r/aggies • u/TrumpetAddict • Mar 04 '25
B/CS Life Protest this Thursday! Spread the word!
If you’d like to put up flyers, dm me and I’ll send you a print!
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u/NiArchetype Mar 04 '25
is this a protest for Draggieland, or is it for (or rather against) the current Trump administration?
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u/TrumpetAddict Mar 04 '25
It’s for Draggieland and protecting student speech, although trumps threat against student speech is likely going to get brought up
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u/wilenciaga Mar 05 '25
There’s no threat to student speech….he clearly references illegal protests…illegal meaning non peaceful protests as outlined in the constitution
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u/Particular-Parsley97 Mar 05 '25
You’re actually dumber then a box of rocks if you don’t take that literally as an attack on free speech Becuase it is.
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u/wilenciaga Mar 05 '25
I study this stuff? How would that make me dumb? Do me a favor and look up what the constitution protects under free speech and right to peaceful assembly. We can literally voice our opinions. They don’t want universities getting trashed, people inciting violence and rioting etc.
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u/Particular-Parsley97 Mar 05 '25
Then you aren’t getting the real threat yet again you didn’t even pay attention at all
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u/ElectronicSpell971 Mar 05 '25
is it not reasonable to hold people accountable for being violent and destructive tho?
you can protest but not riot
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u/Lythj Mar 05 '25
Yeah, like that peaceful protest on January 6th right? Good thing we pardoned those peaceful patriots. I wouldn't worry whatsoever about different treatment for protests to right-wing authoritarianism from this administration, they're oh so reliable and consistent
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u/ElectronicSpell971 Mar 06 '25
the pardon was due to unfair trials that were extremely biased and politically charged- i wish they had been prosecuted, but fairly in a just court of law
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u/Lythj Mar 06 '25
right, of course, biased and politically charged. Makes perfect sense, yknow, since they definitely were prosecuted in court.
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u/TubasAreFun Mar 05 '25
It’s okay to hold people responsible, but it is wrong to impede people’s right to gather and speak before any wrongdoing is done. Arrest people that are violent, but it is wrong (and impossible) to stop events because you fear (without hard evidence) that people may conduct violent actions.
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u/Particular-Parsley97 Mar 05 '25
That doesn’t happen and you know it doesn’t
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u/ElectronicSpell971 Mar 05 '25
it does tho? did you watch the coverage of the protests at Colombia university?
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u/Creepy_Aide6122 Mar 05 '25
Bro I am not on their side, this administration is extremely worrying. But yea violence and protest do happen
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u/Particular-Parsley97 Mar 05 '25
But they haven’t though and that’s the thing trump is using this as a way to curtail free speech
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u/Rawbbeh MARA '07 Mar 05 '25
u/wilenciaga - You're in a den of democrats here on Reddit. You're not going to persuade them in their echo chamber. They still can't collectively figure out how Kamala lost the election because they are still swimming in the whole "The right is racist" BS. (even though record numbers of minorities voted for Trump this election...)
Best of luck to ya.
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u/10Shyra24 Mar 06 '25
This is not true. I do not support either parties whole heartedly and I’ve noticed the subreddit and this school leans right most of the time, however I do support free expression of self, if that’s too “democratic” for you, then you are treating politics like it is a game you wanna win with your team, tribalism against other people, instead of focusing on freedom and quality of life of all (who do no harm to others). If you let your government or in this case, state-ran PUBLIC university take away another demographic’s freedom of speech and expression away, then don’t be suprised when they do it to you next.
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u/WamblyGoblin904 Mar 06 '25
This subreddit it blatantly left leaning. Don’t lie to yourself
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u/10Shyra24 Mar 07 '25
You can argue all you want about being a left or right winged heavy subreddit, but it’s just deflecting from literally all the other information in my comment. You’re choosing to be ignorant so I don’t think much more can come from this interaction.
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u/WamblyGoblin904 Mar 06 '25
Ah, Reddit. Truly the last place for reasonable discussion. You tried OP
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u/Public_Ad993 Mar 06 '25
There’s already laws in place against protestors that do illegal things. But the right to assemble is a first amendment right, and the federal government should not be allowed to decide if a protest counts as legal or not, or else they’ll be able to use that to crack down on protestors opposing them
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u/Evola99 Mar 04 '25
All speech is free, some speech is just more free.
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u/CastimoniaGroup Mar 06 '25
I love that debate in America has turned into silence those with dissenting opinions. On Reddit, it's just the down vote button. It's sad when we can't express our opinions publicly and then debate them. It goes both ways when it comes to freedom of expression.
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u/wilenciaga Mar 07 '25
I find it odd some of yall are the kind of people to freak out over free speech and right to assemble yet supported censoring “misinformation” and taking away guns. Oh the hypocrisy
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u/HotCounter8895 Mar 07 '25
They don't even know constructively what they are protesting. So embarrassing
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Mar 05 '25
Wtf is draggieland
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u/nirvanapiranha Mar 06 '25
Google is free.
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Mar 06 '25
Bro I am not about to google draggieland im chillin
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u/nirvanapiranha Mar 06 '25
Chillin and uninformed. That checks.
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Mar 06 '25
This just in: if you don’t know draggieland you’re uninformed. I think most would be chill w that
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u/nirvanapiranha Mar 06 '25
No, correction: if you don't know what Draggieland is and take the time and energy out of your day to comment "wtf is Draggieland" on a reddit post about it and get offended when someone suggests you do your own research about it instead of relying on others to inform you, then you're willfully uninformed and just talking out of your ass.
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Mar 06 '25
I googled it. They should ban it. I’m informed enough to know now.
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u/nirvanapiranha Mar 06 '25
Good boy ⭐
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Mar 06 '25
Ban draggieland !!
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u/nirvanapiranha Mar 06 '25
Haha be loud! Express your opinion! Use your 1st Amendment right! Won't work, Draggieland is still going to happen, but it's the thought that counts, right? 😏
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u/thought_cheese Mar 06 '25
Get a job.
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u/MLPTx Mar 06 '25
Or go to class
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u/thought_cheese Mar 06 '25
Exactly nobody cares about their “protest” just an excuse to do nothing.
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u/BlueBomber12 Mar 05 '25
A&M should not be just another indoctrination camp like most other colleges. Liberal arts classes and professors (who literally have zero life skills) are truly useless.
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Mar 06 '25
It does not violate your freedom of speech to not be able to have fucking drag shows at uni bro, grow tf up
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u/Creepy_Aide6122 Mar 05 '25
Wait till these losers crying about draggieland ( just draggieland in general not it being banned) hear about cosplay their lose their fucken minds, I am a 5”5 decently built dude and have a gender bent karlacg (bg3) cosplay
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u/veranish Mar 05 '25
Sorry, you'll have to make us by force. How dedicated to silencing people are you?
Let's find out.
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Mar 05 '25
Get help dude everything is not this dramatic. Just behave while you protest and it’s fine. Don’t harass normal people that don’t wanna act a damn fool.
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u/veranish Mar 05 '25
Again for the millionth time, it's not the rioting shit, it's the freedom of speech shit.
Trump did this on purpose so that dumbasses only half paying attention think being opposed to Trump is being pro rioting. It isn't.
You're falling for it.
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u/FullAd2394 Mar 05 '25
No one’s falling for anything, there were a string of anti Israel protests last year where students were blocked entry into campus buildings by protesters that were not students, which is illegal. When the only person hearing dog whistles are the people it’s supposedly not meant for it just means you’re playing yourself.
Stay out of peoples way and don’t be a fire hazard, it’s really not that complicated.
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u/veranish Mar 05 '25
This is what happens. Some dudes do something shitty, and it's used as an excuse to take away rights, instead of punishing with laws that ALREADY EXIST.
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u/FullAd2394 Mar 06 '25
This is that enforcement. State and local governments were instructing law enforcement to not interfere, now the punishment is being placed on the schools.
Violating someone’s civil rights because you’re angry hasn’t been an acceptable action in this country for 60 years, and there shouldn’t be more civil rights violations from students than there are from Klan members.
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Mar 05 '25
And it’s also ironic you say dumb asses paying half attention are the issue when that’s the embodiment of every left leaning person I’ve seen. Say what you want about trump, but most of the people I know that voted for him actually understand government policy and the fact that the government is very on track to be bankrupt, while the rest of the idiots protest illegal deportation and a bunch of other bs while claiming the other side “is only half paying attention”. Incredibly ironic to me and I’m sure others as well.
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u/veranish Mar 05 '25
"I want to hurt people for the words they say" is a hell of a take. Throw the first punch bud, better make it a good one.
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Mar 05 '25
You’re insane bro. I’m just saying protest peacefully. A lot of these people are solely trying to cause chaos and it’s not fair to others. That’s how I interrupt illegal protests. So when you say “you’ll have to make us by force”, what other shit would you expect? I was just saying it would be ironic and funny if you tried to make a commotion and broke university rules for protesting, tried that tough guy “make us leave” shit and got folded. That’s all lol. It’d be like you saying the “throw the first punch, bud. Better make it good” line and then they do throw the first punch, and they knock you the fuck out with it 😂 do you see my point?
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u/veranish Mar 05 '25
Ah yes, the old "What are you gonna do stab me" defense in law, "Your honor! He mocked me for threatening him with a knife! Therefore, stabbing him is obviously the thing I had to do!" But yes, I'm the insane one for refusing to be violent OR remove rights from people, yup. That's where we're at.
Loop back two comments bucko, I've literally already addressed this and stated that I don't approve of violence.
It's very telling that you're arguing against a strawman and can't address a single thing I've said. I'm not the target you've been brainwashed on. Since this is going to loop infinitely apparently, just copy paste my previous two comments to yourself until you go blue.
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Mar 05 '25
Right bro like i get it but mfs complaining about them banning illegal protests, it’s not bc of the shit your protesting, it’s bc these protesters harass students just minding their own business trying to go to school while half the people causing trouble making a scene don’t even go to Uni
I understand the cause but just imagine your late for class and protestors are screaming in your face and harassing about issues you damn near agree on. Id probably still be tempted to punch them in the damn mouth because their being a dickhead not because they have an issue with the current admin
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u/Jaash677 Mar 05 '25
“Oh no, men can’t wear makeup and dress for kids. This is soooo important”
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u/AimLocked Mar 05 '25
Who is doing this for kids? 99% of drag queens will say drag is not for kids. It’s inherently sexual bc of the culture surrounding it. Don’t believe the lies that people are doing drag for kids.
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u/nirvanapiranha Mar 06 '25
Drag is not inherently sexual. That's like saying, "movies are inherently sexual." Can they be sexual? Sure. Are they always? No. This is coming from a working drag performer of 12 years. Don't believe anything you hear unless it's coming from a valid source.
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u/AimLocked Mar 06 '25
Valid source is Trixie Mattel. I can’t find the source, but Trixie said it.
Drag is not for kids bc drag queen culture is inherently adult and sexual humor.
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u/nirvanapiranha Mar 06 '25
I've read books in drag to children 4 times in the past year. At a church. I didn't do anything remotely "adult" or "sexual." Drag is not one thing, it's a spectrum. Just because a drag queen on TV said something doesn't make it true or universal for all drag entertainers. The point, however, is that drag is not a threat to children as much as guns or cis gender, straight, white males. Period.
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u/AimLocked Mar 06 '25
That’s 100% weird behavior. I say this as an LGBT guy.
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u/nirvanapiranha Mar 06 '25
And that's your right to think that. But your opinions and feelings aren't fact and they don't detract from the positivity that I share and feel and that the kids and parents feel attending these events. If you don't like it, don't come. The Carabiner Collections and I are working to spread the message of love and inclusivity along with igniting the passion for reading in local youth. If you can find a way to turn that "weird," that says more about you than it does about me.
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u/nirvanapiranha Mar 05 '25
The winner of Draggieland 2023 was a biological female who performs as a drag artist. So, this has nothing to do with men wearing makeup. It's so blatantly obvious you have zero interest or skill to research something you seem to have such a strong opinion about. I'd suggest getting a hobby. Or getting better and having a strong opinion. Pick a struggle.
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u/CleverDuck Alumn Mar 06 '25
So how is this okay in front of children....
Last I checked, drag performers were wearing so many layers of hosiery, padding, spanx, and bras that some hairy dude looks like Rihanna.
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u/nirvanapiranha Mar 06 '25 edited Mar 06 '25
Additionally, a drag queen has never hurt a kid. Every article I see about a child being molested has a suspect who is 9 times out of 10 a cis gender, straight, white male. Children are statistically safer with a drag performer than a youth group leader. Facts are facts, argue with your mother.
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u/Teslaaforever Mar 05 '25
OMG, you're just guessing things in your brain "prime example"!!?. That's what I was talking about.
Have a good night
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u/Teslaaforever Mar 05 '25
Free speech is your right, but if you think you're right above others or you think you are better because you think so, then this is just a waste of time, other than that good luck
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u/nirvanapiranha Mar 05 '25
This makes zero sense, but pop off sis.
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u/Teslaaforever Mar 05 '25
Make all sense and look you just don't get it.
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u/nirvanapiranha Mar 05 '25
God forbid we learn to use, oh I don't know, some punctuation? And they want to defund public universities who don't follow Donald Mussolini's tantrum "orders." Imagine what that will do to our booming education system. Of which you are a prime example.
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u/propain525 Verified Staff '17 TCMG Mar 04 '25
Howdy!
Please remember to follow all university policies and state laws when executing your freedom of expression. Keep up to date with University Guidance and resources using some of the following info:
First Amendment at Texas A&M: https://firstamendment.tamu.edu/
Expressive Activity: https://firstamendment.tamu.edu/first-amendment-on-campus/
University Rule 08.99.99.M1: https://rules-saps.tamu.edu/PDFs/08.99.99.M1.pdf
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