Umass protestors go crazy

PengsPhils
Tue, 10 May 2016 04:30:06 +0000

There’s a conversation to be had on what people call “political correctness”, but the speakers here deserve backlash if you look into them. For example, here’s an article from a libertarian, fully ready to have a talk on “PC”, discussing one of the panelists there:

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/05/05/meet-milo-yiannopoulos-the-appealing-young-face-of-the-racist-alt-right.html

Other Pieces on him:

http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2015/10/02/gay-columnist-claims-he-would-cure-his-homosexuality-if-he-could/

Here’s the most important piece: analysis showing exactly why this thread even exists:
http://nymag.com/selectall/2016/04/how-breitbart-is-milking-the-milo-yiannopoulos-campus-outrage-outrage-cycle.html

Long story short - focus on the people on the stage, not the students in this case.

The idea of a “regressive left” is very silly to me as someone who goes to a politically moderate college. I would love to discuss in more detail but I don’t think this needs to get that that political.