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I just hope it doesn't get so bad to where people are openly making threats to kill one another in public because of political ties. I'm sure it won't but seeing how this is going, I don't have good feelings about this radical shift on the left.
originally posted by: jonnywhite
Has this news been verified? There's so much bad news now. I haven't looked. But assuming it's true and they sent letters requesting the students be looked at or even expelled, are we sure there was no violence involved or threatening behaviours from the Trump supporters?
Ok so if the Trump supporters are only guilty of being Trump supporters and didn't try to stop the other protesters from protesting then it's a question whether it's legal to expel students on that basis. A lot of bad things can be said about Trump, but is he really so bad we can't allow our students to support him?
I didn't vote for Trump. I was ashamed of his behaviour on several occasions. I wrote posts here about how I felt he was a disgrace to the oval office. And yet because he's now the president-elect, I want to give him a chance. Keep in mind I've never been a strong republican or democrat voter. I've voted for both and I've voted independent too. In this election, I voted for Gary Johnson. What I find strange is I don't get as inflamed over Trump's victory. I've no desire to protest and sometimes I find myself liking aspects about him, despite not liking others. I can only think it's because I'm not a republican or a democrat that my feelings are more subdued.
Could it be that's all this is? The hard or progressive left is reacting to a Trump win? Trump himself, on some of his policies, is radical compared to past republicans. He wants to build a wall and possibly deport millions of undocumented. He also made comments about all muslims being suspect for their supposed connection to terrorism and not allowing immigrants from Syria to come here because of the threat of ISIS. These positions are opposite to those on the hard or progressive left. So the reactions we're seeing are like a explosive chemistry reaction.
originally posted by: annoyedpharmacist
a reply to: imjack
If this is true, you would agree it would be horribly wrong to get expelled simply because of your political viewpoint no?
The silent majority is once again asserting itself against the liberal elite and it terrifies them as it threatens their depraved march towards their amoral communist utopia...
The "silent majority" isn't an actual thing, it's a meme created to make people feel like they're part of a consensus of "real Americans" despite a lack of evidence of this being the actual case.
originally posted by: annoyedpharmacist
When I was in college most of the profs were left leaning, but I NEVER felt like they would grade my project differently, or investigate me, let alone ask to get me expelled based on my political beliefs. I cant even imagine the atmosphere on college campus for people on the right these days. They have to hide their beliefs, or be drummed out of school and have their lives ruined.