NC- Mike Adams, UNCW professor that resigned after racist tweet is found dead at home, 23 Jul 2020

[LadyL]

His friend also wrote an article about him.

A Eulogy for a Friend, a Lament for our Nation
America today—broken people, breaking each other.


This week a friend of mine died, and people across the country celebrated his death.

His name was Mike Adams. He was a “controversial” conservative Christian professor from the University of North Carolina-Wilmington, and he was found dead in his home this Thursday. I was stunned. I’m still stunned. Today, I’m going to tell you two stories—a story about Mike and a story about us.

At the end of the musical Hamilton, the final song asks the question, “Who tells your story?” If in this case the answer for Mike is, “The mainstream media,” then the answer is deeply, gravely unjust. To take a few examples, here’s USA Today’s headline about his death, “North Carolina Professor Who Resigned Amid Controversy Over His ‘Vile’ Tweets Found Dead.” CNN was a bit milder: “Former University of North Carolina Professor Who Resigned Amid Controversy Found Dead in His Home.” BuzzFeed, however, went all out, “A Professor Who Was Known for His Racist, Misogynistic Tweets Was Found Dead in His Home.”

There it is—a man’s life largely defined by the worst possible characterization of his worst tweets. You can read them. They’re linked in the articles. But that’s a fraction of Mike’s story.


A Eulogy for a Friend, a Lament for our Nation

Mike was not racist. I knew him. I knew his heart. But he could write about racial issues with an insensitive edge, and the brief excerpts sounded racist.

he sounded racist but he wasn't?
okiedokie then

 

[glamourkitty1922]

Suicide? Awfully convenient timing.

 

[Deleted member 267032]

Suicide? Awfully convenient timing.

How so? I don't get it.

 

[glamourkitty1922]

How so? I don't get it.

He was due some hefty funds there, and suddenly he is dead and the money doesn't have to be paid out. He hadn't finished the retirement process and he died before the university paid out the remainder of his contract. He was due a large amount of money. That's why I said it was very convenient.

 

[Deleted member 267032]

He was due some hefty funds there, and suddenly he is dead and the money doesn't have to be paid out. He hadn't finished the retirement process and he died before the university paid out the remainder of his contract. He was due a large amount of money. That's why I said it was very convenient.

Thanks