Free speech, dissent, diversity: yes -- hypocrisy: no

Submitted by Steven Malcolm Anderson (United States), Jan 10, 2003 at 00:04

Foner and Gilmore are phonies when they posture as defenders of free speech, dissent, and diversity. On every campus they and their Politically Correct allies control, these values are systematically suppressed through speech codes, biased hiring, etc.. I am _for_ maximum diversity of thought, all viewpoints should be represented, Leftists, Rightists, liberals, conservatives, libertarians, independents, what have you. By all means encourage dissent -- including those like Dr. Pipes who dare to dissent from the illiberal Politically Correct line and point out its lies and hypocrisies. Let all who wish speak freely. If Gilmore and Foner and those like them don't want that, why then let _them_ speak freely on their own soapbox, on their own dime, but not subsidized by the rest of us. We can destroy the tyranny of Political Correctness by refusing to finance it.

Once again, Dr. Pipes, both your articles and the comments on them that I read here are of consistently high quality. Keep up the good work. Thank you.

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