I never understood why there should be any student group that excludes others ... how about a generalized "student union"???
On Sat, Dec 12, 2015 at 12:36 PM, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > *Progressives come unglued over 'white' student unions* > > Posted By *-NO AUTHOR-* On 12/11/2015 > > Campuses across America already have black student unions. And “gay” > student unions. And Hispanic student unions and Asian students unions and > others. > > And now they are seeing more and more “white student unions,” and > progressives are coming unglued. > > Some even say they need counseling over the trauma. > > But one prominent black leader says it’s no big deal. > > “I don’t know why they’re concerned about that,” said Jesse Lee Peterson, > a civil rights leader who is the founder and president of BOND, the > Brotherhood Organization of a New Destiny. He also is the author of the new > book,“The Antidote: Healing America From the Poison of Hate, Blame, and > Victimhood.” > <http://superstore.wnd.com/Antidote-Hardcover?promocode=MSTORY> > > “I think the university officials should treat the white student union in > the same manner that they treat the black student union. If they’ve allowed > a black student union to happen, then they should allow the white student > union, because blacks have no right to discriminate against white people.” > > The issue is that the progressives in academia have had their pond of > complacency disturbed by the creation of the newest trend on campus, those > white student unions. > > More than 30 > <http://www.wnd.com/2015/11/white-student-union-facebook-pages-spread/> > Facebook pages claim chapters have popped up around the country. University > leaders have reacted with outrage, and some left-wing students are so > offended they are requiring counseling. > <http://www.wnd.com/2015/12/counseling-for-students-upset-by-white-student-union/> > > Peterson says it’s about time. > > “What do you expect to happen?” he asked. Given how white students are > treated on college campuses, Peterson says he is “not surprised” about the > formation of explicitly white student groups. > > “White young people are not going to sit around, day in and day out, year > in and year out, and allow themselves and their children to be beat up, > falsely accused, raped, and robbed by black people,” said Peterson. > “They’re just not going to continue to allow this to happen. They’re going > to protect themselves – and it’s starting to happen. And this isn’t > retaliating – they’re just protecting themselves from these people.” > > He said there’s a point even if the organizations are set up to satirize > others. > > Breitbart reports some of the groups are completely legitimate, > <http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2015/11/24/exclusive-the-media-is-wrong-white-student-unions-are-not-hoaxes-created-by-racists/> > with non-whites among the members and even founders. > > Others appear to only exist online, as part of a “trolling” operation by > activists frustrated with what they see as an anti-white campus climate and > hypocritical identity politics. > > Tactics include issuing overwrought lists of “demands,” > <http://dailycaller.com/2015/12/03/white-student-union-releases-demands-on-behalf-of-europen-students/> > parodying the extreme concessions Black Lives Matter student groups have > claimed at universities around the country. > > One left-wing group, the Institute for Research & Education on Human > Rights, has stated, > <http://www.irehr.org/2015/12/07/irehr-in-news-on-white-student-union/> > “These so-called unions are a dangerous racist development, and must be > opposed.” > > But other commentators think the white student union movement is “a > natural reaction to the sanctioned self-segregation by other racial and > ethnic groups on campus.” > > Jack Cashill, a WND columnist <http://www.wnd.com/author/jcashill/> and > the author of “Scarlet Letters: The Ever-Increasing Intolerance of the > Cult of Liberalism,” > <http://superstore.wnd.com/Scarlet-Letters-The-Ever-Increasing-Intolerance-of-the-Cult-of-Liberalism-Hardcover?promocode=MSTORY> > said, “The American university absolutely deserves the white student union > movement.” > > He sees it as satire. > > “Right now, the WSUs are in the parody stage, which is where all such > programs belong,” he told WND. “In fact, the National Lampoon was doing > ‘White Studies’ parodies more than 40 years ago, and James O’Keefe and his > pals did a brilliant Alinsky-style ‘Irish Cultural Studies’ takedown > <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzArojQCErs>on the Rutgers campus about > 10 years ago. Ridicule is a potent weapon. We cannot allow the universities > to ban it.” > > Colin Flaherty, author of “White Girl Bleed a Lot: The Return to Racial > Violence to America and How the Media Ignore It,” > <http://superstore.wnd.com/White-Girl-Bleed-A-Lot-Autographed-Paperback?promocode=MSTORY> > said he loved the idea of white student unions. > > “Not because they are racial separatists – which I loathe. These groups > are not about white supremacy, they are about theater – drawing attention > to the ridiculous racial paradigm of racial separation that is enshrined in > almost every major college campus in the country. And is doing so much > damage. And this year, black college students are taking it to a new level, > with new and even more ridiculous demands for special treatment based on > race and racial grievance. > > “I can think of no better way than dealing with these grievance mongers > than by mocking them and exposing the absurd nature of their demands, and > the even more absurd ways that college administrators pander to them.” > > Flaherty stated he supports the movement as long as it is focused on > “theater” and “satire.” > > “Many of the students involved in this white student movement recognize > that racial separation and special treatment by race is the problem, not > the solution,” said Flaherty. > > He believes conservatives need to confront the “ridiculous racial > grievance industry that is now embedded in most college campuses.” > > Peterson says the best way to do that is to simply ignore charges of > racism. > > “Ignore them!” he exclaimed. “Then they’ll go away because the illusion > will start to fade away. So when these blacks pretend that they were called > the ‘N word’ or they were discriminated against, ignore them. They’re > spoiled children.” > > Flaherty also blasted a campus climate that seemingly rewards groundless > complaints of racism. > > “Because of the wild and baseless allegations of racism that black > students are throwing around college campuses like passes to a frat party, > some people are starting to ask the question: how did these students with > so little regard for learning, so little regard for the … expression of > ideas, ever get into these colleges in the first place?” asked Flaherty. > “They are finding that students are encouraged in their entrance essay to > tell their racial grievance as if it is some kind of credit towards > admission. And indeed it is.” > > Nonetheless, Flaherty argues Americans are becoming impatient with the > disorders on college campuses. And he says the white student unions are an > indication the tipping point may be near. > > “I’m really looking forward to the next administration doing something > about the ever-present racial pandering so popular on so many campuses,” he > told WND. > > URL to article: > *http://www.wnd.com/2015/12/progressives-come-unglued-over-white-student-unions/ > <http://www.wnd.com/2015/12/progressives-come-unglued-over-white-student-unions/>* > > > __._,_.___ > ------------------------------ > Posted by: "Beowulf" <[email protected]> > ------------------------------ > > > Visit Your Group > <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/grendelreport/info;_ylc=X3oDMTJmbWI2cmJoBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwMTk0ODA2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTMyMzY2NwRzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2Z2hwBHN0aW1lAzE0NDk5MzQ0OTA-> > > > [image: Yahoo! 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