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If he loses his job over this, then yes, he did lose his freedom of speech.
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Huh? He can stand on top of the highest building in Denver and shout his beliefs at the top of his lungs....his freedom of speech is not affected one bit if he loses his job.
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Does the same standard apply to people who denounce evolution and spout off rhetoric about creationism, for example? Do they have to prove their rhetoric or get another job too?
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Of course it applies equally. If someone SAYS this what it is in a PUBLICALLY funded university, then they too should be removed. Do it on your own dollar, not mine.
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Yes. Freedom of speech doesn't just protect popular speech. In fact, it's unpopular speech that needs to be protected most of all.
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Again, he isnt being prevented from saying what he wants...the intent is to prevent him from being paid to teach it to young minds by taxpayers money. Much much different.
I guess you would be OK if he made such remarks as "all muslims are terrorists", or, "All blacks have inferior intellect"...all just as goofy as what he said IMO as well as sentimenst that are existing in society right now. Just because some nutbars actually believe this crap, doesnt mean they have the right to teach it.
Go ahead and protect this kind of nonsense if you like...i refuse.
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Where I would draw the line, though, is if he said something that directly incited violence. Praising the holocaust is much different than saying "Go forth and kill all the Jews!" and then people actually did.
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So the result has to happen before you disagree with it? What if his essay was taken literally by some of his students, and they are planning to blow up some brokerage houses right now? (I realize this is a stretch) All because they now believe that "little eichmans" are continuing on the same path as those who were targeted in the TWC?