Mandated diversity statement drives Jonathan Haidt to quit academic society
<i>Free Speech for Me--But Not for Thee: How the American Left and Right Relentlessly Censor Each Other</i> (1992) [1] is a good read on how we got to a point where our ability to communicate across ideologies appears to be broken in many ways.<p>For example, in 1963 Yale disinvited George Wallace, who was popular in the deep south, as a speaker. As a result, observers were deprived of a chance to hear opposing speakers&#x27; arguments. To some, Yale appeared censorious. As Jonathan Rauch describes [2], that&#x27;s not good for your case. Censorship is all these characters need to gain new followers. Wallace ran for president in 1968 and nearly forced a plurality which would have given him significantly more influence [3].<p>Early episodes of the podcast So to Speak [4] by FIRE can inform the direction that can get us talking again. Basically, open and civil discourse is the way. The podcast demonstrates, through interviews with free speech advocates, a bunch of examples showing why that is a good target to shoot for, and how to achieve it.<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;archive.org&#x2F;details&#x2F;freespeechformeb0000hent" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;archive.org&#x2F;details&#x2F;freespeechformeb0000hent</a><p>[2] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=E0T9XSG73kY&amp;t=4889s" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=E0T9XSG73kY&amp;t=4889s</a><p>[3] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;George_Wallace_1968_presidential_campaign" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;George_Wallace_1968_presidenti...</a><p>[4] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.thefire.org&#x2F;category&#x2F;newsdesk&#x2F;so-to-speak&#x2F;page&#x2F;17&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.thefire.org&#x2F;category&#x2F;newsdesk&#x2F;so-to-speak&#x2F;page&#x2F;1...</a>