I'm not misinterpreting the FIRE survey, because I'm not interpreting the FIRE survey— I'm interpreting Nate Silver's stance in his article. After all, he's fra

I'm not misinterpreting the FIRE survey, because I'm not interpreting the FIRE survey— I'm interpreting Nate Silver's stance in his article. After all, he's framing this as the left abandoning free speech. Also, when you say "This is a purposeful misinterpretation", you're making an assumption that's disrespectful. What if I had misinterpreted the FIRE survey, as you suggest? Why do you believe I would do so purposefully? If you think I'm attacking something you're defending, I believe you've misjudged me.