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I think the courts are the right place for this battle, some fundamental free speech rights for both sides need to be enforced. I didn't think this would the ne

• throwaway0a5e 5y ago
  Right or wrong courts pretty much always lag popular consensus in a democracy so the debate will happen elsewhere first.
• MeinBlutIstBlau 5y ago
  As an adult return student in college currently, while I could engage in "free speech," the college is also free to expel me for creating a hostile environment for my views (I'm speaking generally here). Everybody hates Illinois Nazi's. But if a group them sprouted up at your school, can you really say it's fair freedom of speech-wise to shut them down at a publicly funded institution? No you can't. Not only that, but instructors can at whim grade you based on if they like you as opposed to legitimately getting good grades. Ultimately it just creates a system to be gamed by those wise enough to survive it. It's never been about education in the US. It's always been about "who can navigate the waters without getting labeled."