Was it shameful that Milo Y was prevented from speaking at CPAC? That Middlebury never invited (fill in blank) to speak?
It's shameful that Charles Murray was prevented from speaking at Middlebury. Left-wing authoritarians are thriving in this climate as well.
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you don't have to invite anyone to speak. But someone who is invited shouldn't be prevented or assaulted.
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If you don't have to invite anyone to speak, why can't you disinvite someone?
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you can disinvite someone. But you shouldn't be forced to because of threats and intimidation.
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Ok, assault is bad.
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Hadn't actually read about the incident yet, sorry. The assumptions in the initial post seem off, though.
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how so?
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Assumption that Murray or Milo have serious contribution to debate.
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@SPLC lists Charles as "white nationalist" It put Ayaan Hirsi Ali on "extremist"watch list. Any ideas how to challenge this? -
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@CHSommers calling Murray a pseudo-scientific racist would be more accurate. But he has right to speak w/o being censored or assaulted. -
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@jacobwe Calling him such names is not accurate. Here is his reply to such attacks should you be interested.http://www.aei.org/publication/an-open-letter-to-the-virginia-tech-community/ … -
of course Murray doesn't call himself racist. Neither did George Wallace. But look at the evidence: http://www.nybooks.com/articles/1994/12/01/the-tainted-sources-of-the-bell-curve/ …
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Agreed. Freedom of speech is often uncomfortable.
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Does freedom of speech require Middlebury to let anyone speak there, no matter how odious their views?
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No, hate speech is not protected.
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So, Middlebury is required to invite speakers and give them a platform as long as they are not engaging in hate speech?
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Middlebury can refuse to give a platform only to speech that isn't gov't protected speech?
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Here's the point of my rhetorical questions: I think you're confusing Middlebury College with the U.S. government.
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If I want to spew some nonsense, claiming that black people are inferior for example, even if it's not hate speech, 1/2
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2/2 A college needn't give me a platform to spew it, and if it does, student hecklers could legally drown me out.
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