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But this needed reckoning has also intensified a new set of moral attitudes and political commitments that tend to weaken our norms of open debate and toleration of differences in favor of ideological conformity.
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As we applaud the first development, we also raise our voices against the second.
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The democratic inclusion we want can be achieved only if we speak out against the intolerant climate that has set in on all sides.
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The free exchange of information and ideas, the lifeblood of a liberal society, is daily becoming more constricted.
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institutional leaders, in a spirit of panicked damage control, are delivering hasty and disproportionate punishments instead of considered reforms.
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Whatever the arguments around each particular incident, the result has been to steadily narrow the boundaries of what can be said without the threat of reprisal.
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The way to defeat bad ideas is by exposure, argument, and persuasion, not by trying to silence or wish them away.
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If we won’t defend the very thing on which our work depends, we shouldn’t expect the public or the state to defend it for us.
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Valerie IrvineOur culture seems to be more absorbed in extremes as the reaction to the Letter on Justice and Open Debate illustrates https://t.co/jELaxOSW7a. As teachers #tiegrad we need to champion the intent behind the letter, to lead from behind gently making the wo
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Marlene DeanThis letter stirred much controversy! “Powerful protests for racial and social justice are leading to overdue demands for police reform, along with wider calls for greater equality and inclusion across our society, not least in higher education, journalism, philanthropy, and the arts. But this needed reckoning has also intensified a new set of moral attitudes and political commitments that tend to weaken our norms of open debate and toleration of differences in favor of ideological conformity. As we applaud the first development, we also raise our voices against the second.
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glenda funk"If we won’t defend the very thing on which our work depends, we shouldn’t expect the public or the state to defend it for us."
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Henry BroaddusThe restriction of debate, whether by a repressive government or an intolerant society, invariably hurts those who lack power and makes everyone less capable of democratic participation. The way to defeat bad ideas is by exposure, argument, and persuasion, not by trying to silence or wish them away. We refuse any false choice between justice and freedom, which cannot exist without each other. As writers we need a culture that leaves us room for experimentation, risk taking, and even mistakes. We need to preserve the possibility of good-faith disagreement without dire professional consequences. If we won’t defend the very thing on which our work depends, we shouldn’t expect the public or the state to defend it for us.
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Brandon CoxHey, here’s me agreeing with Noam Chomsky (among others) https://t.co/Yq971p4ZHu
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Matt BinderCool to see Jennifer Senior and Malcolm Gladwell, both of whom cheered on the destruction of a newsroom by a billionaire because he didn't like its reporting, sign onto a letter urgently supporting the principles of freedom of speech and open debate htt
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07 Jul 20
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Donna BillsA statement signed by 150 people incl. Bill T. Jones, Wynton Marsalis, Jennifer Finney Boylan, Noam Chomsky, J.K. Rowling, Margaret Atwood, and Salman Rushdie expresses concern over the illiberal trend intensified by our national reckoning.
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