10-08-2017, 01:03 PM
Sad that there even has to be policy at universities to enable booked speakers to actually speak.
Conservative students and other students who like to hear (or challenge) different viewpoints should have that opportunity. Students who don't want to hear what the speaker has to say should just not attend. Students who want to protest should do so outside the venue or should attend and challenge the speaker if it's an open forum. My right to free speech and expression of views doesn't trump anyone else's. That's how I feel about it.
To me, the fact that so many university students are motivated to inflict violence and/or vandalism over booked speakers, speakers who have been effectively blocked or attacked in some recent cases, is a sign of a much bigger problem in our country.
Conservative students and other students who like to hear (or challenge) different viewpoints should have that opportunity. Students who don't want to hear what the speaker has to say should just not attend. Students who want to protest should do so outside the venue or should attend and challenge the speaker if it's an open forum. My right to free speech and expression of views doesn't trump anyone else's. That's how I feel about it.
To me, the fact that so many university students are motivated to inflict violence and/or vandalism over booked speakers, speakers who have been effectively blocked or attacked in some recent cases, is a sign of a much bigger problem in our country.