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In the 1960s/1970s the left had complete free speech on campuses. It was perfectly acceptable to be a Maoist. Real leftists like Chomsky have never been de-plat
by fhatqy 5y ago
In the 1960s/1970s the left had complete free speech on campuses. It was perfectly acceptable to be a Maoist. Real leftists like Chomsky have never been de-platformed.
I'm curious to know what the right effectively suppressed in 1980-2010, which is the time frame you mention. Those were pretty free decades.
I do not recall censorship. Also, the current "left" is not really left outside of cultural wedge issues. They are elitists and academics with useless degrees protecting their income streams and they despise the actual working class.
- jrm4 5y agoIn the 1960/70s (when my parents were in college), it was perfectly acceptable to throw a milkshake at a fellow black student with literally no consequence. It was necessary for black male students to walk with black female students because of harassment. I know this because it was literally what my parents had to deal with. So "complete" free speech is a resoundingly absurd idea, in no way were they protected and able to speak freely. As I mentioned above, the suppression (true, I wouldn't say censorship) resulted in a sort of de-facto very unfree speech.