Well said! These are wolves in sheep‘s clothing. And the way they are trying to eviscerate academic freedom in Wisconsin, Ohio, and several other states shows they care NOTHING for freedom of speech!
To me, calling for actual genocide of Jews, Palestinians, or any other group is using fighting words. If there is a code of conduct, that might break it.
But it is also clear that Gay might not have wanted to limit freedom of speech, even some speech that could be noxious.
And by the way, so-called culture warriors against diversity, black history, etc. are absolute proof to me of how strong structural racism is in this country! And how strong is our pro wealth bias, as exemplified by a rich donor’s defense of Elon Musk’s posting antisemitic conspiracies.
I replied to you by email. I couldn’t see some of your comments on the sub stack.
"Calling everything antisemitic dilutes the meaning of the term, fosters resentment, and actually puts Jewish people in danger." EXACTLY.
Excellent insight and analysis on this tricky and triggering subject. The opportunistic outrage of
the worst of the conservatives is horrible to witness especially as they are aided by the democrats.
Thank-you for calling out this exploitation of antisemitism. I hear the voice of the great I.F. Stone in your commentary.
Well said! These are wolves in sheep‘s clothing. And the way they are trying to eviscerate academic freedom in Wisconsin, Ohio, and several other states shows they care NOTHING for freedom of speech!
To me, calling for actual genocide of Jews, Palestinians, or any other group is using fighting words. If there is a code of conduct, that might break it.
But it is also clear that Gay might not have wanted to limit freedom of speech, even some speech that could be noxious.
And by the way, so-called culture warriors against diversity, black history, etc. are absolute proof to me of how strong structural racism is in this country! And how strong is our pro wealth bias, as exemplified by a rich donor’s defense of Elon Musk’s posting antisemitic conspiracies.
Can I post my past comment now?