When they were bragging about being "the best" all I could think about was the 97% acceptance rate of the school--that's about as elitist as a participation trophy. In all seriousness, this is basically a real-life retelling of The Lord of the Flies, where young kids who haven't developed the ability to properly regulate their emotions create absolute anarchy and chaos when cut off from adult supervision.

"We're going viral." Yipes, that's what made them look bad. They assumed people would take their side.

_"People who look like you were targeted. That's all you need to know."_ Yes, shut up and stop thinking as an individual human being. Otherwise, you get smothered in "community love" until the screeching forces you to agree with the ostensible will of the collective.

I've watched every episode of this series so far, and each time I start one hoping that I'll finally understand what the students are protesting or why they feel unsafe. In this episode a speaker asked a large group of protesters to explain their goals. I thought "Finally! Episode 17 is the one!" But she was met with the sound of crickets followed by rhetoric. Not one person could apparently answer the question. I've been trying so hard to give them the benefit of the doubt, but I don't think I can any more; they had no idea what they were doing or why they were doing it. It's fascinating that so many people could get swept up in group think, fighting vehemently for a cause they can't even identify.

"We don't want any cops on campus" "How many plainclothes officers are here, why are there no police here for this conversation??" 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

I've been using these videos to desensitize myself to extreme anxiety. thank you. it's like concentrated cringe juice.

When you are young, full of energy and want to protest but there isn't anything to protest. Life is tough.

Many people seek out "drama" as a form of excitement and purpose in their lives. When we were kids we would go down into the dark basement and search for ghosts. We would creep around and scare ourselves, build up our tension, and then jump like crazy when we heard some sound in the distance. Basically what we are witnessing at Evergreen is that kids game, only in a semi intellectual "mature adolescent" form.

This video is a classic example of "Rules for thee but not for me"

Apparently the "Community" enforces an unwritten law - if they don't like how you look or think or "mouth" things, then you will suffer righteous judgement. Also, the "community judgement" scene in the end is a good illustration about why hearsay evidence isn't allowed in court. "I heard that guy said something islamaphobic once" becomes all the evidence needed to secure summary conviction and judgement.

These kids may be some of the most ineloquent speakers I've heard. So many words; so little said. It's just a stream of rambling abstractions with nothing connecting the ideas. It's like what you get when a person is handed a microphone by surprise and told to keep the audience engaged. "So, you gotta be the best... uhm... the best. That's what you gotta be. And there only three thousand of us... and we just gotta love each other... we just gotta deal with each other... and be the best... because if we don't, we won't be the best..."

Did anybody else's heart break for the student at the start saying they were too scared to leave their dorm? I literally cried a little. I have a son. If this was happening at his college, I wouldn't care if he was 18 or 30, I would go in there with a well trained attack dog, ready to beat the living daylights out of anybody in order to get him out. How dare they laugh at white students feeling unsafe. How dare they threaten and intimidate anybody. I don't care what colour you are. These "students" are nothing more than poorly educated thugs and the college let them get away with it. Disgraceful.

Jesus Christ. I knew it was bad but dear lord. These students were absolutely insane! They actually thought people would think they were in the right when this happened! What planet are these kids from?

This needs to be a Hollywood movie, but of course they would never have the guts to make it. A descent into madness.

"we can CONTROL our own community..." what a well put use of words. Speaks to their actual goals.

22:39 It is amazing the charismatic power he has over these girls. He could talk them into anything. Very Charlie Mansonesque

They also mentally ill cause they pretend like they living in the past when the fear was real, the threat was real. They want to feel they are really fighting against something. They like this temporary power they get for playing this victim part. Its really embarrassing and sad.

Like Lord of the Flies meets Animal Farm...YIKES.

"this whole thing has been switched around to make it seem like we are the aggressors." Because you ARE the aggressors.

I'm not sure how you manage, Benjamin. I hope you're taking care of yourself. Nietzsche wasn't wrong about the abyss, my friend.

So I started on 13 and now I’m on 17 and I have yet to hear ANY substantive policy discussion. The most maddening thing about all of this is how so many people are talking so very much yet not SAYING ANYTHING.

The cut away, when they yell at a young chef who is feeding them, disgraceful. De-fund, sorry.

This is like listening to a Jonestown meeting. These kids would've gladly drunk the flavor aid.

Cheers for doing this benjamin, your doing a great service. These people are nuts.

Watching these set of videos is like watching goldfish in a bowl, the curious behavior of another species that would not survive for more than a minute or two in fresh air.

I'm guessing English wasn't a popular class at Evergreen? You know, since not a single person there seems capable of stringing together an English sentence....or a coherent thought.

We never see the people who are cleaning the premises. How are they treated by the students ? I suspect the real divide is there and never spoken about by these spoiled kids. They probably work at odd hours. Rule of thumb. Exploited people never have a voices. These kids always whine, swear or menace. They rules the place which will soon run out of money.

I Died laughing when they were all "is it safe?" after that guy walked out!!! All huddled in their groups like 5th graders who just had a earthquake drill!!🤣

Imagine this happening to a place you love. I went there 40 years ago, and managed to find some great faculty that helped me expand my limits, and gain skill sets that I've never stopped using. What it's become is a travesty. Are there any more alumni who want to see it either fixed or shut down? I think every legislator, (or more likely their staff) the Board of Trustees, all the way up to the Governor should see some version of this. Benjamin I know this is about as condensed as any human should be able to condense this, but do you see anyway you get the most important 10-12 minutes into a video that they could parse? I know they don't want to see anything outside the narrative, but christ on a crutch, if this doesn't break the fantasy bubble, nothing will. I spent SEVEN years getting my BA there - working to make up for grants that disappeared under Reagan, doing contracts that I could afford while I waited for programs that were relevant to music came up. It was still a school that someone with self discipline and motivation could get a lot out of the place. It makes me angry, sad, disgusted - a whole gamut of negative emotions that a place with such potential has been gutted by people who appear to be as creative as box of rocks. Any other alums want to organize? Sue for degrading our degrees? I've sent letters to my Rep and it's low priority, but still - if they can lose enough people like me, they have a problem. Maybe they'll listen to organized alums.

Every time I hear 'COMMUNITY LOVE' chanted I always think of the murderous Neighborhood Watch Alliance from Hot Fuzz: 'the greater good...'

I am so impressed with your work ethic dude. The amount of effort you put into these is really awesome.

If these kids ever get the upper hand, watch out! You will be astonished by the cruelty they will exhibit.

What are they there to study? It doesn't seem to be English, that's for sure!

I find the use of the word 'bodies' as interesting and very telling. Even when speaking about the people they claim to protect, they are unwilling to recognize their individual sovereignty. The insist on viewing all people as vessels of the group to which their body belongs.

10/10 _Hey, what's going on?_ _Being chased by a mob of angry people; it's a long story._

Thank you Benjamin. You deserve a medal for documenting all this insanity. And a good strong drink.

"We live in the trees. Depression is real". Again, what is these peoples issue with trees? And if you're afraid of trees, why go to EVERGREEN State?

You're on their team until you have a dissenting opinion and then they have no argument so they have to follow suit with personal attacks "you're lost you're brainwashed, you just don't know what's good for you" Absolutely insane.

What a terrible language to use in class. I would never dare use those terma with my professors around.

The reason this is happening is because these "students" can't keep up with the curriculum and they are failing. I would love to see their grades! They can't articulate a single reason for their behavior or give a single example of racism.

05:13 "We goin' viral". Yeah, I guess that's one way of looking at it....

Why, ffs, is George Bridges still employed by the State of Washington? Is everyone in that state braindead?

26.35 "He was mouthing things at me." Reminds me of Arthur Miller's play, The Crucible, about the Salem Witch Trials: An old woman, Sarah Good, is convicted of witchcraft on the basis that she was seen to "mumble" something, which was taken as evidence of her ability to cast a magic curse on her 'victims'.

Watching these Evergreen stories make me glad that I'm me.

“I wasn’t here so I can’t speak about what happened, but everyone who said you were screaming and being disorderly the other day is a liar because you’re all raising your hands now.”

Lol, at 6:01 I think "This shit's [bingo money?]" was actually him saying "This shit's been going on."

George Bridges doesn't look like a college president, he looks like a deer in the headlights. . . Or a rabbit, trying to keep a cat from seeing him by cowering motionless in place.

That's a University? Yet not one speaker including the professor can articulate a full sentence.

Looks like found footage from Jonestown.

This is what moral panic looks like.

♥ COMMUNITY LOVE ♥ [from the same people holding you hostage, not letting you go out to the bathroom, and chasing you in the dark. Love love loveeeee ♥]

Teaching young people to be perpetual victims: despicable.

*"Community love!"* "Yeah!" *"Community censorship!"* "Ye- what?!"

The going girl that was a person of color calling the police and telling them she supported them and was scared for her life really broke my heart. I hope she's doing really well and excelling at whatever she's doing.

They're giving themselves a pat in the back, while being unaware, or blatantly ignoring, they're the problem they are trying to solve. I'm cringing. I hate this clapping sound.

Now I know what it might feel to be in an insane asylum. Wow

Protesters: Community, we have gone viral and the nation thinks we are idiots! We need to send our real message of what we stand for! *live streams their message* Nation: Now we KNOW you are idiots not to mention bat shit crazy. Thanks for the clarification for anyone who was still undecided.

So this is how they first reacted to being seen for who they were by the wide world. Very interesting. The first moment of impact by reality.

I think I might prefer sitting in jail to sitting through one of these "community justice" sessions.

I've seen people compare Evergreen College to Lord of the flies....i can confidently say after watching all of these episodes up until now...that is a legit comparison...

I found out the hard way a few years back that my rights and freedoms as a woman in The U.S. hang on a very thin Blue Line. Working a late night job, there were times when spoiled men from other countries forgot where they were and would scream and yell at me and threaten assault if I didn't follow their demands. It was obvious they forgot I wasn't a second-class citizen as a woman....until I told them I'd call the police to come help work the dispute out and mediate things. That always caused sudden silence, remembrance that they couldn't behave so spoiled and violent, that in this country the police generally work as very effective and non-biased mediators who treat each person as an individual, regardless of sex, color, age, or political leanings. It was during this time working the late night job and having to deal with intoxicated males from countries where women have no rights that I realized exactly how thin the thread is between women's rights and women's slavery. The only thing defending my equal rights to work and speak as a woman was the police, nothing else, no one else; because bystanders so fear accusations and screeching men claiming offense.

“Delete the videos” this is pure gold and should be on the Criterion Channel

“This is an opportunity for community policing”. Josef Stalin, Ukraine, 1932.

Just finished watching this episode. The complete lack of self awareness and insight demonstrated by these speakers and students is astounding.

First few minutes: "We're targeting people who look like you. That's all you need to know"...So good to get feedback from students.

Another Boyce banger for a chill Sunday evening 🍷 👍

This series deserves a prize.

"GIVE US WHAT WE WANT!" -Ok, tell me what it is you want? "YOU ALREADY KNOW WHAT WE WANT!!" -I want to help fix what's wrong. Please tell me what you need. "WE NEED YOU TO SHUT THE FUCK UP!!" -OK. "GODDAMNIT, GEORGE! HANDS!"

"Let's remember to stay together.... except you, you, you, you , you and you"

I'm surprised by how boring these talks are. If you're going to have a campus rebellion, you'd think there'd be a few more sparks. "Is it safe though?" The mob's daring motto.

I'm still waiting for one of the students to articulate specific instances of oppression, racism and what is making them feel so unsafe!

I don't think I'll ever be able to hear the words community and love in the same sentence again without cringing.

Time Stamp 6:03. He doesn't say "Bingo Money." He says "been going on." But "Bingo Money" sounds hilarious.

"I am not oppressed!" Insane students : *engage goblin mode*

17 videos in, and I'm still waiting for Steve Carell's character from 'Anchorman' to barge in and yell "I don't know what we're yelling about!".

I need ASMR intro to deal with part 17 of this lmao

Their stream of thought (if it can be so called) is so profanely inane. Yet they have the audacity to declare that they can "police" themselves (and us along with them). This is what happens when you make college "free," lower admission standards, etc.

I feel embarrassed for them. I am not angry, I get that feeling you get when you see someone doing something they are bad at and nevertheless they just continue.

Did they think it would be like the movie “Accepted” when they let kids run the campus?

You can tell someone knows nothing when they have to ask if they're "right?" after every statement.

Community love. How ironic.

Assault doesn't mean to physically harm someone - that is Battery. Assault can mean to either threaten to do physical harm (whether or not it occurs), or to attempt (but fail) to do physical harm to someone (i.e. a swing and a miss).

I've been watching your videos for for a good year and a half, but always refrained from commenting. I'm an Evergreen alum (sort of, I transferred out), and it makes me so angry that the education model I once heavily supported has been ruined and exploited by a bunch of crazed children. I'm glad to have gotten out before it got THIS insane. You're fighting the good fight, please keep the videos coming. Your series is a masterpiece study on the ramifications of idpol.

Benjamin, you've done an excellent job of documenting all of this and organizing the information. Thank you.

'We are viral.' Truer words have not been spoken.

The vapidity, narcissism & arrested development is staggering. Animal Farm; Lord of the Flies, (& The Crucible h/t earlier commenter), Children of the Corn, and 1984 all fudged together to form a new flick: Social Contagion - Evergreen

0:17 Whenever I hear that girl's voice, I know it's going to be a disaster

struggle sessions.

My last job had a policy of not hiring undergraduates from campuses with recent histories of student riots and I remember seeing this one lol Berkeley was also at the top after that gay speaker had to, basically run for his life. There were other, more typical things, but this subject is a hot topic! Usually I feel like corporations are too averse to the smallest liabilities, but I understand this one.

"Y'all don't give him any more attention than he's already demanded" Guy was literally just filming things and not saying anything.

"Don't give him any more attention than he's already demanded." lol dude was literally just sitting there before they singled him out and dumped a bunch of unwanted attention on him lol Community Policing = mob rule. Accountability = acquiescing to whatever the mob tells you to do despite your innocence.

Such a fascinating situation. Thank you for all of your work on it!

this is soooo embarrassing. Folks need to challenge these people because they're gonna keep doin this.

You should get some sort of award for this series!!

Hey y'all! :) COMMUNITY LOVE!!

"No more cops in our community" - "Send the Army to protect us on the way from the library to the cafeteria" Contradiction?

I thought they made this into a retirement community. Isn't it closed yet.

‘Community love” coming out of the mouth of paranoid, immature, hateful children. They say the last thing they want is for the college to be shut down but their irresponsible immature actions will eventually lead to that.

Thanks Benjamin.

No matter how many times I hear it... the clickening is triggering.