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> Moreover, students are encouraged to hold alternative events where they can share their own views without disrupting the invited speaker. What a fundamentall
by kelseyfrog 4y ago
> Moreover, students are encouraged to hold alternative events where they can share their own views without disrupting the invited speaker.
What a fundamentally tone deaf response. It demonstrates a profound empathic disconnect between the administration and the student body. I wouldn't be surprised if it had the unintended consequence of making things worse.
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- s1artibartfast 4y agoI guess that depends on which student body you are talking about. The ones who want to learn and engage, or the ones who want to obstruct and deny.
- kelseyfrog 4y agoYes. It's that exact sentiment that doesn't serve to bridge minds and instead divides them.
- briandear 4y agoIf people don’t like what me being said, why do they continue to listen? Calls to ban or censor speech because of a disagreement with the ideas is consistent with fascism. Are opponents so insecure in their own arguments that instead of defending their position, they feel obliged to silence the opposition? If you don’t like what’s being sold in the marketplace of ideas, that doesn’t give you the right to burn the shops.
- kelseyfrog 4y agoAgain, speculating that this comes from some sort of insecurity on the part of students does nothing but drive a deeper wedge. I really encourage more empathy than this.
- s1artibartfast 4y agoAgain, empathy for which students? The ones who invited the speaker and were obstructed, or the students who did the obstruction? Should they both try to understand and build bridges respectfully, or is that burden only on one group?
- kelseyfrog 4y agoI'm troubled that this is posed as a choice between empathizing with one at the expense of the other. I sincerely don't believe that you see this as a zero sum game.
- s1artibartfast 4y agoI don't, but it seems to me that you are picking one side to empathize with. Students who want to hear a lecture should instead empathize with the people disrupted it. The people disrupting it have no burden to listen, learn, or engage with ideas they disagree with
- gotoeleven 4y ago[flagged]
- kelseyfrog 4y agoRidiculing opponents shuts down the possibility of a meeting of minds. I don't believe this is how you solve conflict in your own life and it isn't how this conflict will be solved either.
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- 31337Logic 4y agoThe Dean is encouraging students to hold counter-sessions of their own where, presumably, nobody will disrupt them, either. Seems fair to me. Basically, anyone can organize and present a lecture... all we all is that folks behave civilly. We aren't asking for agreement. We're just asking for the chance to be heard. What more do you want?