FIGHT THE POWER, STICK IT TO THE MAN! Call to overthrow ‘bloodthirsty’ capitalist system ends in TX professor’s firing.

A Texas professor has been fired, accused of “inciting violence” after video surfaced on social media of a speech he gave at a socialist conference.

Thomas Alter, a history professor at Texas State University, in San Marcos*, was fired on Wednesday, Sept. 10 school officials said. His profile on the university website was taken down as of Sept. 11.

In the video, Alter is seen speaking on a Zoom call during a recent online Revolutionary Socialism Conference, wherein he calls for the creation of a “Revolutionary Socialist Party” and discusses why he believes previous attempts to establish a lasting, effective socialist movement in the U.S. have failed.

“Without organization, how can anyone expect to overthrow the most bloodthirsty**, profit-driven, mad organization in the history of the world, that of the U.S. government?” he says.

In a statement, TSU University System Chancellor Brian McCall said the university “will not tolerate conduct by any employee intended to incite violence,” pointing to “video recordings made public this week in which a … professor advocated for the overthrow of our government” as the reason for terminating Alter’s employment.

University president Kelly Damphousse echoed that sentiment in an X post, saying “after reviewing statements made … at a recent conference, I determined that (the professor) engaged in serious professional misconduct.”

* Not to be confused with the San Marcos that already had their communist uprising:

** Wait until the history professor finds out how bloodthirsty the various forms of socialism were in the 20th century!