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A comment on Oberlin College case shows how universities are losing their way. Parent comment

Re:Oberlin College case shows how universities are losing th... by mullingitover on Saturday June 15, 2019 @10:14PM (#20193435)
That's not an extreme position, it's the law of the land and has been for a long time. It's basic civil law that if you harm someone they can take you to court to be made whole. Civilization is sort of built on this concept.

The thing here is that you're not being harmed by rhetoric. If you were, you'd have a case.

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Re:Oberlin College case shows how universities are losing th... by mullingitover on Saturday June 15, 2019 @10:32PM (#20193499)
> So if Eli Cash was my actual name (rather than a Royal Tenenbaums character), and if I didn't get a job because the employer googled my name and your claim came up..? You really think I'd have a real case?

Would a reasonable person read my post in context and somehow walk away believing you were a racist? You know they wouldn't.

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Re:Oberlin College case shows how universities are losing th... by elicash on Saturday June 15, 2019 @10:21PM (#20193461)
> If you were, you'd have a case.

So if Eli Cash was my actual name (rather than a Royal Tenenbaums character), and if I didn't get a job because the employer googled my name and your claim came up..? You really think I'd have a real case?

I guess if we still disagree nothing can be done about that. We've both made our points.

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