The question is better phrased: Is liberalism a suicide pact? Are we required to extend liberal tolerance of dissent even to those who are seeking to overturn the foundations of liberalism itself.
Whether we like to admit it or not, Enlightenment liberalism is deeply indebted to the Judeo-Christian view of man. "All men are created equal and endowed with rights" is nonsensical if man doesn't have a Creator. If man is just a smart ape, he's governed by natural law not divine law, and in nature, the strong oppress and murder the weak with impunity. Absent "man made in the image of God", might makes right.
We've forgotten that liberal tolerance is just a tool to allow people to coexist without trying to kill each other. So why would we tolerate those who use our liberal values to advocate killing anyway?
Unlike other conservatives, I don't want to ban or censor most of what's being said right now. Better that we see where (and who) the roaches are in the bright light.
That said, it's past time to allow for conservative, Republican, "MAGA" and similar banned speech to be welcomed and allowed in all university as well as institutional entities, with DEI being totally eliminated as recognition of its blatantly racist, divisive, and low-expectation-feeding consequences.
Whole Heartedly agree Professor! However, freedom of speech does not include the ability of President Biden to relax LAWFUL sanctions on Iranian Oil exports which have INCREASED five fold since 2020! If Trump were President he would NOT allow this to happen. Iranian support of Hamas/Hezbollah will also increase by five fold if Biden continues down this DEADLY path.😢
>>>As the Supreme Court put it in 1990: "Under the First Amendment there is no such thing as a false idea. However pernicious an opinion may seem, we depend for its correction not on the conscience of judges and juries, but on the competition of other ideas."
Haha. Tell that to CNN and NYT who cannot quote Trump without preceding it with ".....he falsely claimed...."
As difficult as it is to see, the Palestine protestors are being educated in our Universities to learn what is free speech. They will be criticized severely and perhaps be unable to get employment. It is good to stand up for your beliefs. They will also learn the consequences of unbridled free speech. Israel is allowing brief pauses for humanitarian aid to travel into GAZA.
Many countries around the world have bans or laws against hate speech. However, few have done anything about the vicious pro-hamas anti-semitic rallies and protests in our cities. It's one thing to have laws, it's quite another to have the fortitude or will power to actually enforce them. As far as I am concerned, silence is complicit.
Selective free speech is the result of progressivism. Progressivism has infected our educational system like a mind virus by indoctrinating students to hate America and those designated as oppressors, like Israel.
Democrats have controlled all things educational for a decade or more. I blame Democrats for the current rise of hate and violence that is everywhere.
Why Jews continue to empower Democrats is so beyond my comprehension.
The question is better phrased: Is liberalism a suicide pact? Are we required to extend liberal tolerance of dissent even to those who are seeking to overturn the foundations of liberalism itself.
Whether we like to admit it or not, Enlightenment liberalism is deeply indebted to the Judeo-Christian view of man. "All men are created equal and endowed with rights" is nonsensical if man doesn't have a Creator. If man is just a smart ape, he's governed by natural law not divine law, and in nature, the strong oppress and murder the weak with impunity. Absent "man made in the image of God", might makes right.
We've forgotten that liberal tolerance is just a tool to allow people to coexist without trying to kill each other. So why would we tolerate those who use our liberal values to advocate killing anyway?
I totally agree regarding the double standard.
Unlike other conservatives, I don't want to ban or censor most of what's being said right now. Better that we see where (and who) the roaches are in the bright light.
That said, it's past time to allow for conservative, Republican, "MAGA" and similar banned speech to be welcomed and allowed in all university as well as institutional entities, with DEI being totally eliminated as recognition of its blatantly racist, divisive, and low-expectation-feeding consequences.
Whole Heartedly agree Professor! However, freedom of speech does not include the ability of President Biden to relax LAWFUL sanctions on Iranian Oil exports which have INCREASED five fold since 2020! If Trump were President he would NOT allow this to happen. Iranian support of Hamas/Hezbollah will also increase by five fold if Biden continues down this DEADLY path.😢
>>>As the Supreme Court put it in 1990: "Under the First Amendment there is no such thing as a false idea. However pernicious an opinion may seem, we depend for its correction not on the conscience of judges and juries, but on the competition of other ideas."
Haha. Tell that to CNN and NYT who cannot quote Trump without preceding it with ".....he falsely claimed...."
Ha ha, how true. I’ve given up all TV, and choose news reporting from my phone. There’s more than enough.
As difficult as it is to see, the Palestine protestors are being educated in our Universities to learn what is free speech. They will be criticized severely and perhaps be unable to get employment. It is good to stand up for your beliefs. They will also learn the consequences of unbridled free speech. Israel is allowing brief pauses for humanitarian aid to travel into GAZA.
Many countries around the world have bans or laws against hate speech. However, few have done anything about the vicious pro-hamas anti-semitic rallies and protests in our cities. It's one thing to have laws, it's quite another to have the fortitude or will power to actually enforce them. As far as I am concerned, silence is complicit.
Could you possibly discuss on your podcast the legality under the Constitution of the charges against Stuart Seldowitz?
Selective free speech is the result of progressivism. Progressivism has infected our educational system like a mind virus by indoctrinating students to hate America and those designated as oppressors, like Israel.
Democrats have controlled all things educational for a decade or more. I blame Democrats for the current rise of hate and violence that is everywhere.
Why Jews continue to empower Democrats is so beyond my comprehension.