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How common are things like that? I'm not American, but my impression is that these stories tend to describe exceptions. Is this just a particularly radical subs
by Throw_Away_8463 7y ago
How common are things like that? I'm not American, but my impression is that these stories tend to describe exceptions. Is this just a particularly radical subset of students in a particularly radical college or is this representative of a larger pattern?
- not_a_moth 7y agoWell I've seen Silicon Valley folks in this very forum dismiss the enlightenment era/liberal principles of free speech, so I think it's widespread enough to feel it in regular life, especially if you're young in America's larger urban areas.
- Throw_Away_8463 7y agoFrom what I have seen, Hacker News tends to defend free speech very much. Are you sure that it isn't simply the case that you remember (rare) instances that oppose your opinion much better than those that agree with you? Everyone seems to think that Hacker News (and other platforms) is on the other side of the political spectrum than they themselves. To that extent do they dismiss it? In my country, Holocaust denial is illegal, but I think identity politics is still less widespread here.