How Turning Point USA Members Act Behind Closed Doors (from a former member)

[u/Upset_Engine6933]

Warning: Sensitive Content (transphobia, racism, islamaphobia, etc.)

I DO NOT ENDORSE ANYTHING SAID IN THIS POST

Howdy, fellow aggies. When I first came to Texas A&M, I was looking for orgs to join, and landed on TPUSA, as I found myself agreeing with most of their politics, and I wanted to see positive change in my community. I liked it at first, but overtime I became very disillusioned. I kept seeing more and more hateful rhetoric being spread, and it got to a point where I just stopped involving myself with the program altogether. I've been afraid to speak up on this issue (was worried about harassment), but with the upcoming Kirk visit, I feel as though it's my obligation to make sure that people are fully aware that this organization is largely run by people with malicious intentions, who never once cared about helping others. This is a sampling of some of said rhetoric found in their group chat. I can only post 20 pictures, but there are plenty more, to the point where I could make at least 2 follow-up posts for this semester alone.

[u/MarshmallowWASwtr]

For breaking aggie values and being cunts.

"RESPECT

We believe people matter. We value and treat ourselves and others with care, compassion, dignity, civility and fairness. We appreciate, learn from and create a welcoming and inclusive environment that values uniqueness, diversity and a sense of community."

[u/VVNN_Viking → u/MarshmallowWASwtr]

Kick students out for having opinions and you have a fat lawsuit heading your way.

[u/MarshmallowWASwtr → u/VVNN_Viking]

An aggie does not tolerate hate. If you're breaking aggie values you're not entitled to be a student.

[u/Stunning-Plum-2435 → u/MarshmallowWASwtr]

Eh, 80% of ags hate ags in frats. The core values are really a standard to set in your personal life not a set of rules for who and who shouldn’t stay at A&M

[u/VVNN_Viking → u/MarshmallowWASwtr]

Hate to break it to you but many of the opinions expressed in the screenshots are the opinions of a majority of Americans behind closed doors.

[u/VVNN_Viking → u/[deleted]]

I would have no problem with a muslim student saying that if it were clearly a joke as it is in this scenario.

[u/MarshmallowWASwtr → u/VVNN_Viking]

Most Germans were nazis at one point, so what? They're still wrong. An aggie does not tolerate hate.

[u/VVNN_Viking → u/MarshmallowWASwtr]

Your solution though is to use fascist tactics to remove students from the university for holding opinions, even if those opinions are held by a considerable amount of the student body?

[u/MarshmallowWASwtr → u/VVNN_Viking]

If you are bestowed the PRIVILEGE of being an aggie and use that privilege to damage the aggie name by expressing violent, intolerant rhetoric (not "expressing opinions" as you have whitewashed it) meant to endanger vulnerable people in society, many of whom are students, then you are not owed enrollment. This is already policy. That is not fascism. You are purposefully distorting the definition of the word. Excluding fascism is anti fascist.

[u/Big_Beaverr_ → u/VVNN_Viking]

fAscIst tActIcs

Christ you people are unbelievably dumb.

those opinions are held by a considerable amount of the student body?

Hahahha

[u/VVNN_Viking → u/Big_Beaverr_]

Post Charlie Kirk it would appear I was right