It’s not about free speech in general. It’s about a specific narrative, wherein free speech on college campuses is under serious threat thanks to liberal ortho

It’s not about free speech in general. It’s about a specific narrative, wherein free speech on college campuses is under serious threat thanks to liberal orthodoxy, usually linked to concepts such as trigger warnings and microaggressions. This narrative is currently in vogue on the right, and thus making a fuss about campus censorship is likely to indicate a right-wing persuasion. Of course, the issue itself is very complex, and as a self-described leftist I happen to believe there’s some room to be concerned about free speech on campus (although I view the causes and nature of the issue very differently from the typical right-wing perspective) - but that’s not the point. When I called out those “free speech” references, I didn’t mean to make any statement about the merits of the issue; I was more using it as a sort of shibboleth, given the context of current trends in political discourse.