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Re:Stop Demanding Dumb Answers to Hard Questions by biimugan on Friday December 08, 2023 @04:40PM (#38574870)
Let me put it to you this way. All you hear about is what is reported in your media of choice. Having lived and worked on campuses before, I can tell you that these individual incidents happen A LOT, whether it's racism, anti-semitism, anti-Muslim attitudes, etc. Almost all of them end with slaps on the wrist because they're deemed one-off events. And almost none of them are reported on. Everything in the media is constantly focusing on anomalous events to drive reactions, just like the one you're having.

People need to step back and realize that the majority of students are 18-21 year olds. They are children. The student codes of conduct are meant to correct bad behavior, not to punish and expel students.

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Re:Stop Demanding Dumb Answers to Hard Questions by s1artibartfast on Friday December 08, 2023 @05:31PM (#38575549)
I think that is a very fair point. Most of the university action against free speech is targeted not at students, but against controversial faculty and other 3rd parties.

Most of these actions are demanded by the student majority.

The underlying phenomenon is that the children are running the daycare and administration is doing their bidding. It is perfectly consistent that the admin only takes action against the most egregious students. However, a book, paper, or statement might get faculty removed. Similarly, invited guest speakers can be shut down by hecklers veto.

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Re:Stop Demanding Dumb Answers to Hard Questions by rayiner on Friday December 08, 2023 @05:47PM (#38575736)
What sorts of statements are you lumping together here? If the kids saying “all lives matter” are getting a “slap on the wrist,” then “from the river to the sea” should get kids expelled. What people are outraged about is the warped value systems of these university administrators, not the punishments per se.
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