Mandated diversity statement drives Jonathan Haidt to quit academic society

Re:Mandated diversity statement drives Jonathan Haidt to qui... by viraptor on Sunday October 02, 2022 @09:48AM (#33055831)

He may be right with the general idea, but the point was that his phrasing needs some serious work. The classic argument is really that they should be censored so they can't easily organise and kill us. If he doesn't say that, I don't know if he realises what stakes he's talking about. (he probably does, but... say it)

I'm annoyed, because there are lots of people who don't realise this is literally about survival for others, not just about free speech ideas.

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Re:Mandated diversity statement drives Jonathan Haidt to qui... by Manuel_D on Sunday October 02, 2022 @12:39PM (#33057560)

> some serious work. The classic argument is really that they should be censored so they can't easily organise and kill us.

There's a difference between words and actions. Words fo not kill. No, words are not violence no matter how much people try to claim otherwise.

Furthermore, censoring people does nothing to reduce a groups ability to kill. Taking away someone's public voice does not take away their capacity to carry out violence. Disinviting a speaker or banning a book does not magically make people's guns disappear.

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Re:Mandated diversity statement drives Jonathan Haidt to qui... by rhaksw on Sunday October 02, 2022 @10:12AM (#33056013)

It was a classic argument made during his lifetime, from the 1910s until 1981 when that video was made.

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