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Worth noting that the organization that came to the satirist’s defense, The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, “FIRE” took a principled stand here.

Worth noting that the organization that came to the satirist’s defense, The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, “FIRE” took a principled stand here. In other cases, it sides with the Federalist Society which comes under criticism from the left. For example, the Rutgers law school student bar association had required all organizations under it to have sessions on CRT, but FIRE threatened to sue and they relented. https://www.thefire.org/victory-facing-public-pressure-rutgers-law-student-bar-association-rescinds-critical-race-theory-requirement/ https://www.thefire.org/victory-facing-public-pressure-rutge...

stronglikedan 5y ago
Sounds like they have good principles.
- mynegation 5y ago
  Whether one agrees with their principles or not, that was an absolute power move. If one is on the fence - would you rather associate with organization like this or a side that shuts down any opportunity for a discourse.
  - BitwiseFool 5y ago
    I would much rather stand with the principled institution. That being said, the opposing institution that uses it's resources to shut down opportunities for discourse will probably end up being more powerful and successful in propagating it's ideology in the long-run. https://medium.com/incerto/the-most-intolerant-wins-the-dictatorship-of-the-small-minority-3f1f83ce4e15 https://medium.com/incerto/the-most-intolerant-wins-the-dict...
  - stronglikedan 5y ago
    I'm personally always for discourse, whether I'm dealing with a principled institution or not. I'm the type that will usually side against the issuer of an ultimatum. Although, I loathe hypocrisy, so will usually side with a principled institution over the alternative. I guess it really depends on the situation. The devil is in the details or some such something or other. The best part of being a centrist is that everyone else naturally hates me, so it's easy to pick one side or the other in each individual situation, with no loyalties.

stronglikedan 5y ago

Sounds like they have good principles.

mynegation 5y ago
Whether one agrees with their principles or not, that was an absolute power move. If one is on the fence - would you rather associate with organization like this or a side that shuts down any opportunity for a discourse.
- BitwiseFool 5y ago
  I would much rather stand with the principled institution. That being said, the opposing institution that uses it's resources to shut down opportunities for discourse will probably end up being more powerful and successful in propagating it's ideology in the long-run. https://medium.com/incerto/the-most-intolerant-wins-the-dictatorship-of-the-small-minority-3f1f83ce4e15 https://medium.com/incerto/the-most-intolerant-wins-the-dict...
- stronglikedan 5y ago
  I'm personally always for discourse, whether I'm dealing with a principled institution or not. I'm the type that will usually side against the issuer of an ultimatum. Although, I loathe hypocrisy, so will usually side with a principled institution over the alternative. I guess it really depends on the situation. The devil is in the details or some such something or other. The best part of being a centrist is that everyone else naturally hates me, so it's easy to pick one side or the other in each individual situation, with no loyalties.