In case other readers would like a quick summary of these articles:
- The ACLU faced internal divisions after defending a far-right protest that devolved into a riot of hate-speech that got someone killed.
- The ACLU also argued in court that teachers, when engaging with students in their professional capacity, should respect to gender identity of students.
It seems that a subset of the ACLU has taken the stance that defending free-speech as a cloak for hate would, on balance, reduce rather than increase the rights and liberties of the broader population.
This is the classic paradox of tolerance, it is not a new situation, nor should it be mysterious, controversial, or surprising. It is something that all of us must consider in our daily lives.
- The ACLU faced internal divisions after defending a far-right protest that devolved into a riot of hate-speech that got someone killed.
- The ACLU also argued in court that teachers, when engaging with students in their professional capacity, should respect to gender identity of students.
It seems that a subset of the ACLU has taken the stance that defending free-speech as a cloak for hate would, on balance, reduce rather than increase the rights and liberties of the broader population.
This is the classic paradox of tolerance, it is not a new situation, nor should it be mysterious, controversial, or surprising. It is something that all of us must consider in our daily lives.