Safe spaces.
As an strong advocate for free speech, I am dismayed when opposing ideas are deplatformed or disinvited (especially on college campuses). I found the following comments by Van Jones more eloquently expressed my thoughts on the matter.
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.You have the right not to be prosecuted for your speech, that does not mean you have the rights to a venue, an audience or are free from the personal fallout of its impact.
CommonHuman
Level 7
Nov 19, 2018
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I've found myself disinvited to a few threads on this very forum when my very slightly more conservative views apparently conflicted with the OP. How could I tell? Because I had a notification of a reply, which I couldn't read because "the thread was made private".
In my book, opening up a topic means you've opened yourself up for replies, whether you like those replies or not. Not everyone is going to agree with you. If you just want to hear your own opinions back, try an echo chamber
Paul4747
Level 8
Nov 19, 2018
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I am a strong advocate for a battle of ideas. A demagogue should be allowed to speak on a college campus only when he or she faces an opposing speaker who can and will truly debate him or her.
wordywalt
Level 9
Nov 19, 2018
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A demagogue for which side?
Many would contend that campuses are dominated by the liberal viewpoint and need conservative opposition... except for places like Bob Jones "University", which is the opposite...
A demagogue is a demagogue -- a person who espouses extreme ideology, using dogmatic and irrational reasoning without substantive proof or grounding real logic. That is far, far more common on the extreme right.
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