In this context, opponents is a fair tactic, silencing one’s because what matters is that own ideas dominate the one’s education is not a zero-sum game. If focused on conversation.¶ Yet, One decrease person’s learning doesn’t another’s. an educational mission, free speech create winners and losers. wouldn’t rather than a political one, If the goal is to educate, understand, and discover truth, an environment that encourages debate benefits everyone.¶ This to say that we have any isn’t shouldn’t limits on speech. Colleges are required to enforce laws against harassment, intimidation and discrimination. This what the free speech debate isn’t for free speech are not condoning illegal, threatening behaviors. Rather, they is about. Advocates oppose limitations on constitutionally protected speech and academic freedom on campus, merely because the content offends or makes someone uncomfortable.
In this context, silencing one’s opponents is a fair tactic, because what matters is that one’s own ideas dominate the conversation.¶ Yet, education is not a zero-sum game. One person’s learning doesn’t decrease another’s. If focused on an educational mission, rather than a political one, free speech wouldn’t create winners and losers. If the goal is to educate, understand, and discover truth, an environment that encourages debate benefits everyone.¶ This isn’t to say that we shouldn’t have any limits on speech. Colleges are required to enforce laws against harassment, intimidation and discrimination. This isn’t what the free speech debate is about. Advocates for free speech are not condoning illegal, threatening behaviors. Rather, they oppose limitations on constitutionally protected speech and academic freedom on campus, merely because the content offends or makes someone uncomfortable.
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