Unlike Sandmann, who comports himself publicly with quiet reserve, Hogg became the Left’s foul-mouthed poster child for gun control immediately following his ordeal. ‘That’s how we all learn. ‘He exists only to troll, intimidate and play victim. And if advancing their narrative ruined the reputation and future of a teenager from Covington, Kentucky…so be it. Being from Kentucky, the birth place of Abraham Lincoln, my classmates and I visited the Lincoln Memorial. 'Canceled is what's happening to people around this country who refuse to be silenced by the far left. Earlier this year, Sandmann appeared to hint that Twitter would also be sued, tweeting: ‘Don’t hold your breath @jack.’. It was called being cancelled. ‘Does anyone else think it’s a bit of a stain on Transylvania University for accepting Nick Sandman?’ Crankshaw wrote. Bob Barr is a former Congressman who represented the citizens of Georgia’s 7th Congressional District in the US House of Representatives from 1995 to 2003. Sandmann explained in August that the 'awkward smile' was an attempt to hide his thoughts and avoid embarrassing himself or further instigating Phillips. © Copyright 2015-2020 - The Liberty Dispatch. Compare the manner by which the media and academia are treating Sandmann with the fawning praise they lavished on another high school student who found himself in the media spotlight — David Hogg, one of the students who survived the 2018 mass shooting at his high school in Parkland, Florida. Crankshaw added: ‘But this kid clearly is a provocateur in training with no intention of learning. When founding the University of Virginia, Thomas Jefferson highlighted the institution’s purpose as one “based on the illimitable freedom of the human mind” because its students would be “not afraid to follow truth wherever it may lead.” Jefferson’s vision reflects the fundamental purpose of classical, higher education as a free and unfettered exploration of knowledge, ideas, and human interaction.
The tweet was directed at Jack Dorsey, Twitter’s CEO. Bob heads Liberty Guard, a non-profit and non-partisan organization dedicated to protecting individual liberty. The staffer called the move a “stain” on the university. These so-called “educators” genuinely fear incoming students like Sandmann, because such “provocateurs” might actually challenge their leftist philosophy and force them to articulate a meaningful defense. The full war machine of the mainstream media revved up into attack mode,' Sandmann claimed during his nationally televised speech on August 25. The teenager was excoriated in the media for a smirk he had during the confrontation. The amount was nearly disclosed due to a quirk in court rules, but will now remain confidential after the pandemic delayed scheduled hearings until after his 18th birthday. Before I knew what was happening, it was over.
', Sandmann insisted: 'But I wouldn't be cancelled. This is worth fighting for. Many are being fired, humiliated or even threatened. Comment your thoughts below!
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I have a First Amendment right to express them just as Nick Sandmann has a First Amendment right to express his. 'The views in this post do not necessarily reflect the views of the ACLU of Kentucky. September 9, 2020 latestnews. An ACLU official in Kentucky criticized Transylvania University in Kentucky and they made the decision to accept Nicholas Sandmann as a student. “Does anyone else think it’s a bit of a stain on Transylvania University for accepting Nick Sandman?” said ACLU staffer Samuel Crankshaw in a facebook post. ', Sandmann, 17, put on his 'Make America Great Again' hat while speaking during the second night of the Republican Convention on August 25, Sandmann went viral after a video showed him in a confrontation with Native American activist Nathan Phillips on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in January 2019, Both Sandmann, who was wearing a red 'Make America Great Again' cap, and Phillips (seen above in 2017) later said they were trying to defuse tensions among three separate groups participating in various demonstrations, including Black Hebrew Israelites who had arrived apparently to counter-protest the Native Americans, He said media attempted to 'cancel' him because he was wearing a 'MAGA' hat. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. The media misconstrued the event to show Sandmann antagonizing the protesters Nathan Phillips although Phillips was verbally attacking the … Write CSS OR LESS and hit save. It was called being canceled,' he continued. The views in this post do not necessarily reflect the views of the ACLU of Kentucky. 'While much more must be done, I look forward to the day that the media returns to providing balanced, responsible and accountable news coverage. In 1978, the ACLU famously defended the rights of neo-Nazis seeking to march through the Chicago suburb of Skokie, Illinois, a town with a large population of Holocaust survivors. I fought back hard to expose the media for what they did to me and won a personal victory. As in revoked. 'That fact that figures in the ACLU and academia would publicly espouse such views of intolerance is a chilling example of how our faith in free speech has eroded in the recent years.'. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline.
I fought back hard to expose the media for what they did to me and won a personal victory.'. I’m the teenager who was defamed by the media after an encounter with a group of protestors on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial last year. As in annulled. Stay up to date with the latest political news and non-partisan opinion on issues that impact our liberty and receive the latest news and offers from our sponsors.