A speech by conservative provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos about Mexico planned for Feb. 26 at UCLA has been canceled, the campus’ Republican club announced.
“The decision to host Milo has polarized the leadership of the organization between those wishing to move forward with the event and those who wish to cancel it,” a statement on the Bruin Republicans Facebook page said. “In order for an organization to be able to function properly, it must do so with the unequivocal support of all its members. This does not mean that we all must agree 100 percent on all issues, but we must have at least a clear majority. Consequently, we have decided not to move forward with the event.”
The cancellation “has nothing to do with any public backlash to this event,” the statement said. Yiannopoulos’ speech was titled “10 Things I Hate About Mexico.”
On his Facebook page, Yiannopoulos wrote, “I despair at the trajectory of Californian universities. Even the students who describe themselves as Republicans seem hopelessly lost and weak. I will never stop arranging talks in California. I don’t care how much money or how much time it takes. Unlike previous generations of conservative and libertarian activists I refuse to simply hand over the keys to the wacko left. In the meantime I urge parents to reconsider sending your kids to these schools. They’re not getting educated – they’re getting indoctrinated.”
