08-28-2017, 12:22 PM
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Apocalypse
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Limbo
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Some people are starting to wake up from their brain-dead stupor:
The left is alienating its allies by shutting down free speech
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But a solid perspective doesn't need to be insulated from criticism in order to stand. And contrary to what these groups would have you believe, many of the folks advocating for free speech are not racist, sexist, alt-right zealots, but often people who are left-leaning and questioning the cause. Take, for example, the plea by CNN host Fareed Zakaria ? who is generally viewed as a liberal ? to so-called progressive university students, urging them to listen to opposing points of view instead of silencing them.
Many "progressives" on the left often call anyone who criticizes it "far-right" and "fascist," including those who, by many people's standards, would be considered liberally minded. For example, Peterson, a self-described classic British liberal who has explicitly spoken out against fascism and Nazism, has been erroneously labelled as "far-right." Classic liberalism upholds values like freedom of speech and the free exchange of ideas, but because these ideals are often dismissed by the reactionary left for the sake of "safe spaces," individuals defending them are cast as the enemy.
This conflation of defenders of free speech with ideological extremists only fuels frustration among moderates, forcing unnecessary polarization. Indeed, it just ends up alienating many on the left who aren't on board with this agenda, because those of us with liberal values just can't take it seriously anymore.
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All of these leftists complaining 24/7 about Trump have nobody but themselves to blame for the election of Trump. And they are going to be shut out of the political process even more if they continue down the path they are on now.
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