> I'm going to go out on a limb and say refusing to hold > debates on subjects similar to this isn't a recent trend. It happens more than you think, you just

> I'm going to go out on a limb and say refusing to hold > debates on subjects similar to this isn't a recent trend. It happens more than you think, you just don't hear about it. I don't think it's a particularly recent trend for conspiracy theories though, as you say. > There's definitely a growing trend of refusing to debate > certain subjects (of the right wing politics variety), but > this isn't yet. I understand what you're saying and agree, but I wouldn't attribute all of these topics to right-wing politics. There's also some weird acceptance that labeling something "right-wing" means it's okay to ignore or berate, which means there are topics that simply cannot be discussed despite a discussion being needed. My point was that the number of subjects that can be debated appears to be on a decline in general, although as you say many of them are politically charged. I think it's really quite sad when Universities can no longer be places where ideas dual it out and get tested.