link to full letter


Absolutely amazing. Incredible read.

And you'll never see it anywhere else

(06-12-2020 02:27 PM)Jugnaut Wrote:  link to full letter


Absolutely amazing. Incredible read.

A BERKELEY Professor? I call shenanigans! We all know that anyone against BLM couldn't possibly last long enough at that "school" to be a professor.

(06-12-2020 02:34 PM)49RFootballNow Wrote:  

(06-12-2020 02:27 PM)Jugnaut Wrote:  link to full letter


Absolutely amazing. Incredible read.

A BERKELEY Professor? I call shenanigans! We all know that anyone against BLM couldn't possibly last long enough at that "school" to be a professor.

IMO, that's precisely the reason for the anonymity. Professor would be tarred alive if the libs knew who he/she is.

(06-12-2020 02:43 PM)VA49er Wrote:  

(06-12-2020 02:34 PM)49RFootballNow Wrote:  

(06-12-2020 02:27 PM)Jugnaut Wrote:  link to full letter


Absolutely amazing. Incredible read.

A BERKELEY Professor? I call shenanigans! We all know that anyone against BLM couldn't possibly last long enough at that "school" to be a professor.

IMO, that's precisely the reason for the anonymity. Professor would be tarred alive if the libs knew who he/she is.

EagleX pegged me by how I write....we both attended USM in the mid '80s...we talk to each other ~2 wks. to this day...

if = 1, he/she will lose tenure in quick fashion....

I call shenanigans. If this was real, it would be impossible for the writer to remain anonymous.

Looking at Berkeley's history department website, there's only 3 black professors in the department. One is in African American history & wrote a biography of Frederick Douglas and a book on the Black Panthers. One writes about African history & colonialism. The third writes about gender in the slave trade. All are tenured. Two are full professors and would be secure enough to have spoken out against Cal's relationship with the Democrat party long ago if they really felt this way.

If this was real, everyone in the department would know exactly who wrote this. Even if they don't know the person well, they'd probably know the other two and be able to narrow it down by process of elimination.

(06-12-2020 03:20 PM)Captain Bearcat Wrote:  I call shenanigans. If this was real, it would be impossible for the writer to remain anonymous.

Looking at Berkeley's history department website, there's only 3 black professors in the department. One is in African American history & wrote a biography of Frederick Douglas and a book on the Black Panthers. One writes about African history & colonialism. The third writes about gender in the slave trade. All are tenured. Two are full professors and would be secure enough to have spoken out against Cal's relationship with the Democrat party long ago if they really felt this way.

If this was real, everyone in the department would know exactly who wrote this. Even if they don't know the person well, they'd probably know the other two and be able to narrow it down by process of elimination.

The writer is not important, just like Whoopie's opinion is as important as mine. The thing is was the writer accurate? That's what's important.

(06-12-2020 03:20 PM)Captain Bearcat Wrote:  I call shenanigans. If this was real, it would be impossible for the writer to remain anonymous.

Looking at Berkeley's history department website, there's only 3 black professors in the department. One is in African American history & wrote a biography of Frederick Douglas and a book on the Black Panthers. One writes about African history & colonialism. The third writes about gender in the slave trade. All are tenured. Two are full professors and would be secure enough to have spoken out against Cal's relationship with the Democrat party long ago if they really felt this way.

If this was real, everyone in the department would know exactly who wrote this. Even if they don't know the person well, they'd probably know the other two and be able to narrow it down by process of elimination.

POC doesn't mean black. Could be any race except white. From the discussions of Asians, I assumed the writer was Asian.

(06-12-2020 03:42 PM)olliebaba Wrote:  

(06-12-2020 03:20 PM)Captain Bearcat Wrote:  If this was real, everyone in the department would know exactly who wrote this. Even if they don't know the person well, they'd probably know the other two and be able to narrow it down by process of elimination.

The writer is not important, just like Whoopie's opinion is as important as mine. The thing is was the writer accurate? That's what's important.

I agree that the content is what matters, much more than the identity of the author. Nonetheless, the author has — for whatever reason — chosen to put their identity at issue by the way the document is written.

While I fully agree with *What* the letter says, I have a strong hunch that the author is not *Who* they claim/suggest to be. But if they really do work in the field of American academia, then the author is wise to conceal their identity. And if they really do work in a humanities department of the University of California, then exposure would represent the end of any career advancement from that point on. Whether they actually faced termination of employment would depend on some other factors, but it can’t be ruled out.

Too long. Someone give me the gist of the letter.

(06-12-2020 03:55 PM)olliebaba Wrote:  Too long. Someone give me the gist of the letter.

"...And yet, I see my department uncritically reproducing a narrative that diminishes black agency in favor of a white-centric explanation that appeals to the department's apparent desire to shoulder the 'white man's burden' and to promote a narrative of white guilt.

If we claim that the criminal justice system is white-supremacist, why is it that Asian Americans, Indian Americans, and Nigerian Americans are incarcerated at vastly lower rates than white Americans? This is a funny sort of white supremacy. Even Jewish Americans are incarcerated less than gentile whites. I think it's fair to say that your average white supremacist disapproves of Jews. And yet, these alleged white supremacists incarcerate gentiles at vastly higher rates than Jews. None of this is addressed in your literature. None of this is explained, beyond hand-waving and ad hominems. "Those are racist dogwhistles". "The model minority myth is white supremacist". "Only fascists talk about black-on-black crime", ad nauseam.

These types of statements do not amount to counterarguments: they are simply arbitrary offensive classifications, intended to silence and oppress discourse. Any serious historian will recognize these for the silencing orthodoxy tactics they are, common to suppressive regimes, doctrines, and religions throughout time and space. They are intended to crush real diversity and permanently exile the culture of robust criticism from our department...."

https://legalinsurrection.com/2020/06/th...-movement/
Named Cornell professor has and they are trying to get him fired.

(06-12-2020 02:43 PM)VA49er Wrote:  

(06-12-2020 02:34 PM)49RFootballNow Wrote:  

(06-12-2020 02:27 PM)Jugnaut Wrote:  link to full letter


Absolutely amazing. Incredible read.

A BERKELEY Professor? I call shenanigans! We all know that anyone against BLM couldn't possibly last long enough at that "school" to be a professor.

IMO, that's precisely the reason for the anonymity. Professor would be tarred alive if the libs knew who he/she is.

No need for opinion, he says it right off the bat:

Quote:I am worried that writing this email publicly might lead to me losing my job, and likely all future jobs in my field.

Great piece, highly recommended!

(06-12-2020 03:53 PM)Native Georgian Wrote:  

(06-12-2020 03:42 PM)olliebaba Wrote:  

(06-12-2020 03:20 PM)Captain Bearcat Wrote:  If this was real, everyone in the department would know exactly who wrote this. Even if they don't know the person well, they'd probably know the other two and be able to narrow it down by process of elimination.

The writer is not important, just like Whoopie's opinion is as important as mine. The thing is was the writer accurate? That's what's important.

I agree that the content is what matters, much more than the identity of the author. Nonetheless, the author has — for whatever reason — chosen to put their identity at issue by the way the document is written.

While I fully agree with *What* the letter says, I have a strong hunch that the author is not *Who* they claim/suggest to be. But if they really do work in the field of American academia, then the author is wise to conceal their identity. And if they really do work in a humanities department of the University of California, then exposure would represent the end of any career advancement from that point on. Whether they actually faced termination of employment would depend on some other factors, but it can’t be ruled out.

again, if = 1, that person is toast...if = 0, it's nothing more than cow udder internutz hockey puckin' bs...

the content is still the same....Berkeley is a meaningless....