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jmg257

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40. Sounds like bullshit reasons were discovered to be offended, and goofy demands are now being made.

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Tue Jun 6, 2017, 10:26 AM

Jun 2017

Taken over facilities? Keeping people barricaded?
Disarm the campus police of lethal and no-lethal equipment?

meh.

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Anyone have thoughts on the Evergreen State College situation? [View all] oberliner May 2017 OP

It appears to be a pile of stupid. Loki Liesmith May 2017 #1

Yeah, that is my initial take as well oberliner May 2017 #3

Agree 100%. This is how 45 is empowered, and (perhaps) gets another term. pablo_marmol Aug 2017 #45

why in gawds name was Evergreen represented on FOX news? on TUCKER? Thats enough there... samnsara May 2017 #2

Well, the story does fit into the Fox News narrative about "liberal PC culture" oberliner May 2017 #4

Because Fox News is hyping the recent Campus Maoism issue Loki Liesmith May 2017 #5

The President rolled over exboyfil May 2017 #13

That's Tucker MO NobodyHere May 2017 #14

I think we (those who are liberally minded) need to call out students/group who behave like this xor May 2017 #15

That's what's so sick! Weinstein is a liberal. pablo_marmol Aug 2017 #50

Republicans who think Fox is too liberal, will only watch Tucker and the weather womanofthehills Jun 2017 #21

Foxes MO too. Show the crazy ones. For debates, get weak debaters fot the Dems. The NRA is singing Alice11111 Aug 2017 #53

Easy. By default. MSNBC and the rest of MSM *runs* from stories like this. pablo_marmol Aug 2017 #49

Interesting reading. I was not familiar with this. NCTraveler May 2017 #6

Thanks for sharing your insights oberliner May 2017 #9

I know what to make of his twitter kcr Jun 2017 #35

I have not been following... Mike Nelson May 2017 #7

Thanks oberliner May 2017 #8

I'd not heard of this story. cwydro May 2017 #10

It would nice if the identity of the woman exboyfil May 2017 #12

I agree. cwydro Jun 2017 #33

I think it is garbage and the administration should have brought the hammer down exboyfil May 2017 #11

There's been a lot of false reporting on this story caraher Jun 2017 #16

That's why I provided links to primary source materials oberliner Jun 2017 #17

Great to see another thread on this. romanic Jun 2017 #18

What is your take on the situation? oberliner Jun 2017 #19

Pretty similar to what I thought of Mizzou a couple years back. romanic Jun 2017 #20

It's not just the students. Dr. Strange Jun 2017 #22

I think this is where I land. Lord_at_War Jun 2017 #34

+ 1,000 NT pablo_marmol Aug 2017 #46

It looks to me like there's a lot of aggressive action and ungenerous listening across the board. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2017 #23

I'm sickened by the treatment of this professor. grossproffit Jun 2017 #24

Bridges is over a barrel ProudLib72 Jun 2017 #25

How about the send the asshole students away Jake Stern Jun 2017 #32

After reading his responses I don't see where he did anything wrong Lee-Lee Jun 2017 #36

I think the students have legitimate concerns, given how bold QC Jun 2017 #26

Weinstein sounds like an asshole. kwassa Jun 2017 #27

What makes him sound that way? oberliner Jun 2017 #31

Wouldn't be the first time he's been called that. Dr. Strange Jun 2017 #43

"Sounds" like an asshole?!?! pablo_marmol Aug 2017 #47

They need to make examples of a few by expelling them MichMan Jun 2017 #28

The right is correctly pointing out that we're eating ourselves. pablo_marmol Aug 2017 #48

Looks like the campus is closed again Monday, due to threats, after similar threats petronius Jun 2017 #29

I used to live not too far from there customerserviceguy Jun 2017 #30

My first thought was "where are the trustees?" Yupster Jun 2017 #37

What's the incident that prompted the protests? I feel like there's some information missing here. Initech Jun 2017 #38

Was it the professor's e-mail protesting the event Yupster Jun 2017 #39

Sounds like bullshit reasons were discovered to be offended, and goofy demands are now being made. jmg257 Jun 2017 #40

I read through the list of demands and my first reaction was Yupster Jun 2017 #41

And now these protestors are carrying bats around campus. romanic Jun 2017 #42

Did any of these "students" take communication classes? alp227 Jun 2017 #44

This message was self-deleted by its author pablo_marmol Aug 2017 #51

The students are/were punks. pablo_marmol Aug 2017 #52