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user-inactivated · 2544 days ago · link · · parent · post: Corey Robin: On liberals, the left, and free speech
Interesting how Robin makes difference between liberals and leftists. I always thought they're of the same camp, just as much as conservatives are the same are rightists. So, what he's saying is - people of a politically-left mentality (same generalization, for simplicity) are getting more critical of free speech as a right because... it allows for terrible things to be said? Is that it? I gather it has something to do with that Betty DeVos gal who, apparently, raves about not being allowed to speak at Berkeley, but I'm not up to speed on that. All I heard is either John Oliver or Trevor Noah calling her a troll because her being denied speech is what's she aiming for in the first place.