Posted on 02/18/2017 9:31:07 AM PST by Olog-hai
Students at the prestigious University of Chicago say that free speech should not apply equally to everyone. The students objected to the school’s Institute of Politics’ invitation to former Donald Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski. They claim that allowing him to speak “normalizes bigotry” and provides a platform for fascism.
Lewandowski did not join the White House staff but by many accounts remains an influential advisor to the president.
The coalition of students from U of C Resists, Graduate Students United, Students Working Against Prisons, and UChicago Socialists claim that the school’s “commitment to free expression” doesn’t require the institution to host him due to his alleged ties to white supremacists and similarly alleged calls to violence against minority groups and refugees.
They told Campus Reform that they did not call for the University to disinvite him, but rather “encouraged [the person who invited him] to reconsider and rescind the invitation,” as if it makes a difference. …
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Obviously when my tax dollar is used illegally to sponsor speeches of such scumbags, all in violation of my free speech, we find such scumbags assertaining that indeed my free speech does not matter.
The same argument could be used back on them.
Because everything they use is a subjective argument, in the eye of whoever happens to be in power and who gets to define the terms.
They always say we dont have to listen to stuff if we dont like it.
Right back in your libtard socialist faces.
Any idiot knows that the whole point of free speech is to allow opinions that are offensive to either to some or many people.
Anyone who has a problem with that is not in favor of free speech and should get the hell out of this country and go someplace where free speech is not allowed.
>>his alleged ties to white supremacists
This is the newer, slightly more sophisticated complete lack of an argument that used to be handled by these same Leftists simply yelling “RACIST!” at people they disagree with politically.
These Leftists are despicable.
Mark down the names. If they do get what they want, the names will come in handy.
Here are the fruits of growing up on Publik Skool indoctrination.
Someone needs to sue these snowflakes for violation of civil rights. They will melt.
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