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0 pointshandoflixue1y ago0 comments

> Funny how people like you never ever use the same power to force left or liberal speakers. It is ok to boycott or criticize those.

Do you know OP personally? Do you really think it's reasonable to assume that everyone in the universe (except for you, perhaps) is a hypocrite like this?

There's plenty of people that feel the administrative force of the university shouldn't be used to suppress either side. Let the gun club invite Luigi. Let the trans club invite the Stonewall rioters.

You're welcome to say you dislike the speaker. You don't have to attend. But you shouldn't have the authority to stop other people from inviting them to speak, or to stop other people from listening.

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watwut1y ago· 2 in thread

I don't need to know OP personally. The knee jerk "right is the way they are because of the left" gives the game away.

Left is responsible for ehat they so and never ever excused with "right made them do it". Not even when they were 100% right in the hindsight.

Right is not responsible for what they do. They are victims of circumstances even when they caused the circumstances.

_DeadFred_1y ago

I see it not as 'right is the way they are because' but 'this is what the right exploited, and I too allowed myself to go down a crappy path'. It's a pretty brave, honest, and self reflective post.

handoflixueOP1y ago

I don't think it's at all helpful to think of political groups as monolithic stereotypes like this.

aaomidi1y ago

So, you’re saying basic protesting and sitins shouldn’t be allowed?

Nah I’m sorry disrupting other events is a cornerstone of freedom of speech.

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