This form of "civility" is the elite liberal mirror of right wing populist sincerity (sure, what he said is completely untethered to reality and is meant to slander you, but at least he says what he thinks!)
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In other words: I think this "civility" is a misguided, disordered response to Trumpian rudeness
aug 28, 2025, 7:07 pm • 1 0 • view
My contribution to a collection of essays in the Boston Review argues that this elitist conception of "freedom" (freedom from opprobrium for saying false or offensive things in public) is actually illiberal and authoritarian.
aug 28, 2025, 7:11 pm • 69 18 • view
And isn't it pretty straightforward to have both? I mean, if there are widespread protests, etc. it would make sense universities would try to convene students and the community in a "civil" manner to discuss the issues, too.
aug 28, 2025, 7:45 pm • 1 0 • view
there is a false dichotomy implied in all of this
aug 28, 2025, 8:23 pm • 0 0 • view
I think often of the idealistic naïveté of “when they go low we go high” nice in principle but ultimately ineffective
aug 28, 2025, 7:13 pm • 1 0 • view
Wealthy or powerful person's definition of Free Speech: "everyone still has to like me after I say something bigoted or cruel."
aug 29, 2025, 1:10 am • 0 0 • view