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2017-02-14 Home Front: Culture Wars

‘Dilbert’ creator Scott Adams shouldn’t fear speaking at UC Berkeley

[MERCURYNEWS] Scott Adams, the politically controversial creator of the syndicated comic strip "Dilbert," shouldn’t turn his back on his alma mater UC Berkeley following a violent protest that prevented right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos from speaking there nearly two weeks ago.
"No, no! You and your checkbook are both welcome!"
That’s the message of John Morgan, a professor at Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, who has issued a personal invitation to the East Bay-based Adams to come to campus and speak freely on any political topic.
Once.
Morgan also addressed Adams’ publicly stated concerns that the Yiannopoulos protests suggests he would be unsafe visiting Berkeley because of his political views. Morgan said he would personally escort the comic strip artist and author around campus. "I will welcome you warmly and personally escort you around to ensure your safety," Morgan said in an open letter he published on his LinkedIn. "If my personal protection should prove insufficient for your needs, I will engage the resources of the Haas School to provide additional security."
I don't suppose either was made available to Milo? Why not?
In an interview, Morgan said he issued the invitation because he was disheartened to see Adams declare he was withdrawing "all support" from his alma mater in the wake of the protests.
"The money hath flown!"
Two days after Yiannapoulos’ scheduled appearance, Adams took to his blog to announce that he, too, doesn’t feel "safe or welcome on campus" because of his political views. For that reason, he said, he would no longer support the public institution where he earned his MBA.

Posted by Fred 2017-02-14 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11126 views ] Top

#1 I went back to Berkeley once after I graduated. That was enough.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2017-02-14 00:10|| 2017-02-14 00:10|| Front Page Top

#2 Adams would be a fool to change his position.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2017-02-14 01:53|| 2017-02-14 01:53|| Front Page Top

#3 I can just imagine the rigorous acedemic studies a lot of these Berkeley students and their professors are involved in. Stuff like "Trans-Gender Non-Agressive Basket Weaving", "History for Losers101", Snmowflake Orentation in Non-Resentative Government", "History, a Creative Writing Prosess of Opression by Non-Indigenous Cultures", "Shakespeare and the Supression of Druidic-Celtic-Pagan-Shamanistic Oral Traditions", "Elegantarianism Amognst the Noble Savage Female Hunterless-Gatherers Societies". All course title requiring at least one or two hypenated subjects and gender neutral or "woman" biased titles.

Posted by Cheaderhead 2017-02-14 06:07|| 2017-02-14 06:07|| Front Page Top

#4 Of course spelling is not practiced 'cause that's Racist, Mysogonistic, Homo-Phobic, Islamaphobic and Anti Trans-Gender I Just Want to Pee in the Little Girls Room

Posted by Cheaderhead 2017-02-14 06:10|| 2017-02-14 06:10|| Front Page Top

#5 Tough shit.

You went down the fascist path, you reap the rewards of people choosing not to fund it.

Withdraw all federal funding and let them sink or swim on their own.

Posted by DarthVader 2017-02-14 08:27|| 2017-02-14 08:27|| Front Page Top

#6 Scott Adams should say, sorry the activist/fascist Brown Shirt thugs have closed down Berkeley.

Posted by JohnQC 2017-02-14 08:47|| 2017-02-14 08:47|| Front Page Top

#7 "I will welcome you warmly and personally escort you around to ensure your safety,"

If I need an escort to feel safe, I think I'll pass.

Posted by Bobby 2017-02-14 12:44|| 2017-02-14 12:44|| Front Page Top

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