More Than 10,000 Academics and Scholars Sign 'The Philadelphia Statement' Against Cancel Culture

PJ Media ^ | 9/15/20 | Rick Moran

[Impala64ssa]

There is an organized and growing effort to push back against the cancel culture on college campuses. Thousands of conservative and libertarian scholars and academics are standing up and issuing a ringing endorsement of academic freedom.

It’s called “The Philadelphia Statement on Civil Discourse and the Strengthening of Liberal Democracy” and has been signed by such luminaries as Robert George, Christina Hoff Sommers, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, and more. The statement embodies concepts that all can embrace — at least, those whose minds haven’t been poisoned by the radical left. Tragically, we are losing these defining features of our democracy. Common decency and free speech are being dismantled through the stigmatizing practice of blacklisting ideological opponents, which has taken on the conspicuous form of “hate” labeling.
Responsible organizations are castigated as “hate groups.” Honest people of good faith are branded “hate agents.” Even mainstream ideas are marginalized as “hate speech.” This threatens our ability to listen, discuss, debate, and grow.

[Impala64ssa]

(In a cheesy Hulk Hogan impersonation) "WHATCHYA GONNA DO when cancel culture rolls over you?" It's shyts and giggles when conservatives have to deal with this, but the lib dominated academia thought their collective TDS was enough street cred to give them immunity.
JK Rowling learned the hard way when she committed the unspeakable crime against humanity of insisting there's only 2 genders, that ain't how it works

[nwrep]

Trump and the Republican party should endorse this statement against the cancel culture.

[elcid1970]

Cancel culture has bitten liberal profs in the @zz.

That’s all this is.

[cgbg]

The “hate groups” are BLM, Antifa and their Democratic Party.

[Truthoverpower]

Philadelphia Pennsylvania- the birthplace of liberty!

Free speech is not free

You must fight for the right to do it

You cannot speak freely in much of this world!

We cannot lose that in the United States of America

More free speech more!

[wrcase]

I’d be a lot more supportive if they would show the same courtesy for their students.

[Sergio]

bkmk

[the OlLine Rebel]

Good for them.

[wildcard_redneck]

In other news, 20 million useless grifters on the public payroll as teachers and professors openly mock the taxpayers that pay their exorbitant salaries and retirement plans while teaching their children to despise them in the classrooms.

[SisterK]

Strengthening of Liberal Democracy

the language is suspect