The major student-run paper of UC Berkeley ran five op-eds Tuesday defending the riots on campus, and arguing that violence was an acceptable response to a speech from Breitbart editor Milo Yiannopoulos.
The Daily Californian editorial board published five op-eds from five students and former students, who uniformly believed the riot was justified.
I read the op-eds. That is an accurate summary. Here is one example:
In light of recent events, there has been a resurgence of the belief that in order for a protest to be effective, it must also be nonviolent. This belief especially plagues liberals, who are talented in drafting long Facebook posts about how they are down with the cause, but not really because windows were broken and some white nationalists got their asses beat. Here’s looking at you, Berkeley.
I’m here to explain to this particular segment of the “jolted from a coma, but went back to bed” crowd that they are wrong. Listen closely, because if I have to hear this flawed, problematic and deeply cowardly line of reasoning the next time some people invite a violent fascist-endorsing hate monger to UC Berkeley, we’re fighting.
From another op-ed, hilariously titled "Violence helped ensure safety of students":
Arguments on campus, on the other hand, revolve around students defying the acts the AntiFas — an anarchist and anti-fascist group that uses black bloc techniques to meet its ends — took that night. They want to ensure that there is a distinction between the rioters and the students who were there to protest peacefully.
Well, I’m here to thank the radical measures the AntiFas took to ensure my safety.
Unfortunately for these psychos, the violent protests at Berkeley (which included such heartwarming acts of anti-fascist street justice as macing a woman wearing a Trump hat) caused pre-order sales of Milo's book to surge 12,740% overnight, making it once again the #1 Amazon bestseller.
Unfortunately for America, the violence and thundering lack of condemnation of it from the Democratic elite - which California-based Scott Adams has correctly described as the Democrats failing to "police their own ranks" - is pushing us closer to the brink of civil war.
Fortunately for America, we have been blessed with a POTUS who has a fucking pair of balls and isn't afraid to call out these vicious animals for what they are - and, it seems likely, TAKE ACTION to roll back their reign of terror:
If U.C. Berkeley does not allow free speech and practices violence on innocent people with a different point of view - NO FEDERAL FUNDS?— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 2, 2017
It's safe to say that most Americans are behind him on this. Deny funding to the forces of anarchy and terror. Stop supporting and associating with the people who are tearing our country apart. That means you, and the federal government, and everyone who cares about protecting what remains of our sacred liberties.
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