A Free Speech Problem?
The Crimson | The Crimson Editorial Board
The Crimson Editorial Board responds to a recent New York Times piece on America’s free speech problem: “We approach the issue with the humility of a student Editorial Board, but we do feel the Times has hit on some common, misguided tropes of the anti-cancel-culture discourse.”
The board begins with relativism (things aren’t as bad as they used to be), segues into an extremist example (“Society has always set some social costs to less ‘acceptable’ speech — most Nazis don’t have a lot of friends, and haven’t for a while!”), and dismisses UVA’s Emma Camp’s campus experience as mere “uncomfortable seat-shifting.”
The board then concludes with a suggestion—just speak your mind!
“Contest the cultural terrain, if you're so inclined! Call out views you disagree with, and sign your name when you do. If your critics respond, sometimes harshly, so be it. So long as administrators and governments hold fast in their responsibility to protect you from unreasonable institutional recrimination, let the best speech win out.”
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