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Right now I’m wondering who the violent fascists are. Yannopoulos is provocative in his views - anti-immigation and anti-Muslim but I've yet to be shown that he is a nazi.
I
am largely in agreement with these sentiments of Vladimir Golstein,a
Russian Jew:
“Back
in the day, Nazis would march, intimidate, and torch Jewish
businesses. Things changed, of course. Somewhat.
“Now
they study at Berkeley, and pretend to fight fascists by the same
Nazi methods. Like setting cars on fire, closing the place down, and
shutting down the free speech. At least Germans Nazis knew deep
inside that all they want is loot and rob and kill and rape. But
today's zealots would never acknowledge it. They use violence and
intimidation for noble purposes only. It would not hurt for these
guys to learn something about the Stanford experiment. It happened not
far from Berkeley, you know.
“Of
course, LA Times is full of sh.t as usual. Milo is a libertarian, not
a conservative firebrand, as they characterize him, to implicitly
condone the a...holes at Berkeley.”
Riot breaks out at UC Berkeley amid protest of Breitbart editor's speech (VIDEO)
RT,
2
February, 2017
A
protest turned violent at the University of California at Berkeley,
resulting in the cancellation of a talk from conservative provocateur
Milo Yiannopoulos.
Yiannopoulos, an editor of Breitbart News, was expected speak against “sanctuary campuses,” which promised to protect undocumented students in wake of President Donald Trump's tough stance on illegal immigration.
In
response to the violence, UC Berkeley Police have warned students to
"leave the area immediately," as they are bringing in
"additional resources."
Hours
after a lockdown was declared across campus by police, many orders of
dispersal, including several five-minute warnings went largely
ignored.
PD now warning crowd they may use chemical agents + batons to get crowd at @UCBerkeley #miloatcal protest to leave. Didn't go over well.
Once
those backup forces arrived, police used a bullhorn to warn
protesters they would be subject to force, "including but not
limited to chemical agents, batons and less lethal munitions."
KTVU
reported that there were no police present when the riots began.
College Republicans paid a mandatory security fee but are now asking
what good it did.
Around
8:00pm local time, protesters moved off campus, onto surrounding
streets including Telegraph Avenue.
Rioters
attempting to block traffic did not appear to stop a white BMW that
sped off with at least one person still clinging to the vehicle. The
unruly crowd then chased the car down the street, but Michael Bodley
of the San Francisco Chronicle reported that a different, unrelated
driver was then attacked with pepper-spray while his vehicle was
struck with stakes. "It was a white car," Bodley reported
someone yelling.
A
female Trump supporter was attacked with pepper-spray by a rioter
during an interview with local TV media. Others were struck with flag
poles hoisted by black-clad anarchists.
Another
woman was seen being hit with a black flag and pole before being
pepper-sprayed.
A
rioter dressed in black was captured on video reportedly striking an
attendee in the head with a bike lock.
There
were also reports of punching, as well as fireworks thrown and a tree
being set on fire.
Just
toppled a light pole. Craziest protest I've seen in Berkeley by far.
Crowd fast turning violent.
Hundreds
of protesters, some covered in masks, also broke windows and pulled
down metal barricades that police set up, the San Francisco Chronicle
reported.
There
are reports of outbreaks of physical violence and rioters attempting
to surround attendees, whom they deemed "fascists."
Berkeley
Police reported their officers were targeted with projectiles,
including bricks and smoking objects. The university's police locked
down campus buildings and ordered the public to shelter in place.
Tear
gas was deployed after many calls from police for the crowd to
disperse or face arrest for unlawful assembly. There were several
five-minute warnings proclaimed from police PA systems.
"We
condemn in the strongest possible terms the violence and unlawful
behavior that was on display and deeply regret that those tactics
will now overshadow the efforts to engage in legitimate and lawful
protest against the performer’s presence and perspectives," UC
Berkeley's Public Affairs office said in response to the riots.
Students
were not the only ones to have objected to Yiannopoulos event at the
university.
After
the editor accepted the invitation, a group of faculty members urged
Chancellor Nicholas Dirks to cancel the event. More than 100 Berkeley
faculty blamed the editor for provoking “incitement, harassment,
and defamation.”
“Although
we object strenuously to Yiannopoulos’s views — he advocates
white supremacy, transphobia, and misogyny — it is rather his
harmful conduct to which we call attention in asking for the
cancellation of this event,” read the first of two letters from
faculty members.
The
College Republicans issued a statement, saying, "The Free Speech
Movement is dead. Today, the Berkeley College Republicans'
constitutional right to free speech was silenced by criminals and
thugs seeking to cancel Milo Yiannopoulos' tour. Their success is a
defeat for civilized society and the free exchange of ideas on
college campuses across America. We would like to thank UCPD and the
university administration for doing all they could to ensure the
safety of everyone involved. It is tragic that the birthplace of the
Free Speech Movement is also its final resting place."
From CNN
From CNN
Milo Yannopoulis speaks for himself on MSM
