Williams College Pres. Screems and Pulls his Skirt Over His Face at "Uncomfortable Learning" talk about Real Facts of Life

College has "crossed the line" into an expensive waste of time in an Orwellian State. Free thought, useful ideas and skills may now be found on-line. Colleges have digressed into mere shadows from their former status, as they shriek hollow PC invectives, as they pass out of the sunlight.  m/r

Williams College cancels "Uncomfortable Learning" talk by controversial author John Derbyshire - Berkshire Eagle Online

by Scott Stafford   2-18-16

WILLIAMSTOWN — The president of Williams College has ordered the cancellation of a student-organized speaking engagement by an author characterized by many as a white supremacist.

In a letter to the college community on Thursday, Adam Falk said the views espoused in the writings of John Derbyshire have no place in the school's discourse.

"We have said we wouldn't cancel speakers or prevent the expression of views except in the most extreme circumstances," Falk wrote. "In other words: There's a line somewhere, but in our history of hosting events and speeches of all kinds, we hadn't yet found it. We've found the line.

"Derbyshire, in my opinion, is on the other side of it," he wrote. "Many of his expressions clearly constitute hate speech, and we will not promote such speech on this campus or in our community."...
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In an interview with The Eagle, Derbyshire said he reacted to the cancellation with "a shrug."

"The colleges today are dreadful," he said. "Nothing surprises me anymore. Hence the shrug."

He characterized Falk's statement as full of "empty phrases."

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