{"id":5966,"date":"2023-10-02T18:59:56","date_gmt":"2023-10-02T18:59:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=5966"},"modified":"2023-10-02T19:15:38","modified_gmt":"2023-10-02T19:15:38","slug":"protesters-at-madison-black-conservatives-event-expose-selves-and-progressive-desperation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=5966","title":{"rendered":"Protesters at Madison black conservatives event expose selves and progressive desperation"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Child and others in audience subjected to online masturbation<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n

A discussion on black conservativism<\/a> that took place on the UW-Madison campus and was broadcast live on Zoom Saturday was interrupted by what appeared to be a coordinated protest when someone hacked into the online portion, insulted speakers with vulgar language and was joined by a handful of others who exposed\u00a0 themselves onscreen nude or masturbating.<\/p>\n

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They did not show their faces.<\/p>\n

I was attending the on-campus discussion of \u201cBlack Conservatism: The Past, Present, and Future<\/a>\u201d when the incident occurred. Hosted by the Center for the Study of Liberal Democracy, both the live and online portions of the event were projected onto a large screen behind the panel in an auditorium in the Fluno Center. Attendees, including an eight-year-old girl, were subjected\u00a0 to the language and images.<\/p>\n

Some attendees responded in horror while others laughed derisively.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Five prominent black conservatives participated in the discussion: author and political scientist Dr. Carol Swain; Associate Professor of Political Science at Kentucky State University, Dr. Wilfred Reilly; Diante Johnson, founder and president of the Black Conservative Federation; and Kali Fontanilla, founder of Exodus Institute, were present while Robert Woodson, founder and CEO of the Washington, DC- based Woodson Center, participated by Zoom.<\/p>\n

The attacks began during the question-and-answer period that followed following the speakers\u2019 presentations. When someone online began to speak over one of the panelists, moderator Ryan Owens asked everyone participating on Zoom to mute their microphones. The interrupter responded by saying, \u201cShut the f*ck up, you fa**ot\u201d and repeating other vulgarities. \u00a0<\/p>\n

While students helping out with the program hurriedly worked to cut off the sound, close-up images of genitals and people masturbating appeared on the screen.<\/p>\n

Owens, professor of political science in the UW Law School and interim director of the Center, called the stunt \u201ccowardly, disrespectful and stupid.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe brought together some of the foremost black conservatives in the country to discuss the past, present, and future of black conservatism,\u201d said Owens. \u201cThe speakers were fantastic. And the event went well until people hacked into the Zoom feed.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey disagreed with our speakers, and they sought to shut them down,\u201d he added. \u201cOne person spoke reprehensible things over the audio feed before we shut it down; at the same time, others used the chat feature to write horrible things.\u201d<\/p>\n

Though the Zoom portion of the event was shut down, the in-person panel discussion continued.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the left is so well coordinated and so they decided they are not going to protest us here (on campus) or risk themselves,\u201d Swain told the audience as the protest was taking place. \u201cThey get online and hide and they do these things. That\u2019s where we are as a society.\u00a0 Whoever highjacked this program \u2026 they think they\u2019ve done something great. They\u2019re so ignorant.\u201d<\/p>\n

Woodson saw the interruption as a sign that conservative ideas are winning and that opponents are devoid of worthy ideas and compelling arguments.<\/p>\n

They used \u201cvile, pornographic images in order to sabotage the discussion,\u201d said the long-time civil rights activist. \u201cIt was almost childlike. But it shows you how desperate they are that they will not engage in thoughtful debate on the issues. So, they have to engage in disruption.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Woodson said that recent revelations<\/a> that the Center for Anti-Racist Research at Boston University is laying off employees and has produced minimal scholarship despite raising $55 million is emblematic of the emptiness of progressive ideas, particularly on race.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s a testament to white guilt. White, progressive elites are seeking absolution, and they\u2019ll do it at any cost,\u201d he told me. \u201cThey\u2019ll fund a grievance industry and also support people who sabotage those who challenge this racial narrative. That\u2019s what you saw on display at this conference.\u201d<\/p>\n

Owens suggested a better way to foster healthy dialogue and debate.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen some people disagree with other people\u2019s points of view, they seek to shut down their speech,\u201d he said. \u201cWe need to cultivate a culture of free speech and an ability to be civil to each other.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThis kind of intolerance \u2014 and that\u2019s exactly what it was \u2014 must stop. I hope all good people will join in condemning this kind of garbage.\u201d<\/p>\n

Michael Jahr is former vice president at the Badger Institute and current CEO of Jahr Productions.<\/em><\/p>\n

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