An anonymous posting on a college campus bulletin board calls for the banning of all students connected to the military. Wait until you hear why.
A bulletin comparing military veterans with white supremacists made its rounds around the University of Colorado campus in Colorado Springs, a university situated in a town that is home to the US Air Force Academy, the US Army’s Fort Carson and the Ft Petersen Air Force Base.
The newsletter, titled “Should Veterans Be Banned From UCCS and Other Universities,” was written, delivered and posted to the bulletin under the presumed pseudonym of Terry Steinawitz (no student or local resident appears to go by that name).
The letter read in part:
“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 individuals such as LGBTQQ12SAA, 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.”
The newsletter fell under its parent title of the Social Justice Collective Weekly and the UCCS administration has quickly noted that the written work has nothing to do with the school and does not represent their views as an institution.