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Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague
Well, you watched a couple of his videos, and you're by no means someone who should care about what he says, so that's a success of sorts right there. I don't really know if you can say he's not a good provocateur; if you think the purpose of what he does is to provoke a reaction, he's really very good at it because people seem to absolutely lose their minds when he has a talk. Just watch this if you can manage to get through it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANgl54duC0A |
I think I was just more curious as to who he was and why has relevant. The relationship between "free speech advocates" and the fringe left is hilarious, as both sides come off as complete narcissistic opportunists. Neither accurately reflect what actually happens on college campuses, at least in my experience. I just finished up at one of the most left-wing universities in the country, in a typically left-wing program and I don't think I had a single class where someone objected to the content or asked for a trigger warning. The closest thing I ever saw in my four years there was my healthy sexuality prof advising the class ahead of time when we were getting to the sexual assault unit, which obviously makes sense.
I guess there were a couple of instances in which guest speakers at the university or debates were interrupted by student protesters but not to the point where the debates were cancelled or any of the participants had reason to fear for their safety. And to me, protest is also a form of free speech. So yeah, I'm not really seeing the concerns put forth by either side to the degree that either side claims they're occurring.
Anyways, that was a huge derail. Back on topic, I thought this was an interesting survey of Islamic youth which touches on a number of issues, including ISIS, U.S. involvement in Iraq, etc.
https://theintercept.com/wp-uploads/...2016100316.pdf