Video: UC-Berkeley Protesters Built a Human Wall to Violently Stop White Students from Crossing Bridge
By Robby Soave - Oct. 26, 2016
Student protesters at the University of California-Berkeley gathered in front of a bridge on campus and forcibly prevented white people from crossing it. Students of color were allowed to pass.
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I get that they are trying to make a point—they don't think campus is a safe place for marginalized students, etc.—but racism in the service of activism is still racism. These students consider themselves progressives, but what's progressive about punishing people—making it more difficult for them to get to class—because they were born with the wrong skin color?
Indeed, leftist student activism has become increasingly backward on race and identity issues as of late. The Berkeley protesters are demanding formal, university-sanctioned safe spaces for students who belong to particular identity groups. They want what can only be described as a kind of official segregation: separate spaces for students of color, trans students, ***** students, etc.
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More:
http://reason.com/blog/2016/10/26/vi...rs-built-a-hum
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