Roe v. Wade Overturned

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Originally Posted by Rajoo

This is better than flipping the bird.

Michigan medical students walk out on an anti-abortion keynote speaker

https://www.npr.org/2022/07/25/11135...eynote-speaker

The ACLU on the subject of free speech on college campuses:

The ACLU believes that instead of symbolic gestures to silence ugly viewpoints, colleges and universities have to step up their efforts to recruit diverse faculty, students, and administrators; increase resources for student counseling; and raise awareness about bigotry and its history.

And this:

Q: How does the ACLU propose to ensure equal opportunity in education?
A: Universities are obligated to create an environment that fosters tolerance and mutual respect among members of the campus community, an environment in which all students can exercise their right to participate meaningfully in campus life without being subject to discrimination. To advance these values, campus administrators should:

• speak out loudly and clearly against expressions of racist, sexist, homophobic, and transphobic speech, as well as other instances of discrimination against marginalized individuals or groups;
• react promptly and firmly to counter acts of discriminatory harassment, intimidation, or invasion of privacy;
• create forums and workshops to raise awareness and promote dialogue on issues of race, sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity;
• intensify their efforts to ensure broad diversity among the student body, throughout the faculty, and within the college administration;
• vigilantly defend the equal rights of all speakers and all ideas to be heard, and promote a climate of robust and uninhibited dialogue and debate open to all views, no matter how controversial.

So, first, kudos to U of M for having the guts to speak. They were doing the right thing.

Second, shame on the folks who walked out, no doubt retreating to their "safe spaces" where they can commune with other close-minded folks who can't tolerate diversity of opinion and shun folks who might think differently than they do.