A professor at Texas State University was axed on Wednesday after a video of him allegedly advocating for political violence during a socialism conference went viral.

Tom Alter, a now-former associate history professor at TSU and member of Socialist Horizon , spoke at the online Revolutionary Socialism Conference 2025 on Sept. 7, according to screen recordings shared on X .

During his brief talk, Alter launched into a tirade about the “US Capitalist crisis” that he claimed is exacerbating issues like education, mental health and even basic infrastructure. 4

“What makes the current crisis an extra problem for capitalists is the willingness of people to fight back,” Alter said.

He presented a rough pitch for how socialists could organize a stronger base within the US and critici

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