Mike Adams
"Yesterday, a student contacted me with a concern that is common among those taking courses in the
social sciences and humanities. This particular student is enrolled in an online criminology class
taught by a leftist professor. During a discussion of the Black Lives Matter movement, one of the
more conservative students in her class used the phrase “all lives matter.” Predictably, the leftist
professor objected. But he went even further by repeatedly accusing the student of racism. To make
matters worse, the ad hominem attacks were made in front of all the students enrolled in the course.
It was part of an online class “discussion.”
"Although the student who contacted me was not the one attacked, she wanted to know how to
confront the professor who was so clearly out of line. She was understandably reticent to express her
own views after seeing a fellow student attacked in the middle of class discussion. Given the
importance of the issue, I am printing my response to the student to help other students who are
similarly attacked or intimidated in the classroom: " . . .
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