Left wing student union bans 'anti-marxist' reading club.
If you like having the freedom to read books by philosophers who weren’t Marxists, you must be a fascist—at least according to University College London, which banned a student organization called the Nietzsche Club from holding meetings on campus after UCLU, its student union, were offended by a poster that read “Too much political correctness?”.
Liberal fascists really don't mind 'burning books', do they, Just as long as its the books they don't agree with. Oh, the irony.
http://theden.tv/2014/06/06/university-college-london-bans-student-club-for-being-anti-marxist/
http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/uclu-banning-fascists-to-make-itself-feel-important/15113#.U5WQhxaR9GJ
Liberal fascists really don't mind 'burning books', do they, Just as long as its the books they don't agree with. Oh, the irony.
http://theden.tv/2014/06/06/university-college-london-bans-student-club-for-being-anti-marxist/
http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/uclu-banning-fascists-to-make-itself-feel-important/15113#.U5WQhxaR9GJ
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Even as a socialist i have the attitudes expressed by student unions. This is just another example of utter ridiculousness, and a tendency to label everything as fascist and racist, so much so that they have just become generic political insults.
Heard about this. Think what sparked the reaction was the poster: the 'too much political correctness' has long been espoused by the BNP and NF before it.
That and the mention of Heidegger, the study of whom is often equated to the study of Hitler as a person.
Ridiculous decision indeed though. Nietzsche wasn't even particularly right-wing. He certainly wasn't an anti-Semite.
That and the mention of Heidegger, the study of whom is often equated to the study of Hitler as a person.
Ridiculous decision indeed though. Nietzsche wasn't even particularly right-wing. He certainly wasn't an anti-Semite.
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Really? A student union that actively suppresses groups with different political beliefs has the nerve to accuse them of fascism?
Are these nitwits even aware of the concept of political freedom and open democracy? I may not necessarily agree with the group's political philosophy either, but that doesn't mean they should be banned from convening on campus.
Are these nitwits even aware of the concept of political freedom and open democracy? I may not necessarily agree with the group's political philosophy either, but that doesn't mean they should be banned from convening on campus.
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Original post by rockrunride
Heard about this. Think what sparked the reaction was the poster: the 'too much political correctness' has long been espoused by the BNP and NF before it.
That and the mention of Heidegger, the study of whom is often equated to the study of Hitler as a person.
Ridiculous decision indeed though. Nietzsche wasn't even particularly right-wing. He certainly wasn't an anti-Semite.
That and the mention of Heidegger, the study of whom is often equated to the study of Hitler as a person.
Ridiculous decision indeed though. Nietzsche wasn't even particularly right-wing. He certainly wasn't an anti-Semite.
i would say say quite comfortably that the vast vast majority of people would say there is too much political correctness
"anti-authoritarian socialism = fascism"
wow.
wow.
Someone please explain to me how a reading group is banned. Isn't a " reading group " just a group that gets together and reads? Who would enforce the ban? Would a pro marxist reading group be banned? I truly, truly cannot wrap my yankee head around this.
Ah, student politics. My embarrassing, naive, idealistic, clueless little chum.
There isn't even much people with sense can do about it, because they'll never get anywhere in a union filled with swivel-eyed imbeciles hurling '-isms' at anyone who can't fart the Red Flag.
I'm sure the Nietzsche folks will be welcome at the local pub/library. Or they could re-name themselves the Tony Benn Memorial Stamp-on-right-wingers-faces Politburo and the union might organise the rooms for them.
There isn't even much people with sense can do about it, because they'll never get anywhere in a union filled with swivel-eyed imbeciles hurling '-isms' at anyone who can't fart the Red Flag.
I'm sure the Nietzsche folks will be welcome at the local pub/library. Or they could re-name themselves the Tony Benn Memorial Stamp-on-right-wingers-faces Politburo and the union might organise the rooms for them.
Karl Marx was a capitalist, he sold Marxism. He was a Zionist, a racial Jewish supremacist. Marxism was created for the gentile, it's part of subversion. The Nazi's and fascists saw right through it and they were right.
Original post by TheMuslimProblem
Karl Marx was a capitalist, he sold Marxism. He was a Zionist, a racial Jewish supremacist. Marxism was created for the gentile, it's part of subversion. The Nazi's and fascists saw right through it and they were right.
Actually he despised judaism and jews and was a Catholic.
Hilarious. This proves that many students don't have a clue are far too easily led by books to believe something than taking the mature approach and being open minded.
I'm a socialist but anyone on the entire spectrum is entitled to their views. Just because I disagree with them it does not give me a right to silence them or oppress their freedom of speech.
Some students really don't have a clue.
I'm a socialist but anyone on the entire spectrum is entitled to their views. Just because I disagree with them it does not give me a right to silence them or oppress their freedom of speech.
Some students really don't have a clue.
Original post by TheMuslimProblem
Karl Marx was a capitalist, he sold Marxism. He was a Zionist, a racial Jewish supremacist.
What?!
Although Jewish himself (by birth), if any, he was slightly antisemitic. There is a letter between him and Friedrich Engels where he labels Ferdinand Lassalle, another prominent German socialist and political ally, a 'Jewish ******', and he wrote pretty bad stuff about Jews in general (for him they were the incarnation of capitalism).
Its way past the time when student unions were moderated and had their wings clipped.
Original post by Oldcon1953
Someone please explain to me how a reading group is banned. Isn't a " reading group " just a group that gets together and reads? Who would enforce the ban?
They're denied access to facilities owned by the student union, which they are nominally paying for. They could read at someone's house but not in a room at the university.
Would a pro marxist reading group be banned? I truly, truly cannot wrap my yankee head around this.
Obviously not. And this sort of thing happens in the US too.
This is par for the course for the martinets who run student unions.
Earlier this year the London South Bank University SU tore down Atheist Soc posters and removed their stand at freshers week (before u-turning in a publicly humiliating backdown). Whether the target of this behaviour is left-wing or right-wing depends on who is running the SU
Earlier this year the London South Bank University SU tore down Atheist Soc posters and removed their stand at freshers week (before u-turning in a publicly humiliating backdown). Whether the target of this behaviour is left-wing or right-wing depends on who is running the SU
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