Wrong conclusion. I am gonna guess the dreck was written by a liberal.
Speech is not the problem. Intimidation, harassment, direct calls for violence against whole groups of people, occupation of buildings, and preventing the daily business of the university that is the problem.
As abhorrent as it is students have the right to peacefully demonstrate and give speeches either in support of Palestine and against Israel. “Hate speech” is too often in the eye of the beholder and is used as to bludgeon opinions that do not fit a current (usually Leftist) narrative.
Behavior that violates a code of conduct or the law is more obvious and should be less debatable no matter the culprit.
Failure to prosecute those who are in violation of the above is the problem. Not free speech.
In reality, this is a patently false statement.
The Ivys are being called out for SELECTIVE ENFORCEMENT. Conservatives and Jewish folks…no protection. A leftist burning down a lecture hall? Well, that’s frustration.
May I present as evidence, Harvard University Anti-Bullying Policy
To wit:
A. Definition of Bullying
Bullying, used as a shorthand for hostile and abusive behavior or power-based harassment, is defined here as harmful interpersonal aggression by words or actions that humiliate, degrade, demean, intimidate, or threaten2 an individual or individuals. For a violation of the Policy to occur, such aggression must be sufficiently severe or pervasive, and objectively offensive, that it creates a work, educational, or living environment that a reasonable person would consider intimidating, hostile, or abusive and denies the individual an equal opportunity to participate in the benefits of the workplace or the institution’s programs and activities.
Harvard could have easily shut down the antisemitism, per Policy. INSTEAD, HRVARD LET ANTISEMITISM RIDE.
You’re right of course.
I think if we mandated open carry throughout the college campuses, including classrooms, speech would return to the level of thoughtful discourse almost immediately.