence. :rolleyes:

    And it was some students who invited her.

    You're the one that let's the fascists take over. You refuse to see what's in front of you until it's too late. There's people like you in every country throughout history that ignore fascism until it's too late.

    Leftists are against free speech. College campuses are prime examples of it.
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  23. Quincunx

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    Wrong. There was a threat of a mass shooting emailed to several university staff members.

    http://www.standard.net/Police/2014...dent-threatens-act-of-terror-if-feminist.html
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  24. K.

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    Yeah, that's utter bullshit. There were specific threats against the event, in addition to several hundred threats of rape and murder against her person in general. Where did you get your completely false information, and who do you think is interested in spreading these lies?
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  25. Quincunx

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    Again, the recent violence in Berkeley has been instigated by outside groups, not UC-Berkeley students. Most of the students are in favor of letting Coulter speak.

    http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/27/us/berkeley-ann-coulter-free-speech/

    There is a fascist threat to this country, a most serious one. The fascists use social media and anonymous image boards to spread memes and connect with the growing European ultra-nationalist movement. Some of them went to Berkeley today hoping to fight their counterparts on the other extreme. It just so happens their champion occupies the White House. So yes, I am quite aware of the real fascist threat.
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    And the police themselves said it wasn't a credible threat.
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    I thought you believed the police :diacanu:
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    What? Sour that you either didn't know that or completely forgot it? It's been out since it happened, but the new moral crusaders have never let facts get in the way of a good narrative. :diacanu:
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    You said "There were no threats." I pointed out there was in fact at least one threat. Then you said, "Oh, but there was no credible threat."

    That's why we have :goalposts:
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