*Actor Danny Glover stirred up a hornet’s nest when he discussed the roots of the Second Amendment during a recent college appearance.
He told the audience that the legislation was ratified to protect against slave revolts.
as a result, a conservative student group is launching a petition against the school’s “leftist bias.”
Glover appeared at Texas A&M on Thursday, Jan. 17 for an event honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. when the conversation turned to the right to bear arms, according to RawStory. Glover proceeded to discuss the Second Amendment, and how it was written to protect the institution of slavery and to help secure Native American land.
“I don’t know if you know the genesis of the right to bear arms,” Glover said. “The Second Amendment comes from the right to protect themselves from slave revolts, and from uprisings by Native Americans. So, a revolt from people who were stolen from their land, or revolt from people whose land was stolen from, that’s what the genesis of the Second Amendment is.”
The video of Glover was first posted by the conservative student organization, Texas Aggie Conservatives. The group has since started a petition against Texas A&M hosting “radical leftist speakers” who promote “leftist bias,” and using school funding to do so.
Watch Glover’s comments:
I thought college was supposed to be an open forum of ideas. Why not have a “radical leftist” and a “radical rightist?” Seems like these students would be better served finding their own guest speaker than attempting to silence thought or speech. Not surprisingly, as a lesson they likely got from their rightwing parents, they would rather silence and ignore than engage and debate. Poor ignorant youngins.
The schools need to teach the TRUTH–not lies. I guess they aren’t ALLOWED to teach TRUE American History—except from the leftist governments’ perspective.
Danny, speak the truth and shame the Devil.
Wut u scared of?
Don’t worry. The truth shall set you free.
I’m not surprised at all. It is Texas A&M and the entire state is very sensitive to race matters and gun control issues.
you mus be a liberail as if this guy knows anything ,he make his money off movies full of violance and themn preaches the 2nd amendmendment was to keep slaves !! What a pos all his money and he didnt read the history books ? he’s just shamful
He lived through it so yes he does know. You need to do your studying and learn the TRUTH about the past. What your parents forgot before they started teaching you that lie is the fact that the blacks from the past that had to fight for freedom are still alive and well to this day. You can not erase history just because you do not like it. I want to start a petition that states that colleges such as Texas A&M must teach all their students the truth instead of what their parents want them to hear.
I will tell you where you can start your study and all you have to do is use google. “The lily White Project. History at it’s best and this was just back in 2000. Dumb face.
so then, history is what you think it was. Glover says this is how and why and you think he might be right? You must have slept through your classes in school. You are pathetic. The truth is the truth whether you believe it or not and Glover does NOT speak the truth, you dummy!
Reading the writings of nearly any of the founding fathers shows that the 2nd amendment was to prevent tyrannical governments from gaining power.
Who the hell cares what Danny Glover says? Honestly people wake up! These actors and thats what they are actors, who make millions of dollars off your back and mine, think whatever they have to say is gold, and he has to bring race into things to cause an even bigger stir. I liked him in the movies but he apparently doesn’t know anything about our Countries history. He needs to just stick to acting and keep the history lessons to those who actually know what they are talking about.
An important part of Free Speech is the freedom to criticize what someone else has said. If someone has something to say in a public forum, it should be accurate and complete. Is Mr. Glover correct? Is he fair? This group is right to call him on the carpet. Or, do you prefer that people just say whatever they want with impunity, no matter how wrong or biased?
There were a lot of reasons to have a a gun at the time of the Bill of Rights, most had nothing to do with slavery of Indians. At least half of the States did not even allow slavery and many Americans were opposed to it. It was a controversial subject from the beginning.
Human histroy is fraught with conflict and injustice, yet the history of white America seems to be the only area where this gets any attention. Liberals claim to want peace, diversity, and understanding, yet they continue to stir up trouble where no trouble exists.
Aggy is as Aggy does.
Thank you Danny Glover! Forget those idiot RIGHT WING RACIST CONSERVATIVES. Who cares what they say or think? They’ve been drinking the Racist Rush Limbaugh kool-aid. Please continue to utilize your freedom of speech. Unfortunately, Texas is mostly a racist state. Although people want to, they can’t change history. A woman from Texas parents were murdered in the Luby’s Massacre in 1991. Yet she blames gang members for gun problems. The newly elected Ted Cruz from Texas blames the problem with guns on gang members. They fail to recognize that when the man from Luby’s killed over 20 people it was not mentioned he was a gang member; the CHILD that killed 20 CHILDREN and 7 adults in Connecticut. The media did not say he was a gang member; The man that shot Arizona Congresswoman Gifford and others was not a gang member. The list goes on and on. Why is Texas A&M trying to intrude on Danny Glover’s and leftist freedom of speech? If they were really concerned about equality, diversity, fairness, etc., they would not endorse taking others rights. Everyone is entitled to their opinion and freedom of speech. How can Texas claim fairness and equality when most jobs require an applicant to speak Spanish? Which is ironic because if a person does not speak English, he/she is not an American citizen. Therefore, why should American citizens speak the language of non-citizens in America. They should rename their website to: http://www.hypocrites.com.
Oh for the love of God. We do not like this group. We do not support this group. Please do not assume this group reflects the views of our university. I’m sorry we let them get a hold of a computer. It won’t happen again.