After college kids do something that might seem over-the-top (e.g, deplatforming a right winger—although in many cases is not unjustified), this industry of right wing free speech grift perseverates on the incident, portraying it as an existential threat to free speech.
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Indeed, the IDW, of which Mr. Shermer is a member, are particularly egregious offenders in this, and even some "liberals" (I'm looking at you
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The end result is an erroneous and massively exaggerated perception among the public that lefties on campus are special snowflakes out to stomp out right wing free speech far more than the right does its best to silence and delegitimize left wing free speech. That's intentional.
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I'm shocked he's even self aware enough to point out there's a media coverage distortion. That being said, them republicans have done a good job at shifting opinions to hate... Knowledge.
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