No Free Speech at College

Are conservative ideas allowed at American colleges?
Protestors routinely try to shut down speeches by conservatives, like Heather Mac Donald, a Contributing Editor of the Manhattan Institute’s City Journal. She also wrote the book “The War on Cops,” which argues that Americans are less safe because police, for fear of being called racist, back off.
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When she arrived at Claremont McKenna College for a speech, she was greeted by posters saying “shut down Anti-Black Fascist Heather Mac Donald.”
Mac Donald tells John Stossel that to call her anti-black “is ridiculous. I have spent enormous amount of time in high crime, minority neighborhoods talking to the good people there who are desperate for more police, who have a right to expect the same freedom from fear as people in safer neighborhoods take for granted. My agenda is to try to give voice to these people.”
Yet activists on campus didn’t want to let her speak. They formed a blockade in front of the lecture hall and prevented people from getting in.
Mac Donald eventually spoke to an empty room. The college broadcast it on the internet, but no students could ask questions.
Why has free speech come under attack at so many campuses?
Because, Mac Donald tells Stossel, “College once promoted an understanding of Western culture. Today, there is an enormous bureaucratic infrastructure dedicated to teaching students that they're victims.”
She calls that the “diversity bureaucracy.” The Berkeley Division of Equity and Diversity Inclusion has a $20 million dollar budget. UCLA has a Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, who makes $445,000 a year.
Mac Donald’s response to the protesters: “develop some sense of perspective. You have, at your fingertips every book that has ever been written. You're surrounded by a beautiful campus. These students who are among the most privileged human beings in human, actually think of themselves as victims. And that, to me, is a very sad state of delusion.”

[@heidimarchant5438]

If they are so underprivileged and so victimized then how can they afford to attend these costly establishments?

[@igorbukhantsov]

Heidi Marchant - #Loans

[@mrow7598]

They don't, they get massive loans for degrees they can't get a job with, unless they want to teach it themselves.

[@scottysols]

Heather Mac Donald is BASED. Fantastic, really well-researched writer, too. Not a pundit trying to create shock value. Her prose is rigorous, meticulously sourced, scholarly and perspicacious. When the most measured, most reasonable voices on the right are protested and called fascists, then the protestors have jeopardized any remaining credibility. You're not going to find anyone on the right that will be more credible or decorous than Heather. If you can't treat her with respect, then you have intention to engage in good faith.

[@wclifton968gameplaystutorials]

according to the website of Harvard university that if you or your family has an income below a certain level they will either pay for parts or all of your tuition there

[@chl6760]

they have to work twice as hard as white people to get to the same place because of systematic racism. the whole system is geared towards the success of straight rich white men

[@raydow3439]

They don't even know what they are protesting.

[@kh8655]

They often don't ._. It's a cult mentality with sjw's

[@rockyfire4115]

God I hate my generation, if you can't listen to someone else's opinion, nothing will ever change for the best

[@johnny4aces410]

Lee Fire: Not everyone of your generation is an idiot. You are a case in point.

[@deetrain8867]

John Stossel is a national treasure

[@givemeabreak7060]

He's my inspiration for my show give me a Break

[@kylebrogmus8847]

This is not just a failure of teachers, but parents. This is disturbing.

[@Heidelberger1970]

It seems like the majority of young adults are mommy and grandma's prince and princess.

[@constantinshim4271]

The fact that they are in America and are alive in this day and age qualifies them as privileged.

[@nickschmitz7044]

This country is beyond hope. Every great nation will fall. The USA is no different. I'm a military veteran and current volunteer firefighter and it saddens me to see what this country has become!!!

[@theresekirkpatrick3337]

I’m a veteran too and embarrassed to be American. Brainwashed by teachers and the media/ move industry. 😳🤔🤬🤬🤬🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@doodguytheblank2403]

The suicide of a superpower Pat Buchanan was right on the mark

[@michaelcarr7170]

Heather doesn't have to defend herself against anything these children accuse her of because they are just immature kids.

[@MrManfly]

sadly, young people are always easily manipulated !!

[@kkbaby30]

The fascist calling others fascist. That's how deeply disturbed these people have become.

[@farrdawgjoker7087]

You will never see this crap at a trade school!

[@iamalive.1255]

Farrdawg Joker That’s what needs to happen boycott universities and go to trade schools put them people out of business.

[@sebastiankaczmarek635]

@L So you want even worse conditions for workers then now? I came from poland we were communist once and believe me workers in poland are now the strongest opposition to communist in the country when you must work 14 hours just to feed your family and by feeding I mean bread and once a month meat and some candy for the childeren. If You want to be in better situation, you need to save money and go study things that people are willing to pay for. Btw when you receive your check please check how much money you pay in taxes before you get him

[@sumhavefun]

Eliminate the government funding and you will see all this dry up.

[@letters_from_paradise]

As Churchill said, the true fascists will be the ones fighting "fascism".

[@mark33328]

Why are the police allowing the students to block an entrance????

[@EDHBlvd]

mark burch liberalism.

[@tiamoore2861]

Because cops belong to the left.

[@sk8punk318]

It’s always weird to me that a majority of people that chant “black lives matter” aren’t black at all

[@rolandwoltman7835]

"Blacks" in the US, on average have 24% European DNA... so lots chanting have 24% the same DNA as them... ;-)

[@yapandasoftware]

Kids graduate with honors from colleges... and can't read. They sound out their words.. They're lacking in math and engineering skills.. few have the ability to think for themselves.. I'm worried about our children's futures. Our Country's future.

[@tiamoore2861]

Anthony thanks affirmative action!

[@vazjc]

I sure as hell don't want my money going to pay for these entitled brats loans.

[@Bastogne1944]

“Nothing is good or bad, thinking makes it so”. - Shakespeare “Your right to swing your fist ends where my nose begins” - John B. Finch. The second you limits others right to free speech is the second you limit your own.

[@kfrey1]

I notice the Police were there just standing around. Why they didn't haul some of those protesters away and clear the path so people could get in is beyond me. The Government should take away all college funding!! AND who is teaching these kids this crap! We need to get rid of these teachers!!!

[@tiamoore2861]

kfrey1 because cops are controlled by the left

[@aquariumaddict]

This should be mandatory viewing for any parent who is getting ready to send their kid to college! It's not the kids fault, it's the parents.

[@tiamoore2861]

Johnny P no spanking=millennials

[@mws3779]

Victimhood is a new industry. The people who are telling you that you are a victim are looking to make money from you.

[@tiamoore2861]

M W S yes, this is why identity politics must be avoided. Women should avoid feminists and men should avoid mgtow.

[@dalemarshall625]

Cut off ALL government money from colleges

[@ernestbywater411]

You have to wonder why the college police present at that protest didn't keep an open lane for people to enter.

[@johnny4aces410]

The idiot police are just stupid pawns for the powers that control them.

[@ernestbywater411]

I've no doubt the campus police were doing as instructed by the campus management, but you have to wonder why the campus management didn't tell them to keep a lane clear .

[@tiamoore2861]

Ernest Bywater because even the cops are controlled by the left

[@johnny4aces410]

The police just do what they are told. Not much brains in use here. As I said the police are just stupid pawns.

[@ernestbywater411]

They do as their boss tells them, their boss is the campus management - that says it all.

[@decimated550]

Federal student aid for liberal arts majors must be eliminated

[@hshs5756]

These kids are unteachable and unemployable. Any employer would take one look at their attitude toward life and put their resume' in the round file.

[@droptozro]

Shouting people down/chanting doesn't make you right, it makes you unable to have a reasonable conversation.

[@DrCruel]

Do you really expect Left fascists to care?

[@homefront3162]

If I was a parent, I would stop my kids funding if he was part of this crap

[@tiamoore2861]

Homefront no spanking=millennials

[@Thumpr110]

I still can’t wrap my mind around this level of entitlement. Have they no knowledge of history?

[@joetiger2979]

This generation is doomed.

[@thekingshussar1808]

I fear on how this generation would parent.

[@allenatkins2263]

This is how babies that never grew up act, kick, scream until you get your way.

[@over00lordunknown12]

When cops don't patrol in hoods: People say the cops don't care about their lives because no one is stopping crime... When cops do patrol in hoods: People say the cops are racist because they are focusing attention on their crime... Either way, it is a loose-loose situation...

[@GamerRizzler4000]

W Hoggdoc natural selection will solve all fortunately

[@alexlun4464]

aren't they the fascists for silencing her?

[@rickgamez4463]

Once these students graduate, it should be of no surprise if they cannot find work. The philosophy that colleges like this promote is not what employers look for. - except Silicon Valley.

[@djolley61]

If the Progressives have such great ideas why not allow an open forum where all ideas can be heard? If their ideas are so great why is there a need to shut down others that believe differently?

[@inputcontrolled490]

Because their ideas are great, until you put a little thought into it.

[@bignut02]

Just because some liberals are assholes doesn’t mean we all are. If you stay away from twitter, you can get a very good discussion.

[@timmitchell3870]

When I was in college I wrote at least a dozen papers in which I took a liberal viewpoint just because I knew I would get a better grade. Without exception the professors I submitted those papers to considered themselves to be extremely tolerant, open-minded people.

[@redroofretriever]

These are priveleged students, none have ever mowed the lawn, picked up trash, pulled weeds in moms flowers. They only expect to be given the things they want, and mostly have been given everything. They think they know more than the lawn guy, more than the trash truck guy, and expect to be recognized for it. When the day comes they get shut down, they throw a fit like a child. Can't expect much from them at this age because they still want to be a child. They know no discipline yet. Proverbs 13:24. I blame their parents. Their parents should be held responsible for their childrens antics.

[@chetp8423]

See the student blockade put me in mind of Ben Franklin's quote: "The mob is a monster, many heads but no brains."

[@homewall744]

Franklin quote, methinks not....

[@chetp8423]

www.goodreads.com/quotes/663969-a-mob-s-a-monster-heads-enough-but-no-brains

[@markwest8960]

Heather is absolutely legit, fair, reasonable, decent, intelligent and downright adorable! If anyone sees her as "hateful" or "anti-black".....they're ignorant beyond recognition.

[@chl6760]

educate urself

[@markwest8960]

@@chl6760 , that's all you have? 200 to 1 odds I am WAY more educated than you. Want to go?

[@Warlanda]

these kids need to travel here to the Appalachian mountains and see how much 'white privilege' there is!

[@megaleadjp]

She basically said all these kids are spoiled brats.......

[@peter130476]

Yes, but they are spoiled on their own money. Or the parents' money. Not on state money. Not on taxes, like in Europe. Maybe they look at Europe, see free college there, many with more "beautiful campuses" than in US and they get angry. I think college should be free in the US. US is a great country but lacks free high education and good healthcare, which in Europe are available by taxing the VERY rich.

[@window4799]

Peter13 Sorry, but I'd rather trust the private civilians with my life than the government... Government ruins all it touches here.

[@pureumkim5154]

Freedom of speech is very important. Students can protest but they should respect the freedom of speech. You cannot just shut down people because you disagree.

[@aeronomer8389]

When you think of the potential these kids could be developing during their college years, the things they could be setting themselves up to accomplish. Instead they're throwing temper tantrums. What a waste.

[@tiamoore2861]

The poor communities don't need more cops. It needs less government welfare and it would literally fix itself. Don't fall into the fallacy that more government would solve it, stossel

[@JackKlompus13]

You can thank, in part, Bernie Sanders for unleashing his whiny thug fans on our country!

[@exanimisrex3808]

,,,and it's only going to go downhill from here.

[@flyboy4911]

She’s right. Some how we allowed the spoiled second grader who didn’t get the birthday gift they wanted to carry that crybaby attitude to adult life.

[@jimmorrison306]

Dangerous trend. We need to quit coddling the spoiled brats. Enforce the rules. Punish them. Hold them accountable. Have consequences. We also need to quit pushing anti-American and SJW agendas at our colleges. We have failed our kids.

[@jhagestad]

Totally agree. This generation never had to deal with losing because everyone was deemed a winner (participation trophies, etc.). They were never told no. Bad grade? The teacher just doesn’t understand how to teach you. Discipline problem? The school failed to teach you right from wrong. They were raised under the premise that mommy and daddy are their friends - not parents. These whiny privileged brats wouldn’t know adversity if it came and committed a micro-aggression against them. People need to wake up and stand up for free speech.

[@user-yr3uj6go8i]

Meanwhile, we have the audacity to call this "education." What an enormous joke.

[@lawnpro979]

it always amazed me at the Children who have never worked, Never supported themselves who have these political views....

[@jamrockingston]

Colleges are a waste of money unless you’re in STEM.

[@killian2971]

Expensive yes, but a waste of money? You dont need a degree to make money but it damn well helps.

[@LukeZuniga]

I love how John plays the Devil's advocate in all of his interviews, it's great!

[@homewall744]

Oppressed? They are in college to learn. How unlucky of them....

[@david.ricardo]

Her words at the end of the video were eye opening

[@rook1294]

Honestly, I would have tried to force my way through. The moment you let these kinds of people dictate your movement is the moment they are sure they have won.

[@KJcesarK]

And that is how you lose freespeech

[@darylgonzalez646]

That last statement where she says that the Renaissance Humanist would have killed for the access to resources these students have made it for me.

[@thisguywatchedthis]

I hate my generation

[@robnelson9517]

Same, i thing being in a ww1 trench life is better than this.

[@jaysaini955]

Lol same, I'm 20 and this is sad :(

[@jaysaini955]

Like man, the 80's-90's were good shit. 70's was goin up, 2000's is where shit went down hill :/

[@Pierre7800]

More discussion of this is so badly needed. John - Nice work. This gives me hope.

[@captainchaos5705]

One of the things I like most about Stossel is that he does try and ask questions from the perspective of others. He doesn't just congratulate this woman or talk about how she's right and others are wrong. He says things like "they do feel oppressed" and tries to use their talking points so someone can explain the flaws in them

[@sportsmediaamerica]

Stossel is good. Alas, he's an island of sanity in a sea of morons.

[@FaceTubeU]

It's called, "Playing Devil's Advocate."

[@MrWolynski]

The children have no perspective. They think they are adults because they are in college. I think they are children.

[@MMMM-sm2rm]

Stossel is looking rough from constantly fighting the good fight. Keep it up, lad!!

[@nickx15x]

Look at all these future baristas and fast food workers

[@johnwilburn]

They'll be okay once they get the $15/hour minimum wage rammed down the taxpayers' throat.

[@gretashapiro4118]

No, future Democrat politicians, teachers, journalists and Lawyers ..remember many will graduate with commie agendas

[@nickx15x]

Jerry Metz That's because most of the professors that are teaching them have no applicable knowledge outside of what they learned in college. These people went out into the workforce, did a terrible job, and instead blame themselves and think "what could i do to improve myself." They instead blame it on society and capitalism, get a job as a professor because no one else will hire them, teach their students the book (which they could read themselves), and make a test out of questions from Quizlet. Students all across the country are falling for these loser's scam to pay them 100s of thousands of dollars in tuition when they themselves are not teaching the student how to think, read, and write. Those 3 is what the professor should offer, if the professor can not provide those 3 essential items, fire their asses. I'll never forget this one class I took in college. It was a community college and I walked into a guy's class that was teaching quality management (or team concepts). He looked at me and said "What are you doing?" "Oh am I in the wrong class?" "You're in (class name) correct?" "Yes" "Did you read the email I sent out?" "No, I didn't get to." "You should read your email. You don't need that book." He walked back to his desk and got a book from his desk and placed it on the table in front of me. It was a book he made himself, that compiled more information into 100 pages than what the other book did in 500 pages. This guy had experience working for fortune 500 companies, had 4 degrees, owned and ran 2 fabrication shops at one time, and was the VP of a large university at one point in time. He had experience in what he was teaching, not just knowledge. The class only costed $500 and that has got to be the best $500 I've ever spent. He provided the 3 essential items that every professor should provide, and he did a damn good job.

[@57ashdot]

I'm so glad I went to private school and graduated before campuses went full retard around 2010. Got out just in time.

[@kh8655]

I don't think people know how bad it actually is. I had to memorize sexist, profanity, and insensitive language for a fucking nursing school entrance exam.. here's a direct quote from the study guide "The nursery rhyme we learned in our youth, 'Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me,' is simply not true." Fuck my life..

[@kh8655]

@@Mr_Makina Did you even read my comment? You replied to me with what I was already implying.

[@domenicomorbidini4708]

Any college that allows suppression of speech should lose government funding or shut down. Protesting is one thing, but creating a physical barrier to stop others goes beyond what is appropriate. Truth is, these mindless idiots have nothing of substance to debate so they stop others, use buzz words, and threaten others. I wish I was there, I'd like to see them try and stop me from entering.

[@sean_patriotamerica6611]

Oh what a sad state of ideology and manipulative warfare!

[@b.5191]

My MAN Stossel upping his posting game, 7 am!! GREAT start to the day and you have a nice day as well, sir. #weWantMoreStossel

[@delmusingle2338]

'Fine' each activist $50 bucks for 'disturbing the peace' of those who want to listen to freedom of speech.

[@ruah5617]

Their minds and ability to critically think have been gutted, in its place all that's left is a couple social media logos

[@calvincoolidge1207]

These students behave worse than normal primary school students. Ridiculous.

[@jacobmccandles1767]

Where are the police when mobs disturb the peace?

[@MrJasonworkman]

Wow, So nice to hear a woman with objective reasoning skills

[@tonymontana3742]

The victim mentality allows for victim entitlement which means you can lash out in any way and feel justified.

[@tiamoore2861]

Tony Montana which is why people should avoid identity politics. women should avoid feminists and men should avoid mgtow.

[@kermitdagangster1012]

....this is America Today.....our Flag is racist...☠☠☠

[@ilyaelric9539]

Last statement of that women tho. So brilliant

[@halvars90]

Aren't intelligent people supposed to go to college? Screaming over people and not letting other people speak their mind is a sign of low intelligence.

[@andreasfinn1476]

Point of college is not knowledge but money. People don't go to college to get wiser but to get jobs with higher pay. College is just trying to make money out of that and since leftist ideology is more popular within the youth that attend the college therefore college is more leftist.

[@KRAKEN91O]

If you cannot even let your opponent talk that is because you know they are right.

[@bunnyhutch3012]

"My opinion is more Important than yours, sincerely the tolerant left"

[@macesteffy2066]

These cupcakes are spoiled.

[@jackrabbit5047]

All government subsidies and grants to these universities should be immediately revoked. In Ontario the new Premier, Doug Ford, has mandated that universities obstructing free speech will be defunded.

[@Kunta1926]

I have an idea lets go around and call people racist if they disagree with our ideas. Then they will have to spend most of their time defending their accusations rather then getting their point across.

[@johnnygalt5867]

praying for online Engineering degrees by the time my boys are old enough so they can avoid all of this

[@jvhoef5372]

UDel

[@biddydibdab9180]

Parents of these rotten kids failed them.

[@anthonylarocco573]

If you don’t agree, just don’t attend the lecture. No need to protest.

[@samuelt3236]

Woah, really? That’s illegal!

[@larrynguyen3012]

I always want to live in the US. Watching this make me sad and angry. Why are these ignorent students US citizens while I’m not. If only I could choose where to be born.

[@nipplejerk]

Where do you currently live, out of curiosity

[@larrynguyen3012]

PVPBlob viet nam

[@jordancardenas7564]

@@larrynguyen3012 apply for student Visa visit a U.S consultant/embassy in Vietnam and you can study in America for a period of time

[@larrynguyen3012]

Virtual Hidden Bot I will study to take an IElTS test, if the score is great then I will seek opportunity Western countries.

[@DarkAuraDeathAngel]

It's ashamed how these young people being so ignorant for no reason. I find that very infuriating

[@AlexAlex-bz6cp]

War is peace Freedom is slavery Ignorance is strength

[@elkhunter8664]

Claremont Mckenna college tuition starts at more than $52,000. Add room and board and it's north of $71,000 per year. Yeah, these are some oppressed trust fund babies throwing a fit. Parent's money well spent.LOL.

[@iscribeonline]

It's incredibly difficult to help ignorant people. Ignorant people seem to trust people who take advantage of them more than those who try to help them.

[@FoxxPix]

This is the result of social media.

[@marcparella]

100% Dead On. We are the luckiest generation in all of human history... and we are ruining it.

[@richardlangin9826]

I think they believe they are victims because that's what they are being taught in schools and colleges .

[@freeirishmexicanamericangi9199]

Where is Security on these campuses. Who are running these campus is allowing this type of behavior! That's the real question. Our youth is in big trouble?

[@simone8172]

I like that he while John seemed to have a message and an intention that closely aligned with Heather Mac Donald's but still pressed her from the other perspective. It's something I wish we could still take for granted in journalism.

[@synthwavesmatter8466]

You know white Americans were the first group in 5000 years of world history to end slavery. Why does nobody ever mention this? The caste system is still in place in India.

[@orppranator5230]

Freeality Jones exactly why whites are the least racist race in the world.

[@IMPRESSIONSLASVEGAS]

I think that the protesters should be arrested and a class-action lawsuit filed against each one of them for stealing peoples chance have a good education.

[@competetodefeat4610]

They need to get control over the students. They're there to learn not to act like spoiled 3 year old children that didn't get the candy they wanted at the grocery store. It's like letting the inmates run the prison.

[@rosestewart1606]

Vicious Circle exactly. If they already know everything what's the point of going to school at all? But they don't so they need to shut up and study.

[@staseghrrhgesats1946]

Send those kids back home to mommy and daddy, NO REFUNDS!! Give the overpriced tuition they paid up on to somebody that wants to go there and actually learn something!!

[@Bnic5]

Hitlers youth had a bunch of chants and well so does the "tolerant left".

[@bobdan9856]

This is why we should stop subsidizing college educations.

[@matthewjorgenson7732]

Not only that but stop raising tuition prices to fund the pro marxism.

[@robcasaccia4723]

Shameful behaviour from the most privileged people on the planet.

[@vtr37]

Lol "Psycho drama of oppression" that's a good one!

[@actioneverett9553]

Kids these days are unbelievable, with thier priviledged university educations.