This
article is probably best in its entirety so you can hit the link below
to read the whole thing. It deals with two events in which a speaker was
cancelled at a college or university. I really thought the guy made
excellent points. a little crude, maybe, but that's fitting for someone
called "The Rude Pundit.":
The Rude Pundit sees little difference
between the outraged South Carolina lawmakers and the outraged Brandeis
protesters. They are on the same side of the same filthy coin, which
reads, "This person says things I don't like; therefore, no one should
hear this person." You could add "Except for maybe in places and at
times I approve." He finds such censorship of speech (and, please,
don't fall back on the old "Well, we're not preventing them from
speaking" canard - it's censorship) ludicrous across the ideological
spectrum. You can't think the withdrawal of Hirsi Ali's invitation is
okay, but South Carolina shouldn't pressure a college to cancel Butchy
McDyke. That's laughable hypocrisy. That's saying it's wrong for one
religion to be offended but okay for another one to be. Of course, that
means the Rude Pundit is offended. But he doesn't want people speaking
out to shut up. He wants them to be heard, along with all the other
voices. He wants more speech, more voices, more perspectives. You can
see who shoots themselves in the foot only by giving them all the
bullets they can handle. (SOURCE: The Rude Pundit: "Censorship Begets Censorship Begets Censorship")
