If freedom of speech is to be limited in a university institution (a place that is supposed to be provoke critical thinking), then what can we expect to happen in the rest of society? Are we to become so submissive that will let the dominant society take away our rights to freedom of speech. This is America, a country I'm proud to be from because of what it stands for, but if something like curtailing our rights were to happen, then I'm not so sure that this country can claim to stand for freedom.
Monday, May 4, 2009
Part II: Committee to Defend Academic Freedom @ UCSB
The saga continues, Professor Robinson continues his fight to defend his right for freedom of speech. It is interesting to see some very conservative newspapers covering this issue..below is a link to a Fox news coverage..and earlier a biased story (pro-Israeli) story came out in the LA times last week. The article covers the details of of the controversy, but if you want more coverage I would recommend going to this website: http://sb4af.wordpress.com/, a group of students in defense of freedom of speech have created this blog.
If freedom of speech is to be limited in a university institution (a place that is supposed to be provoke critical thinking), then what can we expect to happen in the rest of society? Are we to become so submissive that will let the dominant society take away our rights to freedom of speech. This is America, a country I'm proud to be from because of what it stands for, but if something like curtailing our rights were to happen, then I'm not so sure that this country can claim to stand for freedom.
Below, is a link to the article mentioned:
If freedom of speech is to be limited in a university institution (a place that is supposed to be provoke critical thinking), then what can we expect to happen in the rest of society? Are we to become so submissive that will let the dominant society take away our rights to freedom of speech. This is America, a country I'm proud to be from because of what it stands for, but if something like curtailing our rights were to happen, then I'm not so sure that this country can claim to stand for freedom.
Below, is a link to the article mentioned:
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Agree. This country was founded on the foundation of freedom of speech. To speak up against injustice. Our behavior isn't aligning with our "core" values. It's upsetting that we have so much censorship in our media in expressing oneself and even more appalling that there is censorship in our academic institutions! I didn't think exposing current injustice and oppression and comparing it to the past would garner so much uproar.
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