Tenae The Blogger

Sometimes I look around and realize the lack of depth that some people hold is truly beyond my belief. I don't fully understand how people can believe that life and society is just black and white. People, life, society are complex, they're intricate. we can’t simply run one analyzation on the world around us because its forever changing and altering. I came to this thought in a Campaigning and Elections class that I share with a young Colombian, homosexual republican is who more outspoken than I. In this particular class the discussion was based around the electoral college. I voiced my opinion on how I saw it to be a bit sketchy, how it could lack representation, and how could turn into an elitist decision. He then goes on a short rant about how anyone could be an electorate and all you had to do was apply... as if things were just that simple. As if one could gain a position of such importance and influence while disregarding the elites, if there any. One couldn't poss

During this time two years ago, I was faced with the aftermath of an encounter that would leave an everlasting impact on me. The College Republicans at WCU brought Milo Yiannopoulos to campus. This event was limited to a few and the College Republicans made sure to keep it a secret. Milo Yiannopoulos is also known as the Dangerous Faggot. He's a British, gay, conservative "public speaker" who gets brought to college campuses to spark tensions. I heard about the event and was the last to gain entry. His talking points for this session consisted of saying wealth gaps were a myth, offensive remarks towards Feminism, Islam, and the Black Lives Matter movement. He showed why the integrity of America is poor and gave poor solutions to problems he's never been faced with. I sat around this room watching this man spew information filled with biased opinions. I see "my peers" engulfed in his words. For them, this man, the Dangerous Faggot, was someone they looked up