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Thread #162832   Message #3878213
Posted By: beardedbruce
22-Sep-17 - 02:43 PM
Thread Name: BS: Free speech- as long as you're Liberal.
Subject: RE: BS: Free speech- as long as you're Liberal.
Big Al,

" think its hard to argue that England and America are swamped with poor discriminated against conservatives - given that both countries have elected deeply conservative governments "

I am talking about the right OF INDIVIDUALS to express their own opinions- which is being denied by the Liberal side of things on campus.

"Ben Shapiro tried to give a speech at the University of California-Berkeley last week; the school met the conservative radio host—predictably enough—with raging protest.

It's nothing new. In the last several months, American universities have been shaken by a flurry of public, and often violent, student protests against controversial speakers coming to campus, from Milo Yiannopoulos to Richard Spencer to Charles Murray, all of whom are recognized as provocative conservatives with contentious opinions. US colleges have long had a liberal bent to them. What is striking, though, is how far students of that majority political view are willing to go nowadays to protect it, especially in the wake of Donald Trump's election."



In terms of moral values, whether you hit me with a 2x4 because I am Jewish, or because I am White, or because I am conservative, you are morally the same as those others who do so-

I do not care if you Hate Blacks, and love WASPs, or that you Hate Whites, or Republicans, and love Blacks- When you attack someone for their speech you have claimed the same moral level.