Tuesday, November 24, 2015

President Obama Defends Free Speech

"...being a good citizen... involves hearing the other side and making sure that you are engaging in a dialogue."

On the "certain strain of militant political correctness" sweeping college campuses the President says "And I disagree with that."

"That's a recipe for dogmatism, and I think you're not going to be as effective."

"The purpose of that kind of free speech is to make sure that we are forced to use argument and reason and words in making our democracy work. You don't have to be fearful of somebody spouting bad ideas; just out argue them. Beat 'em. Make the case as to why they're wrong. Win over adherents. That's how things work in a democracy. And I do worry if young people start getting trained to think that 'if somebody says something I don't like... if somebody says something that hurts my feelings that my only recourse is to shut them up, avoid them, push them away, call on a higher power to protect me from that..."

"You're not going to make the kinds of deep changes in society that those students want without taking them on in a full, clear and courageous way."

Well said, Mr. President!



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