So Stephanie Slade is the voice of the radical libertarian centre? Her argument is bothsidesism dressed up in academic speak. She cleverly skips over the part about one side wanting to overthrow democracy. I agree that I sometimes have trouble sympathizing with the ACLU and shutting down free speech on campus is like hitting yourself on …
So Stephanie Slade is the voice of the radical libertarian centre? Her argument is bothsidesism dressed up in academic speak. She cleverly skips over the part about one side wanting to overthrow democracy. I agree that I sometimes have trouble sympathizing with the ACLU and shutting down free speech on campus is like hitting yourself on the head with a hammer. But it still comes down to one side being an immediate threat to democracy and the other side needing another 10 years to grow up. There’s a very big difference.
So Stephanie Slade is the voice of the radical libertarian centre? Her argument is bothsidesism dressed up in academic speak. She cleverly skips over the part about one side wanting to overthrow democracy. I agree that I sometimes have trouble sympathizing with the ACLU and shutting down free speech on campus is like hitting yourself on the head with a hammer. But it still comes down to one side being an immediate threat to democracy and the other side needing another 10 years to grow up. There’s a very big difference.