New York Times news side doubling down on anti-free-speech aggression. https://t.co/0Tareb3l5t
— James Taranto (@jamestaranto) April 27, 2017
New York Times reporters Jeremy Peters is doubling-down on the she-was-asking-for-it-defense regarding conservative speakers getting booted from college campuses we told you about this morning. Peters writes that “conservatives like [Ann Coulter] are eagerly throwing themselves into volatile situations like the one at Berkeley”:
Saying yes to a student group's invitation to lecture = eagerly throwing myself into a volatile situation. Bullshit. https://t.co/JkMditKepv pic.twitter.com/VtGg4w35Qx
— Charles Murray (@charlesmurray) April 27, 2017
Peters responded to criticism with this lunacy:
I'm sure Milo & Ann just picked Berkeley by throwing a dart at a map. https://t.co/t09FzKQrhA
— Jeremy W. Peters (@jwpetersNYT) April 27, 2017
Here we go again:
https://twitter.com/KevinNR/status/857651464528945152
Now back to what Peters wrote…
For starters, Milo Yiannopoulos and Coulter were invited:
(a) they were invited & (b) this shouldn't matter…Berkeley is not a "no-go zone" for people with non-conforming views. https://t.co/gGIj2E1pBI
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) April 27, 2017
Two, it doesn’t matter:
https://twitter.com/ishapiro/status/857656513510420480
And three, what if they had chosen Berkeley to make a point? You know, like…
Coincidentally, MLK picked Selma the same way.
— Jeryl Bier (@JerylBier) April 27, 2017
Oh, it’s also Trump’s fault:
What's happening on campuses now has a lot to do with how Trump fans flames over excessive political correctness https://t.co/8SIYovyuX5
— Jeremy W. Peters (@jwpetersNYT) April 27, 2017
And the left understands the power of provocation, too. That’s the point of college … get provoked:
I'm not defending the left's attempt to bully people into not speaking. But you can't deny the right understands the power of provocation
— Jeremy W. Peters (@jwpetersNYT) April 27, 2017
Sigh.
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Related:
NY Times to conservatives: What did you think would happen if you wore that mini skirt to Berkeley? https://t.co/acYn7tseS8
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) April 27, 2017
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