I can't think of a major post-1968 Leftist who's taken a principled stand for free speech, that's influenced other Leftists to follow suit.
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@Evolutionistrue "What is invalidation to some groups is debate fodder for others." https://whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com/2017/04/25/nyu-professor-defends-suppressing-some-speech-guess-what-kind/ …pic.twitter.com/yWnbDPMtv1
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Remember Marcuse on Repressive Tolerance (1965)? As a young liberal, I disliked the argument then. I dislike it now http://bit.ly/2oHUYIP
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My young cousin's girlfriend is finishing 1st yr humanities and already identifies as Marxist while demanding high grades.
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Sound advice, and I very much appreciate someone in your position making this case.
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Look at the root problem: Invitations to speak issued to people who have nothing of interest to say, purely to score political points.
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Freedom of speech, yes. Inviting the Ann Coulter's of this world to speak on campuses as a political scoring game, no. Time to grow up.
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Time for American students to be taught that politics is not a bloodsport in which you just support your favourite club, whatever.
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If student bodies want to invite right-wing speakers fine. If they can't think of a speaker with intellectual credibility, time to rethink!
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Think Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Brandeis ...
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He's an administrator not a faculty member--which is not surprising given these offensive views.
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right-wingers say: "yes please". Though it's been a right-wing cause for years already...
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