Those who aren’t particularly vulnerable — and that includes many people with far less courage than these kids — should do as you’re suggesting. However, some people, including college students, ARE particularly vulnerable and have to be a bit more careful. Not to the point of not being tough, but rather, thinking a bit more about HOW to say tough things.
Well, there’s always more than one way to accomplish a goal, and not everybody is capable of performing all of them.
We DO, however, need the guys that will cut the liberals no slack, and will call them on everything.