Re:MIT Faculty Votes for Statement on Freedom of Expression ...
by AnimalMuppet on Monday December 26, 2022 @02:06PM
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> I suspect this is a pendulum. Maybe those who are in power devalue freedom of thought / expression and those who are out of power champion it. The incentives for such an effect are pretty clear.
Those who are in power value freedom of thought/expression for themselves, and devalue it for those out of power. Those who are out of power value it for themselves, and to get it, they sometimes advocate it for all, rather than just for those out of power.
The classical liberals stand out by advocating freedom of thought and expression for all, even when they themselves were in power. The current American left... not so much.
Those who are in power value freedom of thought/expression for themselves, and devalue it for those out of power. Those who are out of power value it for themselves, and to get it, they sometimes advocate it for all, rather than just for those out of power.
The classical liberals stand out by advocating freedom of thought and expression for all, even when they themselves were in power. The current American left... not so much.