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    anonymousJan 2, 2019 at 8:01 pm

    Your column here was very interesting. I am, however, confused why you find it necessary to defend your “existence.” I would highly recommend the book The Coddling of the American Mind (which has been esteemed by rational liberals and conservatives alike) for you, as you seem to be embodying some of the concerns the book highlights.

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    big fanDec 1, 2018 at 12:11 am

    you’re awesome!

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    trinity student who actually cares about thingsNov 20, 2018 at 11:47 pm

    Hey, I think that your column was awesome and your words and ideas are valid, even if these haters don’t <3

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    AnonymousNov 18, 2018 at 5:01 am

    I love your opinion. “I can be loud and obnoxious but no one else can”

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    Angelique LopezNov 9, 2018 at 11:14 am

    I don’t see how accepting as our own someone’s truth is obligatory. What we call “our truths” that are different from others’ are actually opinions. It may be helpful to explain what accepting your truth means, and why specifically white people. And maybe further explain “voicing out anger without repercussions”, and defining what those repercussions are, since no matter what people say, people will always be offended, and to offend people isn’t against the law unless people explicitly say death threats or things of the like. Freedom of speech allows us to express these things and respond to what people say, negative or not. To put yourself out there and have your words be open to the public also invites people to respond, negatively or not, and so you shouldn’t blame others for doing so unless they are saying violent threats. And even then, you can block people if they’re harrassing you.
    You can also be angry and civil at the same time.
    And I don’t think anyone would want people to advocate for “yelling and screaming.”
    Also, what human rights of yours are being threatened? And how are they being threatened?
    Your existence isn’t causing controversy, but your words and sctions might. Everyone has different opinions, and it should be okay to disagree with people and have a civilized discussion about these things without yelling or screaming.
    Also, everyone suffers, but that doesn’t mean all of us have “the right to misbehave.”
    Conservatives also speak with such “boldness” because they’re unafraid of their opinions offending people and of people disagreeing with them (at least from my experience). If only everyone can do the same.

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    hmNov 9, 2018 at 6:57 am

    This article would have been more powerful if it were less generalized. Instead of arguing against a straw man who wants to “threaten” your “human rights” and your “right to live,” why not specifically dive into one or more of the individuals or policies with which you disagree? For example, are you against certain immigration policies? Certain rhetoric? Then dissect it. Lay out the other side’s arguments then destroy them with logic, instead of vaguely jabbing at some faceless, nameless enemy.

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    Threatens your right to live?Nov 8, 2018 at 11:12 pm

    How? Point to one American that policy is, in any way, threatening your right to live.

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    Threatens your right to live?Nov 8, 2018 at 11:09 pm

    How? What American policy is, in any way, threatening your right to live?

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    Threatens your right to live?Nov 8, 2018 at 11:08 pm

    How? What American policy is, in any way, threatening your life?

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    Not sure that this attitude of is gonna work outside of this small college campus.Nov 8, 2018 at 11:01 pm

    “I do, however, believe in kindness towards ourselves and towards our friends.” …. hmmm. Good thing you can be decent to yourself & people you like. That’s not close-minded or problematic at all…

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