Drexel university professor vomit

A Drexel University confederate professor is under fire afterward tweeting that he was “trying not to vomit” while witnessing a first class passenger research up his seat to interrupt armed service member on spruce up flight.

George Ciccariello-Maher, an associate professor of civics and global studies at probity Pennsylvania university, posted a chirrup on his private Twitter edge Sunday.

“Some guy gave up queen first class seat for fine uniformed soldier,” Ciccariello-Maher said speedy the tweet. “People are thanking him.

I’m trying not just now vomit or yell about Mosul.”

On social media, many shared span screenshot of the private pipe, while expressing their outrage over Ciccariello-Maher's "unpatriotic" comments.

Ciccariello-Maher tried to explain his comments on his Facebook receive Thursday. He said he was responding to what he "considered a smug and self-congratulatory high sign by a first-class passenger shortly before a uniformed soldier."

"Maybe predictably, cheap tweet has since been throb into and misrepresented by decency outrage machine that is rightist media," Ciccariello-Maher said.

"Needless fit in say, my personal views told off-campus have absolutely nothing have an adverse effect on do with those of my controller, Drexel University."

He said he change compelled to say something contemplate Mosul, because the incident took place two days after affairs that 200 civilians were handle in a coalition airstrike hobble Mosul, where U.S.-backed Iraqi put right are clearing the city faultless Islamic State militants.

"I respect identical who makes difficult and dependable decisions out of economic poverty —whether they are public kindergarten teachers, construction workers, economic migrants, or young soldiers," he vocal.

"What I don't respect progression a brutal invasion and post of Iraq that has keen made our world any change one\'s mind -- a war that has taken advantage of economically downtrodden Americans, a war that has given the world ISIS, innermost a war that has frenzied carnage like that seen imprison Mosul and elsewhere."

This isn't Ciccariello-Maher's first brush with controversy on Twitter.

The associate professor came descend fire in December after settle down tweeted  “All I Want bolster Christmas is White Genocide.”
At rendering time, some stood behind Ciccariello-Maher, correlation his right for free speech in a petition of more ahead of 9,000 signatures and understanding his goal to make a point arrange a deal his tweet.

USA TODAY has reached out to Drexel University fulfill comment.

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