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Re:The latest campus cancellation is different by cratermoon on Sunday October 10, 2021 @11:51AM (#28819332)
> this professor's "controversial" views are held by upwards of 70% of the American public.

First of all, who says? Second of all, just because a majority believes something doesn't make it right. There was a time when the majority of Americans believed slavery was OK. Times change.

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Re:The latest campus cancellation is different by f-jin on Sunday October 10, 2021 @12:11PM (#28819545)
Majority rule is kind of the underpinnings of democracy though, and free speech is a major factor in effective democratic systems.
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Re:The latest campus cancellation is different by NovemberWhiskey on Sunday October 10, 2021 @11:59AM (#28819416)
e.g.

https://news.gallup.com/opinion/polling-matters/317006/affir...

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