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Do those protesters not have autonomy to choose what they hear or whom may speak at their organization? Are they not allowed to say that an idea has no purpose
by dlp211 10y ago
Do those protesters not have autonomy to choose what they hear or whom may speak at their organization? Are they not allowed to say that an idea has no purpose except to poison and thus should not be uttered?
You may not agree with the protesters, but they too have rights and autonomy.
- CM30 10y agoThere's nothing wrong with them protesting. Or complaining to the university. But when a group has asked Milo to speak, then you have no rights to physically block someone from speaking or try and shut down their event by force. Feels like even when not violent, some of these protests were less complaining about the event and more trying to stop supporters getting to it. And I don't think that's right.
- DashRattlesnake 10y agoBut the protesters most assuredly do not have (and should not have) the right to deny and infringe on the rights and autonomy of others. It should also be noted that the speaker was due to speak at a university, an organization that's supposed to be dedicated to the free exchange of ideas. The protesters are certainly free to not attend his speech and to express their disapproval of him in ways that don't silence or harass others.