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Posted on 09/14/2025 7:21:49 AM PDT by DallasBiff
Once a left-wing fetish, the heckler’s veto has gained conservative adherents.
It's a given that if one party to a disagreement keeps breaking the rules in order to harm opponents, the other participants will eventually sink to the challenge and adopt—or escalate—out-of-bounds tactics themselves. That's bad enough in any conflict, but it can be disastrous for a free and open society if the rules being broken by all parties are fundamental free speech norms. For years, we've seen left-leaning students and faculty on college campuses shout down and sometimes assault speakers with whom they disagree. Now right-leaning students have joined the party, embracing the heckler's veto and even the use of violence to muzzle dissent.
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Hey Reason and radical Libertarians, seems like it is radical democrats who bring a gun to a free speech event.
RIP Charlie.
As Lenthall-Cleary puts it, “Republican students are still overall less interested in disruption, but when they are interested, they’re really interested.”
For the left it is more like shooting down.
Sure is easier than actually having to make cogent arguments, provide adequate and verifiable sources, and remain civil in a discussion or debate.
As an academic of some repute had noted years ago ( and whose name I don't quite recall in the moment ), "anyone can assert anything."
That alone NEVER makes it so.
https://provost.uchicago.edu/sites/default/files/documents/reports/FOECommitteeReport.pdf
The freedom to debate and discuss the merits of competing ideas does not, of course,
mean that individuals may say whatever they wish, wherever they wish. The University may
restrict expression that violates the law, that falsely defames a specific individual, that
constitutes a genuine threat or harassment, that unjustifiably invades substantial privacy
or confidentiality interests, or that is otherwise directly incompatible with the functioning
of the University. In addition, the University may reasonably regulate the time, place, and
manner of expression to ensure that it does not disrupt the ordinary activities of the
University.
Sounds good, the problem is that is not what they did.
We Could Return to Tolerance for Opposing Views
They morphed tolerance into we have to worship their ideas.
Huh. Reason used to be, well, reasonable. WTF happened to them?
don’t forget bear spray. Another debate tactic for the left and all of its spectrums.
This is the perfect time for a “both sides do it” article, Reason. Show me the college campuses where radical liberals have been prevented from speaking by conservative students.
The author sites ACTUAL events where leftists shut down speakers and equates that with a POLL where Republicans say they might do it also??? WTF?
They lie. Nothing they say can be trusted.
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Excellent point.
The rotten leftists have been suppressing conservatives for decades.
We had a college student in our office. She was able to do her homework on line at breaks and lunch. I guarantee she learned little. I can’t believe a college education has included some real idiots. Students who shout down are not able to article a few thoughts for their argument.
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