A Statement on the Milo Riots

Milo Yiannopoulos

Last night there were riots at UC Berkeley over a popular public speaker. Milo Yiannopoulos, is a gay, controversial, provocateur who supports the Trump administration, and is a speaker for the political right. He is also an editor for Breitbart News. The fact that his and many other republican's right to free speech was silenced by the violent actions of those leftist who preach one thing, yet act in the complete opposite manner is appalling to say the least. No person's right to communicate their thought, opinion, or belief should ever be repressed. Arguments should be scrutinized and if they hold merit they will only become stronger; if they fail to hold up their integrity, they should be discarded or refined. Free speech is the tool which underpins all of western civilization, and should be treated as such. Universities who have for years become more and more radicalized should be ashamed of what they have created. As a student I am very careful about what classes I take and who they are taught by. Also, by staying off of the main campuses, there is much less radicalization. My time spent on Ohio State's main campus showed me exactly what these places have become. A breeding ground for socialistic, leftist, political ideology, and with the backing of unjustifiable departments, who use spotty if any statistics, transform young malleable students into full fledged "revolutionaries". The majority of these students do not truly understand what they are doing, but rather have been manipulated into actions which will do two things simultaneously. One, their actions are being used to forward the political agenda of the left, and secondly, they are destroying any idea of a successful future for themselves. In my opinion the educational system, and colleges have let down America's youth; in addition to providing them the false idea that they have some superior intelligence. Parents share in this responsibility for their lack of intervention when these problems first began years ago. I support Milo' s freedom to speak freely, just as I would any other speaker. The video below was created by Stefan Molyneux and represents just some of what occurred last night...