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“Unless we recognize that student members of the Federalist Society and other conservatives have the same right to express their views free of coercion we canno
by onos 4y ago
“Unless we recognize that student members of the Federalist Society and other conservatives have the same right to express their views free of coercion we cannot live up to this commitment nor can we claim that we are fostering an inclusive environment for all students.”
This gets to the point. Question is whether society / the school/ these students want that.
- avazhi 4y agoIt doesn't matter whether society wants it or not to the extent that it is a Constitutionally enshrined right - that's the entire point of this letter. The fact you're still saying this indicates you didn't read the letter or that you did and still don't understand that. The First Amendment is not something that depends for its legitimacy or efficacy on what students of a school or indeed society in general wants at any time. If it's true that society 'wants that', then society can go through the process of Constitutional amendment. Short of that, it is not at all a question of what society wants.
- onos 4y agoAh, but I don’t care about the law I care about what’s right.
- avazhi 4y agoWell unfortunately for you (but very fortunately for me and I daresay the vast majority of others) we live in a society that at least in theory has respect for the rule of law. Best of luck with that attitude in your life, sir.
- s1artibartfast 4y agoThe obvious complication is that your opposition also feels that they are right. This begs the question of what are the appropriate Rules of Engagement for conflict. What do you think those rules should be and how do you treat the opposition? Different societies have come up various thoughts on this question. It is not hyperbolic to say that some societies have decided such questions by Force, assassinating and Exterminating people with opposing views. There is a wide spectrum between that and polite debate, and the Salient question is where the line should be drawn
- yucky 4y agoCensorship isn't what's right though, so you should applaud this.
- Turing_Machine 4y agoI'm trying to think of an example from history where the pro-censorship side proved to be in the right in the long term. None are coming to mind. Have you ever considered the possibility that you may not be, in fact, "right"?