"The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow very lively debate within that spectrum. That gives people the sense that there’s free thinking going on, while all the time the presuppositions of the system are being reinforced by the limits put on the range of the debate.” -Noam Chomsky, How the World Works
https://dailynous.com/2022/09/29/phi...-or-paragraph/
This almost sounds like an endorsement of libertarians' idea of free speech. In fact it is a criticism.
Try going on any large social media platform and presenting conflicting views on a wide range of political or scientific topics that are in opposition to Leftist views. Say, give a POV that says Climate change is not manmade. See what happens. You'll be banned by the Leftists.
The University of California at Berkeley just banned any speaker that supports Israel. Pretty much shooting down free speech if you ask me. What happens when some really conservative speaker shows up at some university, assuming they can get invited? Riots? Massive protests? The Left hates free speech.
Celticguy (10-01-2022)
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Celticguy (10-01-2022)
Berkeley is part of the University of California system, a series of state run and taxpayer paid for universities in California.
https://registrar.berkeley.edu/tuiti...f%20California.UC Berkeley is a state-supported institution and, therefore, must charge all nonresident students an additional nonresident supplemental tuition fee. Residency for purposes of tuition is decided by the campus Residence Deputy — that means the decision is made at a campus-level, by UC Berkeley on behalf of the University of California.
Celticguy (10-01-2022)
https://apply.dailycal.org/2018/03/1...ng-free-speech
That is one example, where they have to but the Left through threats of violence prevent it.
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