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>>> Joshua Katz for a column in which he characterized the Black Justice League (BJL), a student activist group, as a “terrorist organization.” I think the uni
by pas 4y ago
>>> Joshua Katz for a column in which he characterized the Black Justice League (BJL), a student activist group, as a “terrorist organization.”
I think the university now seems to have subscribed to the talk shit get hit school of thought policing.
the actual quote seems to be: "The Black Justice League, which was active on campus from 2014 until 2016, was a small local terrorist organization that made life miserable for the many (including the many black students) who did not agree with its members’ demands."
https://quillette.com/2020/07/08/a-declaration-of-independence-by-a-princeton-professor/ https://quillette.com/2020/07/08/a-declaration-of-independen...
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what's happening is that the professor has some kind of objection to removing statues (paraphrasing: if the university starts to remove them where's the line? no one from that era can pass the "purity test"), plus has a strong opinion on the methods of those who wanted the statues gone. and apparently this is a bad combo. (strong language and contrarianism doesn't mix well in SJW zones.)
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oh, but to be fair, the prof's declaration is a very bad string of classics like some of my best friends are SJWs, and "I support their right to speak as they see fit. But I am embarrassed for them." and everyone has taken a side (regarding a document that asks for ~48 changes, some affirmative action ones), 1619 project bad, the aforementioned terrorist hyperbole, then comparing some instagram live video to Maoist public humiliation/torture sessions, and finally without university police what would happen!?