{"id":2070393,"date":"2023-10-17T14:30:28","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T18:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/angry-leftist-students-attempt-to-shut-down-amy-coney-barrett-speech-fails-miserably\/"},"modified":"2023-10-17T14:34:34","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T18:34:34","slug":"angry-leftist-students-attempt-to-shut-down-amy-coney-barrett-speech-fails-miserably","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/angry-leftist-students-attempt-to-shut-down-amy-coney-barrett-speech-fails-miserably\/","title":{"rendered":"Leftist students&#8217; failed attempt to shut down Amy Coney Barrett speech."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fangry-leftist-students-attempt-to-shut-down-amy-coney-barrett-speech-fails-miserably%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2070393&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Colleges and\u200b Universities: The \u200bBattleground\u200b of the Culture\u200d Wars<\/h2>\n<p>Colleges \u200dand universities\u2062 have\u200b become the epicenter of \u200cthe ongoing culture wars. For decades, conservatives have been losing ground in this arena, with the majority of college professors and\u2063 administrators identifying as leftists. However, there\u2063 is still hope for \u200da conservative comeback.<\/p>\n<p>A recent report\u200d by the National Association of Scholars revealed that \u200bthe overwhelming majority of\u200b college professors lean left.\u200c In fact, \u2064only a\u2062 mere\u2064 6% \u200dof campus administrators identify as conservative, while a \u200bstaggering 71% classify themselves as liberal or very liberal.<\/p>\n<p>With \u200bstatistics like these, it\u2063 may seem like higher\u200b education has been completely\u200b surrendered \u2062to the radical \u2064left. But that&#8217;s not the case.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, a\u2062 group of radical leftists attempted to\u2063 disrupt a speech by \u2062conservative Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett at the University \u200cof Minnesota. However, their efforts were swiftly\u2063 shut\u2064 down by university officials and law enforcement.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>About 10 protesters were removed from the\u2062 event.<\/p>\n<p>-\u200b Alpha News (@AlphaNewsMN) October 16, 2023<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>While \u2064this \u200cmay not seem\u200b like\u2063 a significant victory in the face \u200bof college radicals who support Hamas and blame Israel for terrorist attacks, it is a telling moment. Not all\u2064 battles against \u200bevil receive\u2062 widespread attention.<\/p>\n<p>Prior\u2063 to Barrett&#8217;s visit, nearly \u200b700 students signed a petition demanding\u200b that the university rescind her invitation. \u200cDespite this pushback, Barrett&#8217;s speech\u2062 proceeded \u200das planned.<\/p>\n<p>So why\u200c all the resistance? Barrett was invited to\u2062 speak at \u2062the \u2062university&#8217;s law school as part \u200bof a lecture series.\u2064 Previous Supreme Court justices,\u200b including \u200cElena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor, John Roberts, and Antonin\u200d Scalia, had also \u200bspoken at \u2063the \u200ccampus\u200b without controversy.<\/p>\n<p>During \u2063her speech,\u2064 Barrett discussed her time on the \u2062Supreme Court and her\u2062 journey to becoming a justice. However, a group of about \u206410 protesters\u200c inside the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/angry-leftist-students-attempt-to-shut-down-amy-coney-barrett-speech-fails-miserably\/\" title=\"Leftist students' failed attempt to shut down Amy Coney Barrett speech.\">auditorium\u200d began chanting disruptive\u200d slogans<\/a>. They were promptly escorted out by police.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Protesters at the U of M\u2063 during Supreme Court\u200b Justice Amy Coney Barrett\u2019s lecture: \u201cWe\u2019re here to shut this s*** down.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Hayley Feland (@HayleyFeland) October\u200b 16, 2023<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The radicals failed to shut down the event, despite \u2062their\u2063 attempts to\u200d make a scene. While they may have garnered some media attention, their actions may\u200c be doing \u200bmore\u2063 harm than good.\u200b Their disruption only serves to \u2064make them look\u200b impotent\u2064 to their emotionally disturbed followers.<\/p>\n<p>The radical leftists\u200c who dominate\u2062 college campuses are a \u200cconfusing mix of anarchists, communists, fascists,\u200d and neo-Marxist totalitarians. Their ultimate goal is\u200d disruption, but they lack a clear ideology or purpose. This weakness is the \u200dchink \u2062in their \u200carmor.<\/p>\n<p>Even some\u200c Democrats\u200b are growing tired of the radicals&#8217; antics. There are more\u2064 pressing\u200d issues than appeasing \u2064left-wing extremists who have no \u200cclear direction or\u200b goals beyond disrupting Western \u2064norms.<\/p>\n<p>While the Barrett incident\u2064 may not be a pivotal moment in the culture wars, the \u200dfact that it occurred \u2064on \u200ca\u200c college campus is cause for celebration. The University of Minnesota, known as a leftist stronghold, may\u2063 be witnessing a weakening\u200c of the radicals&#8217; \u200bgrip.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>A Note \u200dfrom Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/h3>\n<p>What if you woke up one morning and half of the people you \u200ccount\u200d on had just vanished \u2063overnight?<\/p>\n<p>That happened\u2064 to \u2062me \u200brecently. \u200bI got up, came to\u200b work \u200chere at The\u200d Western Journal,\u200d and when I got to my office, literally half of our readers \u200bhad \u2062vanished. They were just gone. We had been nuked by Facebook, and \u2064it had \u200dhappened almost instantly.<\/p>\n<p>But\u2064 it was \u2064even worse. Facebook hit\u2063 us at the\u2064 same\u200d time 90 percent of\u200c advertisers had essentially \u200bboycotted\u200b us. &#8220;Brutal&#8221; is \u200da word\u200b I\u2019ve used a lot lately.<\/p>\n<p>The fight for the truth \u2064is brutal. The fight for America\u2019s \u200bsoul \u2063is brutal. What the government is doing to \u2063Jan. \u20636 detainees is brutal. What\u200c surgeons are doing to confused children is brutal.<\/p>\n<p><b>It\u2019s a fight we must win. But\u200c we can\u2019t win without you.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/join-monthly\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\">subscription to The Western \u2062Journal<\/a> will go\u200c much farther than you\u2064 think. It costs less than a cup of Starbucks coffee, and for that \u2064small price you get access to ALL of our content \u2014 news, commentary, and premium\u200c articles \u2014 \u200dyou\u2019ll experience a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/making-a-dent-liability-fears-are-driving-providers-to-drop-gender-affirming-care-for-kids-even-where-its-legal\/\" title=\"Liability fears force providers to abandon 'Gender-Affirming Care' for kids, despite legality.\">radically reduced number<\/a> \u2064of ads, and most importantly you will be vitally \u200bsupporting the fight against \u2063leftism.<\/p>\n<p><b>Can I count on you to\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/join-monthly\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\">subscribe today<\/a>?<\/b> We\u2062 need your\u200b help. Benjamin Franklin \u200csummed up the situation we&#8217;re all facing when he said,\u200c \u201cWe must all hang\u2064 together, or,\u2063 most assuredly, we \u200cshall \u200ball hang separately.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>We plan to hang in\u200d and \u200dfight. Please help us.\u200b Please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/join-monthly\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\">subscribe today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Sincerely,<\/p>\n<p>Josh Manning<\/p>\n<p>Deputy\u2063 Managing Editor<\/p>\n<p>The Western Journal<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What impact did university \u200bofficials and law enforcement shutting down the disruption of Justice Barrett&#8217;s speech have on the \u200dbattle against ideological extremism on campuses?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Editor:<\/h3>\n<p>The culture wars may\u2064 have found a \u200cnew battleground in colleges and universities, where\u2064 conservatives have long been outnumbered by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/western-nations-scramble-to-protect-universities-from-american-leftism\/\" title=\"Western Nations Scramble To Protect Universities From American Leftism\">left-leaning professors<\/a> and administrators. However, recent \u2064events indicate that the\u2062 tides may be turning. A report by \u2063the National Association of Scholars highlighted \u200dthe overwhelming left-leaning \u200dbias among college professors, with only 6% identifying as conservative compared to a staggering\u2062 71% classifying themselves\u200d as liberal or very liberal. \u200cWhile these statistics may paint a bleak picture \u2062for conservatives,\u200b recent incidents have \u200bshown that\u200d they are not\u2064 alone \u200bin their fight for intellectual diversity on campuses.<\/p>\n<p>One such incident took place at the University \u200dof Minnesota, where a group of radical leftists attempted to disrupt a speech by conservative Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett. Despite their efforts, university officials and law \u200benforcement promptly shut down \u200dtheir disruption, removing approximately 10 protesters from the event. While this may not seem like a significant \u2063victory, it serves\u200c as a telling moment that not\u2063 all battles against ideological \u200bextremism receive widespread attention.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to Barrett&#8217;s visit, \u200dnearly 700 students had signed a petition demanding that the\u200b university rescind her invitation. However, the university stood\u2062 firm, allowing the speech to proceed as planned. Barrett&#8217;s invitation was in line with previous visits\u2064 by Supreme Court justices, \u200cincluding Elena\u200b Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor, John Roberts, and the late Antonin Scalia, all of whom \u200bspoke \u200bon campus without\u200d controversy. This further underscores the importance of intellectual diversity and the need for open dialogue in academic institutions.<\/p>\n<p>The disruptive chanting by a small group of \u2063protesters during Barrett&#8217;s speech showcased the radical leftists&#8217; determination to create chaos and dissent. While \u2062their actions may have gained them\u2064 some \u200bmedia attention, it is important to recognize that their disruption only serves to make\u2064 them\u2062 seem impotent to their emotionally disturbed followers. Their lack\u2063 of a clear \u200bideology or purpose weakens their cause and\u2062 exposes the cracks in their\u200d armor.<\/p>\n<p>Even within the Democratic party,\u2064 there are growing concerns about the radical leftists&#8217; tactics. This\u2063 subset of extremists, which includes a mix \u2064of anarchists, communists, fascists, and neo-Marxist totalitarians, are starting\u2064 to face criticism \u2064and pushback from more moderate voices. Many Democrats recognize the\u200d need to address more pressing issues \u2064rather than appeasing the disruptive actions of those who have no clear direction \u200dor goals beyond undermining Western norms.<\/p>\n<p>While the incident involving Justice Barrett may\u200c not be a definitive turning point in the culture wars, its occurrence on a traditionally leftist stronghold like\u200c the University of \u200cMinnesota is worth acknowledging. It may be a sign\u2062 of a weakening grip \u2062by the radicals on college campuses, and a step towards fostering a more inclusive and intellectually diverse educational environment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Colleges and universities are battlegrounds in the culture wars, where conservatives have been steadily losing ground. Despite numerous defeats, the war is not yet decided. A 2020 report by the National Association of Scholars reveals that most college professors lean left. 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