Oh you definitely can. It's just a mess. Formal discussion is how we tidy up freedom of speech and the issue here is merely that they flouted the rules of discussion. Nothing to do with freedom of speech itself.
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I’d say for me it’s twisted the concept of free ideas and the way they are expressed; keeping in the spirit of free speech means defending those who would have their ideas heard and preventing those that want to disrupt from doing so.
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Absolutely, yes. It's a much broader thing with a long intellectual history. Have you read Rauch's Kindly Inquisitors? It is is excellent on this.
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No. But after reading the synopsis I think this should be something I take with me to higher ed. Thanks :)
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I am evangelical about it! That and A righteous Mind, by Jonathan Haidt
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