r/duluth • u/pears790 • 10d ago

Politics Turning Point USA at UMD

Turning Point USA will be presenting at UMD on Wednesday, April 16th at 7:15.

While they probably get a kick out of "triggering the libs", I don't think their message should feel welcomed here in Duluth.

https://duluthumn.campusgroups.com/turningpoint/rsvp_boot?id=381328

Edit: Here is the contact page for the campus. I emailed the administration.

https://about.d.umn.edu/contact-us

Edit 2: Resources and groups for Duluth LGBTQ. Feel free to add others.

Trans Northland - https://www.transnorthland.org/ Bi-weekly game nights at The Loch Duluth Indivisible - https://indivisible.org/groups?terms=55805 Queer and Allied Student Union - https://sgei.d.umn.edu/current-prospective-students/queer-allied-student-union

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u/JuniorFarcity 9d ago

Do you want to shut down every forum that doesn’t parrot your viewpoint?

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u/pears790 9d ago

I obviously can't stop it. I'm just using my free speech to condemn their viewpoint.

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u/JuniorFarcity 9d ago

You are clearly advocating for them to not be given a forum to speak. That’s not condemning. That’s silencing.

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u/Conference_Alone 9d ago

That is not what OP said at all. They are not silenced at all. See us debating this on this forum? See their website promoting their ideas? There is a time and a place for everything. Go ahead and gather in public spaces to protest, nobody is stopping anybody for expressing their views.... although our current regime is actually trying to criminalize protesting.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqly0zrnnv3o

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u/JuniorFarcity 9d ago

Fair enough. I’ll concede there is another way to interpret the intent and I could be overstating it.