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Berkeley cancels scheduled talk by Milo Yiannopoulos

11 points by HoppedUpMenace 10y ago

savethefuture 10y ago
What a bunch of savages, destroying property and hurting others. These people are out of control.
- HoppedUpMenace 10y ago
  "These people are out of control" Are you referring to the people in masks or the protesters?
  - Neliquat 10y ago
    Yes?
  - masonic 10y ago
    The latter give cover to the former, making the rioting possible and preventing apprehension of the rioters.
perfmode 10y ago
Successful protest. :)
- HoppedUpMenace 10y ago
  Successful is purely subjective. They were "successful" at suppressing free speech is another way to look at it as well. I definitely would not agree with the rhetoric that was going to be spouted by the speaker and protesters have a right to protest. That being said, I believe the protesters are not aware of how their actions have greater implications on future policies that dictate what is fair to say and what isn't to a crowd of listeners.
  - ionwake 10y ago
    Apparently, free speech!=hate speech I'm confused
    - raincom 10y ago
      Hate speech is not forbidden outright. Check https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hate_speech#Supreme_Court_case_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hate_speech#Supreme_Court_case...
      - ionwake 10y ago
        How is this relevant? Genuinely confused by your post. I wasn't making a comment about law.
        raincom 10y ago
        Law tells that Free speech = hate speech in some contexts.
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- tropo 10y ago
  On the first day of black history month, a gay Jewish immigrant with a black boyfriend tries to exercise his first amendment right to free speech, oddly attempting to give a speech about free speech. Naturally, at Berkeley the response is to damage the Martin Luther King building, assault a woman for having dared to vote according to her own wishes, and attempt to beat a person to death with a shovel. To enable this, the police are even ordered to stay back and let it happen. Is this really something you want to support?
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- jrnichols 10y ago
  No, successful thug behavior. Not a protest. This was a riot. I'm ashamed of what has become of Berkeley. I'm so disappointed that this is what it's turned into. Not everyone supports this behavior. This doesn't automatically mean support for Milo either, but rioting to silence him solves nothing. If anything, it only attracts more followers.
- reddytowns 10y ago
  Considering the publicity it got Milo, and the negative publicity on Berkeley, I think it had the opposite effect intended.
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savethefuture 10y ago

What a bunch of savages, destroying property and hurting others. These people are out of control.

HoppedUpMenace 10y ago
"These people are out of control" Are you referring to the people in masks or the protesters?
- Neliquat 10y ago
  Yes?
- masonic 10y ago
  The latter give cover to the former, making the rioting possible and preventing apprehension of the rioters.

perfmode 10y ago

Successful protest. :)

HoppedUpMenace 10y ago
Successful is purely subjective. They were "successful" at suppressing free speech is another way to look at it as well. I definitely would not agree with the rhetoric that was going to be spouted by the speaker and protesters have a right to protest. That being said, I believe the protesters are not aware of how their actions have greater implications on future policies that dictate what is fair to say and what isn't to a crowd of listeners.
- ionwake 10y ago
  Apparently, free speech!=hate speech I'm confused
  - raincom 10y ago
    Hate speech is not forbidden outright. Check https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hate_speech#Supreme_Court_case_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hate_speech#Supreme_Court_case...
    - ionwake 10y ago
      How is this relevant? Genuinely confused by your post. I wasn't making a comment about law.
      - raincom 10y ago
        Law tells that Free speech = hate speech in some contexts.
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tropo 10y ago
On the first day of black history month, a gay Jewish immigrant with a black boyfriend tries to exercise his first amendment right to free speech, oddly attempting to give a speech about free speech. Naturally, at Berkeley the response is to damage the Martin Luther King building, assault a woman for having dared to vote according to her own wishes, and attempt to beat a person to death with a shovel. To enable this, the police are even ordered to stay back and let it happen. Is this really something you want to support?
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jrnichols 10y ago
No, successful thug behavior. Not a protest. This was a riot. I'm ashamed of what has become of Berkeley. I'm so disappointed that this is what it's turned into. Not everyone supports this behavior. This doesn't automatically mean support for Milo either, but rioting to silence him solves nothing. If anything, it only attracts more followers.
reddytowns 10y ago
Considering the publicity it got Milo, and the negative publicity on Berkeley, I think it had the opposite effect intended.

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