Saying that it's just as authoritarian to say 'stop banning things' as to say 'stop expressing these ideas' misses the point entirely.https://twitter.com/barrydeutsch/status/809360127702667264 …
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It's like 'u must tolerate my intolerance or u're intolerant' & 'You're oppressing me by not letting me oppress people.'
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I'm arguing for principles of freedom re: ideas &opposing restrictions on these. Pro-libertarian &anti-authoritarian *values*
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But deciding not to invite a speaker is not a "restriction" on ideas. There's no right to be an invited speaker at a uni.
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Why should a creationist be invited to speak at a prestigious science university, for example? Why legitimize that view?
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There is no point in talking if you keep doing this. We've been here. Relevance & expertise are different issues
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