I must admit I grow a bit tired of conservatives holding other conservative’s feet to the fire while being completely unwilling to do the same to leftists.
I’ve been reading that I’m on the wrong side of this Ivy League anti-Jewish debacle. I want all three of those college presidents to be fired but I’m hearing from some who say that we should be for all free speech. We should be cheering them on, I’m told.
Sure. In a perfect world we’d be fighting for free speech. But that’s not the world we live in, punkin.
So, conservatives on campus have been disciplined for saying things that the left deems as hate speech. Like when a conservative group attempts to form a club on campus they’re almost always refused because they’re guilty of hate speech because they are against women’s rights on abortion or because they don’t believe that there are 3,789 genders. In that case, we argue for free speech. The left argues that speech is violence. Words matter, we are told.
So when these Ivy League presidents are saying that they’re unsure if students calling for genocide to Jews is punishable behavior, I’m supposed to cheer them on because this is the kind of free speech I’ve wanted all along.
Some on the right are saying that I’m pushing a double standard. OK. Maybe. But I’d also point out that the other side, which has all the power in these cases, is also pushing a double standard.
But that’s allowing the left to decide. By going after these college presidents we are holding them to their own standard.
I must admit that I didn’t foresee a time when those calling for death to Jews and for segregated classrooms would be portrayed as the good guys in the media. But this is where we are. But the insane display by these Ivy League idiots shocked the country. Their stupidity busted through the media censors and people were rightly horrified.
Some conservatives want us to “take the high road” and defend these college presidents who hate us and are even now discriminating against Christians and conservatives. I say, no way. If words are violence then they are violence. Let’s play the game by their rules.
If, at some future point, we can change the rules of the game I’m all for it. But until then, let’s just enforce their rules.
December 12, 2023 at 9:15 am
yes, they made the rules and they and the idiot students espousing this hatred of Jews should live by it. expel them all.
December 12, 2023 at 9:29 am
False reasoning will contradict itself. This is why the Catholic intellectual tradition has gotten civilized society as far as it has. By critical thinking and problem solving skills based on sound reasoning. We see the errors of false reasoning put on public display when these elite “free speech” advocates look like hypocrites. When men dominate womens sports after fighting for Title 9 for decades. We see the lie. THe question is do we have the fortitude to speak up and say…”see?! this is what Ive been saying all along!”
December 13, 2023 at 8:51 am
Case 1
Q: “Do black lives matter?”
A: “All lives matter.”
Your evasion of the question reveals that you are a racist, a bigot, a puppy crusher. You probably eat the chocolates and spit the nuts back into the bowl. Shame on you!
Case 2
Q: “Is calling for violence against Jews unacceptable?”
A: “Calling for violence against anyone is unacceptable.”
Your sagacious and forthright response shows that you are a tenured professor at a prestigious university, a valiant defender of free speech. You have excellent table manners and fresh minty breath. Are you seeing anyone?