U of M Department Chair Says We Should ‘Hate Republicans’: Statement from YAF at U of M

ANN ARBOR, MI - On Monday, University Communications Department Chair and Professor Susan J. Douglas said “I hate Republicans” in an article titled “It’s Okay To Hate Republicans” (click here to read piece). Today, Grant Strobl, Chairman of the University of Michigan chapter of Young Americans for Freedom, is issuing a statement regarding the professor’s article. Grant also sits on the National Board of Governors of Young Americans for Freedom.

"This is blatant intolerance, and the University should take action on the behalf of intellectual diversity and all of the students who are intimidated into silence," Strobl said. "In the position of an instructor, she can intimidate and inhibit the student's freedom of expression. I believe there is a difference between displaying your own beliefs as a instructor and making statements that are hateful and may intimidate students into a certain ideology."

Young Americans for Freedom is a student group at the University of Michigan that advocates for the conservative ideas of free enterprise, limited government and a strong national defense.