Interesting perspective, but the problem with this piece (and with Haidt as well) is that the degree to which free speech is being stifled is an empirical question and nowhere do I see any evidence to support your view. Lacking evidence (statistical evidence, not anecdotes), all we're getting a theory, which is no more credible than anything Haidt has written.
Like almost every effort to juxtapose right and left campus speech control, this conflates two very distinct forms of censorship. The left censors through cultural control, and the right has responded through legislative assertions of censorship. Which one is worse is subjective, each believing they own the moral high ground.
The right can't deny its efforts to legislate its way into control. The left, sadly, just pretends its not happening by denial and deflection.
The right's effort to control via legislation can be address in court, challenging the constitutionality of some flagrantly unconstitutional laws. The left's efforts are more insidious because they evade scrutiny. Which is worse?
Interesting perspective, but the problem with this piece (and with Haidt as well) is that the degree to which free speech is being stifled is an empirical question and nowhere do I see any evidence to support your view. Lacking evidence (statistical evidence, not anecdotes), all we're getting a theory, which is no more credible than anything Haidt has written.
Like almost every effort to juxtapose right and left campus speech control, this conflates two very distinct forms of censorship. The left censors through cultural control, and the right has responded through legislative assertions of censorship. Which one is worse is subjective, each believing they own the moral high ground.
The right can't deny its efforts to legislate its way into control. The left, sadly, just pretends its not happening by denial and deflection.
The right's effort to control via legislation can be address in court, challenging the constitutionality of some flagrantly unconstitutional laws. The left's efforts are more insidious because they evade scrutiny. Which is worse?