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from the whatever-happened-to-DEsegregation? dept.
The Washington Times reports a story about protesters on the UC Berkeley campus physically blocking white students from accessing a bridge while police stand by and watch:
Students at the University of California, Berkeley held a day of protest on Friday to demand the creation of additional “safe spaces” for transgender and nonwhite students, during which a human chain was formed on a main campus artery to prevent white students from getting to class.
The demonstrators were caught on video blocking Berkeley’s Sather Gate, holding large banners advocating the creation of physical spaces segregated by race and gender identity, including one that read “Fight 4 Spaces of Color.”
Protesters can be heard shouting “Go around!” to white students who attempt to go through the blockade, while students of color are greeted with calls of “Let him through!”
Students turned away by the mob are later shown filing through trees and ducking under branches in order to cross Strawberry Creek, which runs underneath the bridge.
The protests were a response to a Safe Space being moved from the fifth floor of a building down to the basement.
[Original version of this story had "UCLA"; corrected to: "UC Berkeley" -Ed.]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 29 2016, @09:27PM
Yes, let's, because that appears to be exactly what happened.
"Safe space" is a collectivist code word for so-called moral theft; if you want space that you control, pay for it out of your own pocket.
Incidentally, since the maximum authority government has is limited to no more than the maximum authority a single random person inherently possesses, the taxation funds used to "buy" these fought-over public spaces were almost entirely stolen. Tragedy of the Commons is more the foundational issue here than people of various skin colors behaving like selfish idiots.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 29 2016, @09:43PM
Ok, you're a whacko. Thanks for clearing that up, but next time just lead with the craziness, ok? Save us all a lot of wasted effort.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 29 2016, @10:09PM
Trying to kick, scream, and beguile your way into controlling the "magic club" of government with which to strike your foes has worked so well in the past. Why not examine the premises and let the ones that pass muster govern your viewpoints rather than trying to warp reality to suit your fantasy?
Much easier to simply dismiss as crazy the messenger whose message challenges your safe space. Whatever lets you sleep at night...