The Conservative Cave

Today’s left tosses words like “Nazi,” “Fascist,” and “White supremacist” around like rice at wedding these days. The problem is what they do with Nazis, fascists, and white supremacists. They kill them. Just ask Charlie Kirk. But his death changed nothing on American campuses.

I am a tenured full professor at a public university in Texas. I am also a vocal conservative, frequently writing for right-of-center websites and magazines. Given that some estimates suggest liberals outnumber conservatives in English departments by forty-to-one, it’s safe to say I am never the most popular person in the faculty lounge.
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In February, a former student informed me that my name had come up in class. The instructor asked students which professors they had the previous semester. When a student named me, the instructor apologized and expressed pity. Confused, students inquired further: Why did the instructor feel bad that someone had taken my course?

Then, the instructor launched into a slanderous tirade. She said that I “hate immigrants,” that I am “crazy in faculty meetings,” and that I’m a “hot mess.” But the main attack was the most damaging slur that exists on campus: she told students that I am a “Nazi white supremacist.”
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... But I was wrong. I learned that the department chair had approached her to confirm the details I had provided in an informal conversation. The instructor admitted my account was accurate.

When the chair recommended an apology, the instructor dismissively chuckled and refused. A line had to be drawn: I would submit a formal complaint.

As this was not the first unprovoked harassment inflicted upon me by this very instructor, I knew I could establish a pattern of hostility. There was a common theme to her attacks. They all centered on my political orientation, my racial background, and my appearance. A...

Wrong. During my interview with the investigative body at my university, the staff told me the incident probably didn’t qualify as a race-based remark. Anyone of any race or ethnicity, they explained, could internalize the principles of “white supremacy.” I asked them to consider a parallel example: if a professor had referred to a black colleague in class as a “crazy black nationalist,” would they really explain to the black victim that anyone can be a black nationalist, so there was no racial aspect to the comment? For obvious reasons, the staff had no answer.

How come I didn't see these types of posts during the Biden administration?? 🤔🙄

LuckyCharms (23,142) Posts

How is everyone out there making it financially?

I'm feeling like everyone has their hands in my pockets...because they do.

Gas and electric costs have reached a near unsustainable level.

Spectrum bill increases seemingly monthly.

Groceries? (that's a new word I just heard...groceries)...forget about it.

And...I think twice before driving anywhere because I cringe at the pump.

How are you doing? How bad is it getting for you? Or, is it not bad?

I know we are all in the same boat...but I'm interesting in seeing how others are holding up.

Thanks.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100221256614

It's been a rainy, crappy day in D.C., and some of the press had little shelters while others were out on the lawn under the trees, doing what they do with all the news about the Iran deal or no deal in the air.

And it suddenly got spicy.
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There were upwards of thirty shots ringing in the air as panicked reporters were hustled into the White House press room for their own safety.

Reports are coming in that three of the shots were from a man brandishing a pistol and firing towards the White House, and the rest of the fusillade was the Secret Service agents returning fire.
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There were no injuries to law enforcement, according to reports. Right now, the shooter is in critical condition, and unfortunately, a bystander was hit as well.
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The gunman never got inside the White House perimeter. Well done, Secret Service.
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Hmm. Fox's Chad Pergram is saying he was told the gunman came up 'near' the 17 gate and lit off some shots.
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UPDATE:   Okay, the White House is saying the shooter approached the SS checkpoint, removed the weapon, and began firing at police officers. Obviously, they returned fire and hit him, and no one is quite sure who hit the bystander.

The shooter was taken to a local hospital and died.
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...CNN’s John Miller: “This is a 21-year-old individual. He has been identified to law enforcement. He has not been identified by law enforcement.” 

“He was walking on 17th Street… We’re told he reached into a bag and we’ve seen a bag when we look at those crime scene photos.” 

“Pulled out the g*n and opened fire in the direction of this secret checkpoint staffed by Secret Service officers.”

MORE: Reuters fills in a few more blanks and, sad to say, I'm STARTING TO SENSE A THEME...

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...The suspect was identified as an emotionally disturbed person, the official said, adding that a "stay-away order" had been ⁠issued to the suspect previously.
Earlier, the U.S. Secret Service said it was investigating the incident and FBI ⁠Director Kash Patel said his agency was supporting the probe.

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GUNMAN IDENTIFIED: The NY Post has the gunman's reported ID.

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Nasire Best, 21, fired at a checkpoint at about 6:10 p.m. after being seen pacing in a strange manner up and down 17th St. Northwest, sources told The Post. He used a revolver and only got off a few shots before he was quickly shot and killed in a hail of bullets from federal officers.

A least one bystander was hit and seriously wounded in the fusillade, the sources said.

While a motive for the attack hasn’t been confirmed, sources said Best is a mentally troubled individual who believed he was Jesus Christ and is known to the Secret Service and has violated a pervious court order to stay away from the White House.

He'd been arrested for trying to get into the White House grounds previously.
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MORE: Oh, dear - this is not at all what I wanted to have to correct. CNN is reporting that the poor person caught in the crossfire has died, dang it.