As Twitchy told you, according to the L.A. Times, Berkeley is “[bracing] for right-wing talk show host Ben Shapiro’s visit.” Because clearly Shapiro’s presence is a far greater threat to public safety than violent protesters and Antifa goons.
Jonah Goldberg thinks the L.A. Times needs to re-evaluate their take on the situation. Berkeley’s snowflake population might want to join them:
Run for your lives, it's a Category 5 talkstorm of contrary opinionshttps://t.co/Kt18FCTTg9
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) September 11, 2017
Lucky for them, Iowahawk’s willing to help them out:
Here's an important guide to help survive exposure to Topical Storm Ben pic.twitter.com/WJF8MFzu4g
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) September 11, 2017
I think I'm going to write "How To Avoid Hearing Campus Speakers" and "How To Change The Channel On Your TV Set" and really mop up
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) September 11, 2017
Ha!
University of California Provost is a first ballot shoo-in for the Irony Hall of Fame pic.twitter.com/dHC0Ny3rL8
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) September 11, 2017
No kidding.
The most obscene part is administrators pretending that Ben Shapiro constitutes a threat to UC students, not the other way around.
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) September 11, 2017
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Post all the paragraphs you want … the UC Berkeley administration’s attitude is still pathetic.
https://twitter.com/sorrykb/status/907291120689807360
Oh, I see, UC is merely balancing free speech with their other principles, like appeasing mentally ill halfwitshttps://t.co/GkUf8pr43B
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) September 11, 2017
Basically, yeah.
I tell you whut, I ain't borrowin' no $100k to hear any dang words I disagree with
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) September 11, 2017
The times, they are a-changin’.
I've attended my share of campus speakers, from Angela Davis to G Gordon Liddy to Elie Weisel to David Horowitz to Hunter S Thompson. 1/
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) September 11, 2017
Other than maybe a single campus mall cop, I don't recall any security necessary, let alone fear warnings from administration. 2/
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) September 11, 2017
So much for college preparing students for life as fully functioning adults, huh?
College: we're all about taking you out of your comfort zone
Also College: report feelings of discomfort to the Campus Discomfort Police— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) September 11, 2017
"At Random U, we give you critical thinking skills & challenge you to step out of your comfort zone." – Dean of Safe Spaces & Counseling
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) September 11, 2017
Does Ben Shapiro speaking render you into a fetal ball or an explosion of apoplectic rage? You don't need college, you need Zoloft
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) September 11, 2017
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional tweets.
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