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Newsletter Distributed on College Campus Calls for Banning Veterans

BY TOM KNIGHTON AUGUST 28, 2017 CHAT 211 COMMENTS

A newsletter distributed at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs says
veterans shouldn't be in college:

The newsletter reads as follows:


"A four-year, traditional university is supposed to be a place of learning,
of understanding, of safety and security. However, there is an element among
us who may be frustrating those goals: Veterans.

"UCCS is known for its number of veterans who are full and part-time
students. But these veterans of much of the school prides themselves on may
be hurting the university.

"First off, many veterans openly mock the ideas of diversity and safe spaces
for vulnerable members of society. This is directly in contradiction to the
mission of UCCS. Many veterans utter the mantra that they, "do not see
color". But the problem lies in their socialization into the military
culture that is that of a white supremacist organization. They have been
permanently tainted, and are no long fit for a four-year university.

"Second, many students are frightened by the presence of veterans in their
classrooms. Veterans usually have an overwhelming presence in the classroom,
which can distract other students. This is usually true for vulnerable
individual such as LGBTQQI2SAA, who have been known to be the butt of
insensitive jokes made by veterans.

"Finally, veterans usually are associated with extremists right-wing groups
such as the tea party and the NRA. In order to provide a safe place for all
students, extremist right-wing groups must be suppressed on campus. This
would include their followers: veterans.

"That is not to say that veterans should not be allowed an education.
Veterans should be allowed to attend trade schools, or maybe even community
college. But, in order to protect our academic institutions we must ban
veterans from four-year universities."


Oh, there is so much awful here.

Yes, veterans mock safe spaces. Especially the current batch of veterans who
spent time being shot at in Iraq and Afghanistan. They're not sympathetic to
the idea that people might need a place to hide for fear of being looked at
wrong.

Veterans aren't mocking diversity in and of itself: after all, the military
integrated prior to the rest of the nation, and it's one of the most diverse
bodies in the country. What veterans mock is the idea that diversity matters
more than anything else. Something we all learn in the military is that
competence matters more than skin color. Everything does. Just treat people
as individuals.

I can't help but laugh at the idea that the military is a white supremacist
organization. The entity that named Gen. Colin Powell as the chairman of the
Joint Chiefs.

This newsletter was apparently written in defense of people who are afraid
of veterans on campus. I hate to break it to them, but there are veterans
everywhere. They're in almost every business, often succeeding in key roles
because of their leadership and selflessness. If you feel unsafe, that's on
you. Because you're safer with veterans than anyone else.

Further, veterans like myself served to protect these snowflakes' right to
free speech, and this is protected as that. However, make no mistake, none
of us care that you're bothered.

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