University of St. Thomas Prof Makes Crazy Assumption About Patch Worn by ICE Agent
“While I cannot say for sure, the symbology looks very similar to what I would expect to see from someone who is affiliated with a racist, neo-pagan extremist group”
This is pure speculation, done for no other reason than demonizing the agent. It’s incredibly irresponsible.
Campus Reform reports:
Catholic college website shares prof’s comment accusing ICE agent of resembling a ‘racist, neo-pagan extremist group’
A University of St. Thomas professor’s comments criticizing a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent’s uniform are currently being shared on the university’s website.
The professor’s comments come after ICE conducted a raid at a Minneapolis restaurant that was part of a larger operation which the agency had organized, The Minnesota Star Tribune reports.
St. Thomas is a Catholic university located in St. Paul.
Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice Lisa Waldner blasted a patch that an ICE agent was seen wearing during a raid in Minneapolis. In addition to a standard ICE patch, the official was reportedly wearing a Nordic “Vegvisir” with a bearded Viking over it.
Waldner declined a request for comment.
The Vegvisir represents a compass that is meant to prevent someone from losing his or her way.
“While I cannot say for sure, the symbology looks very similar to what I would expect to see from someone who is affiliated with a racist, neo-pagan extremist group,” Waldner said in the online article.
She added that, “Even if the patch has a more innocent meaning, that design suggests poor judgement and should not be worn by anyone in law enforcement.”
Waldner has been vocal about a number of other topics in the past, including: “graffiti, right-wing extremism, gay skinheads, anti-gay hate crimes, domestic violence, sexual coercion, AIDS education, identity issues of lesbian and gay adolescents, and political participation,” as noted in her biography on St. Thomas’ website.
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Comments
So a fat lesbian cat lady drunk on wine has an opinion. How nice
“If it has anything runic on it, it’s Neo-Nazi.”
That actually passes for analysis among Sociology professionals.
Hey, Lisa — it’s actually a symbol of the Borg Illuminati.
Not only is your resistance futile, but you’ve been programmed to do it!
Give her a break. She did preface her flight of fancy by saying “While I can’t say for sure….” then launched into white supremacy. I think she may be suffering brain disease from the pathogen she inhaled from one of the 20 litterboxes at her house.
Her university bio lists two areas of expertise as “Graffiti as a form of political participation and protest” and “White supremacists in the United States.” Is it any wonder that, if she sees a graphical representation of something she doesn’t understand, she will default automatically to deciding there is a white supremacist meaning?
Perfect analysis. She has a hammer… AND an axe.
Well put, sir.
If st Thomas is truly Catholic… They need to get rid of the union protected crazies!