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Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague
Wow, your analogies are terrible. I thought there was some progress to be made here but this is I guess where we are... just characterizing any position that causes distress or offense as bigotry and comparing it to a science teacher teaching flat earthery. I don't really know how to respond, if that's legitimately how you look at these issues. I guess I can only say that I think that is insane.
"They're shouting them down because they don't want to hear it". Exactly. This isn't a Klan rally they're shouting down.
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That's not even remotely what I did. I compared bigotry to flat earthery. I didn't pick some sort of obscure, leftist grievance. I'm thinking more along the lines of some yahoo showing up to talk about the perils of miscegenation or something. There's no reason that should be given the time of day. If you want a less extreme example, then let's take Vlad's one of Ann Coulter. This is a woman who once said that all non-Christians should be converted at gunpoint. Now it's likely that she's a complete poe or a world class troll, but that's not particularly relevant here. The point is that that is a bigoted position to take, so why wouldn't it make sense for students to protest against her presence on their campuses? What possibility is there for constructive, educational discourse with someone like that?