Johnathan Lott is the vice chairman for the UF College Republicans, my fraternity brother and good friend. On Wednesday, he wrote a biting but respectful response to the column bashing the "No More Che Day Protest" my club hosted. I am glad we got heated responses to our visibility stunt. We hold these events so that people staunchly set in their ways will have to at least consider their viewpoints again to form a concise, respectful, educated (and sometimes misguided) argument in return.
The key word in that last sentence was "respectful." When I read the comments on Alligator.org in response to Lott's column, I was appalled. To quote the first comment: "In contrast, John Lott is a stupid white child who joined the Republican party, which is blatantly full of racist white trash."
This person posted under the guise "radical," and he or she is clearly an angry, misguided individual. Not only is he or she a giant hypocrite, calling Lott a racist and a "stupid white child" in the same breath, but he or she is a coward. This person hides behind an alias and posts whatever he or she wants. You, sir, are pathetic. Lott has the courage to put his name behind his thoughts, and so do I. We can be found at any College Republicans meeting, in person, and in room CSE 220 on every other Thursday. Come stand up to us like a decent human being with a backbone or cower behind your alias and stay on your high horse. I already know what you will choose to do. I feel sorry for you.
