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A White Nationalist Wrote a Law School Paper Promoting Racist Views. It Won Him an Award.

Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by G8tas, Jun 21, 2025 at 3:45 PM.

  1. slocala

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    ok. I don’t have the facts on this. I don’t intend to read his b.s. A threat on campus safety is probably a slippery slope and has layers of interpretation.
     
  2. WarDamnGator

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    Uhh…. This guy does both, Wrote a paper promoting white nationalism and posted antisemitic garbage on social media. Says a lot that are doing your best to defend him and the people who give him awards…. I’m sure mien kampf was “widely acclaimed” by some, too.
     
  3. OklahomaGator

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    You don't think it crossed the line? I am all for free speech, but this might have went to far.
     
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  4. slayerxing

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    sooooo… not a good explanation probably lol
     
  5. 92gator

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    Lol! How have i "defended" this guy???

    Says a lot more about your desperate attempt to slay a strawman, than to actually read and respond to what I actually wrote.
     
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  6. gator_lawyer

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    Crossed a line socially? Sure. Ostracize him for being a Nazi. Crossed a line legally? I'd say no. But that's assuming he didn't directly threaten anybody. The tweet doesn't suffice imo.
     
  7. WarDamnGator

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    oh, look, here it is, I found it….

     
  8. 92gator

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    Stating facts, for perspective.

    Not defending whatever antisemitic crap he posted that got him flippn trespassed.

    IOW: you found squat.
     
  9. BLING

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    If this guy was a 3rd grader writing a “why the holocaust was actually a good thing” essay it would set off alarm bells and his parents would be called in - the school would probably demand mental health checks. Why would we coddle this type of nonsense from a 30 year old “adult”?

    I get that the idea of govt punishing speech is a slippery slope esp with any cutoff being inherently arbitrary, but similar to those neo-Nazi’s from a few years back I don’t think we need to coddle trolls on college campuses especially when it comes to things like Nazi’sm or Slavery. The govt can’t criminalize it, but a University can certainly make it part of their code of conduct. A private university could no doubt give this guy the boot if not disavow their degree, UF being a public/state entity is the only thing making it even slightly dicey as a restriction on speech.
     
  10. WarDamnGator

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    Actually, You are stating your opinion when you say the paper is "prolly not all that offensive"... Not surprising given your past that you would defend the guy like that. I mean, the paper was about how non white Americans should not be viewed as equals under the law, so that fits right in with typical MAGA views. Take your L, and keep backpedaling...
     
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