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This guy kinda sucks though. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyle_Duncan_(judge) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyle_Duncan_(judge) > Duncan is known for a histor

This guy kinda sucks though. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyle_Duncan_(judge) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyle_Duncan_(judge) > Duncan is known for a history of anti-LGBT activism.[6][7][8] In 2015, Duncan argued before the Supreme Court against the constitutionality of same-sex marriage.[9] He has led efforts to defend state bans on same-sex marriage.[9] When the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of marriage equality, Duncan described the decision as an "abject failure" that "imperils civic peace", and he argued that the decision "raises a question about the legitimacy of the court."[9] Really? You think the Supreme Court is illegitimate because of its ruling on gay marriage?

scarmig 4y ago
Sure. But the students have managed to make the story "rowdy crowd of woke crybabies heckle a sitting judge" instead of "sitting judge embarrasses himself by giving bad answers to student questions." That's not good for advancing or protecting LGBT rights.
- visarga 4y ago
  Activists discourage or disapprove of participating in debateing because they believe it could provide a platform or legitimacy for opposing views. They also think other people are delusional, using wrong concepts or lacking the unique perspective they have, so there is no way they could understand. It's a despicable move, it kills dialogue, separates people into little churches, and encourages dogmatic communication. They are trying to convince society that we have more reasons to fight than to cooperate between groups, which is not true.
  - scarmig 4y ago
    I'm LGBT myself and have done plenty of (actual, on-the-ground) progressive activism and organizing. Not all activists act like this, and they bring disrepute to the cause.
  - pxmpxm 4y ago
    > provide a platform or legitimacy The dumber the stance, the easier it is to demonstrate it as such. The people behind "deplatforming" are merely trying to protect their own dumb stances from intellectual scrutiny. Remember the church and e pur si muove? Same exact thing.
F_J_H 4y ago
Many would agree, but it's not relevant to the free speech debate It's the same logic as those who made the "this guy kinda sucks though" argument based on George Floyd's criminal history to deflect from what the issue really was about - policing practices.

scarmig 4y ago

Sure. But the students have managed to make the story "rowdy crowd of woke crybabies heckle a sitting judge" instead of "sitting judge embarrasses himself by giving bad answers to student questions." That's not good for advancing or protecting LGBT rights.

visarga 4y ago
Activists discourage or disapprove of participating in debateing because they believe it could provide a platform or legitimacy for opposing views. They also think other people are delusional, using wrong concepts or lacking the unique perspective they have, so there is no way they could understand. It's a despicable move, it kills dialogue, separates people into little churches, and encourages dogmatic communication. They are trying to convince society that we have more reasons to fight than to cooperate between groups, which is not true.
- scarmig 4y ago
  I'm LGBT myself and have done plenty of (actual, on-the-ground) progressive activism and organizing. Not all activists act like this, and they bring disrepute to the cause.
- pxmpxm 4y ago
  > provide a platform or legitimacy The dumber the stance, the easier it is to demonstrate it as such. The people behind "deplatforming" are merely trying to protect their own dumb stances from intellectual scrutiny. Remember the church and e pur si muove? Same exact thing.

F_J_H 4y ago

Many would agree, but it's not relevant to the free speech debate It's the same logic as those who made the "this guy kinda sucks though" argument based on George Floyd's criminal history to deflect from what the issue really was about - policing practices.