"Hate Speech on College Campuses"

[@natrious9601]

The truth can often sound like hate to anyone who hates hearing the truth...

[@brianthomson6512]

how dare you.

[@fredericdudley6184]

Politically correct speech is primarily truth that is unpopular.

[@MrErpman]

@@fredericdudley6184 No. Politically Correct speech is speech that is popular and spoken from a position of feelings and inclusiveness at the expense of truth.

[@BillCeller]

Bingo!

[@jamesbenton4123]

Feeling personally attacked by someones conversation not even directed at you sounds suspiciously like a personal issue?

[@bakerbaker3080]

We shouldn't be teaching students to stop so-called "hate speech" but to deal with their feelings when experiencing speech they don't like. It's a part of becoming an adult.

[@dangeroreilly2028]

I wouldn't mind the teaching of a preference for more polite speech; but I sure don't like the idea that "hate speech" should be illegal.

[@tonyrmathis]

Legislating manners won't lead anywhere good.

[@dangeroreilly2028]

@@tonyrmathis glad we agree

[@timh8324]

@@tonyrmathis but when they say hate speech - they just mean positions they dont agree with.

[@lewisbosworth860]

@@tonyrmathis I agree. Even the prof said the left's response is to 'shut it down". The left has a mob mentality on social issues. The better approach to university students is to teach 1A first and foremost, then teach the costs and benefits to opposing views from a debate construct. And in no particular order, critical thinking which seems to be absent these days. There should also be a course on "propaganda", what it is, where it is and how it's used to manipulate.

[@pcojedi]

it is everyone's right to protest but when a student shuts down a speaker because they do not agree with them, that student should be expelled. In a true university, you should be able to bring your best argument without yelling

[@AZ-kr6ff]

So expell a student for exercising their 1st amendment right... yeah, okay buddy.

[@knowledgeispower6192]

Freedom of speech is fundamental, and should not be infringed upon.

[@euphegenia]

It’s crazy that we’re even debating it. It’s an open-and-shut issue. Indisputable. Nonnegotiable. Inalienable.

[@pitchforkpeasant6219]

But raciss. 😂. And of course if you even QUESTION any part of the system, you’re stating “misinformation “. 😶

[@doirmad]

Your freedom of speech doesn't give you the right to slur, besmirch or belittle others or their beliefs. YOUR free speech can/may suffer consequences when aimed at others or people with contrasting ideas.

[@knowledgeispower6192]

@doirmad freedom of speech is only limited to incitement, defamation, fraud, obscenity, child pornography, fighting words, and threats. Just because you don't like what someone says, or it "offendeds" you is not a valid reason for someone to speak their mind. Period

[@pitchforkpeasant6219]

@@doirmad​​⁠unless your hate speech is directed at trump supporters or republicans. Then its completely ok im guessing is your stance? Free for me but not for thee

[@Orcasrule6355]

This professor is really based. The atmosphere was very nice. There wasn't any yelling, screaming or other nonsense. All college professors should act like this guy. He didn't put his own political ideology into the conversation. This actually gives me hope that all is not lost by going to college

[@pitchforkpeasant6219]

Unfortunately this could actually be the ONLY exception to every other university.

[@chcarroll5164]

I've looked up "based" a few times and still have no idea what it means, why can't we just say cringe?

[@TheMonk72]

Going by the other videos of his I've seen, he appears to be pretty far left. He goes heavy on progressive talking points sometimes. He thankfully hasn't sacrificed his intelligence to the religious aspects of progressivism.

[@iand654456]

​@@TheMonk72he is definitely leftist and it encroaches on his ability to teach this class

[@mr.turner2798]

Sam, I am a history professor at a community college in Alabama. I love your class and these videos. Very helpful!!! I LOVE the way you make students THINK!

[@NoPills]

"In order to think, you must risk being offensive."

[@mikewood3557]

And being offended.

[@TrillaDilla410]

Dr. Jordan Peterson

[@billstapleton1084]

How do you define hate speech? ‘I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it,’ Free speech is just that.

[@cupcake8867]

“Hate” speech doesn’t exist. You either have free speech or “hate” speech.

[@buelan.6525]

Is “hate speech” the same as “inciting violence?”

[@billstapleton1084]

Inciting violence, as what we hear from BLM? As what we hear from Senator Schumer? As we hear from AOC? Is that hate speech?@@buelan.6525

[@CatWalk2]

Some would say that if the speech “hurts”white men, it’s ok. But if that same speech “hurts” a woman, a person of color, or a person who is part of the LGBTQ community or any person who could be considered a “protected class”, that definitely is NOT ok!

[@dawnemile7499]

There is a lot of speech and more that "hurts" women. It seems to be okay to "hurt" women when the issue of men claiming to be women is concerned.

[@robinberry4957]

I can’t believe how much a lot of melanated people TRULY loathe all minimally-melanated people! I never knew until social media! There’s a belief that light people are from outer space and landed on the Caucus Mountains, of SATAN, shouldn’t have babies, and that the chosen people by God are ALL BUT LIGHT PEOPLE! (European roots.) I understand their righteous anger. But, wouldn’t it be beneficial for all types of people to tell their experiences to other willing, open-minded listeners? Yes, serial killers are mostly light people, and as a light person, I agree that school was not fun because of white, wealthy people! They would not even acknowledge my existence! However, when I lived in a poor rooming house, all ethnicities never saw skin color! Perhaps it is because of status instead of race? We all knew that we were impoverished. That was the focus; race was not! We shared the same dreams and never emphasized anything but our goals. and, that goal was to get out of that place! Big bucks in each room, looking down at the floor of the unisex bathroom, everybody shared, and seeing mini cockroaches that were swimming in the tiles of the bathroom, cockroaches coming out exactly at 10 PM at night, everybody because of Melin getting eaten alive by bedbugs, and witnessing violence on a 24-hour schedule. We felt hopeless. And with that being said, of course, there was alcoholism, legal and illegal drug addiction. Everybody was on a fixed income that cannot sustain a person or family. The dream and goal was just to have a place to live such as a humble apartment! It’s terrible that tragic circumstances are the only things that will end up bringing everybody together and finding common ground! Why does it have to take a catastrophe for people to forget about race and religion? Because in the end, we are living in times where we Are clearly faced with the threat of World War III! I believe that the media is trying to distract everybody getting everybody to fight against each other. I’m not denying systemic racism by any means I just want people to realize that once every race religion lives together and lives a way below the standard of living, nobody is thinking about race! People start off by identifying similarities. And the only way to do that is either with this example that I just wrote about or debating and listening to other people and learning the other person's experiences, and point of you instead of assuming

[@svenm7264]

Allow it all. The truth will win.

[@GrimpleGromble]

Many leftists would and do say exactly that.

[@svenm7264]

@@BoydBuildersInc Yes it does. Because nobody's speech "hurts" anyone. They may 'hurt' the precious narrative, however, and that may be the point behind all the censorship which somehow isn't censorship because we deployed a bunch of consultant-generated buzzwords as a cover story

[@scbluesman13]

The idea that a college/university should be a safe space with respect to speech is so utterly ridiculous.

[@vergedrums]

SPLC is no longer worthy of being referred to in these situations. They lost their way some time ago.

[@MrGeneric2011]

The SPLC is a far left hate group that fundraises money by targeting groups and individuals that: 1) it disagrees with; and 2) it has determined will generate large contributions.

[@unclejoe3397]

sad but true

[@whiskeytango9769]

If the violence coming to the campus are perpetrated by people trying to shut down the speaker, then what needs to happen is that those committing the violence need to be arrested and charged...and let the speaker speak.

[@Phredo386]

Thank you ALL for making this available to us! This dialogue is so needed and the tone, tenor and format are so very positive!

[@SOC119]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Phredo386]

Please keep the learning going! It is critical that we all take a pause and think! Enjoyment is not required! @@SOC119

[@scentlessscents699]

There is no such thing as hate speech. Only to the person saying it was hate speech.

[@anynimus1617]

I know what you mean, however we shouldn't forget that hate speech is/was real. It's just what people often call hate speech now if it is something they don't like or when they can't defend their stance in a coherent manner.

[@AgentLemmon]

Well, i'm willing to go with that to a degree, but for instance if there is a threat of violence in speech i would say it could be hate speech. When someone says; Yo, i hate "insert" people so much, i feel like punching someone and i recommend others to pick up weapons. i would consider that as hate speech. The point is, what now falls under hate speech or is presumed by most students boxed in so called "safe" spaces is mostly just opinion, and overprotected fragile ego's being hurt.

[@goji059]

@@anynimus1617 it's not real...no such thing....only speech you don't like

[@goji059]

@@AgentLemmon that would be incitement, not "hate speech" lol

[@littlecatfeet9064]

@@goji059 I think it’s hate speech if there’s a call for violence against groups or individuals, but not if it’s disagreeing with groups or individuals. For example, saying “let’s go and bash some queers” should be considered hate speech. “I don’t like queers” is just opinion.

[@sc100ott]

It may be a simple children’s rhyme, but I’ve found through 50+ years of life to be completely true: “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never harm me.” Unfortunately, our society, especially at the University, has somehow become co-opted by the concept that speech may be the equivalent of physical violence, even to the point of believing that “silence is violence”.

[@joshrobinson506]

I'm a little younger than you but not much. I took a job a couple years back with the state of Maryland working with Developmentally Disabled Adults. In the training they made the statement"Sticks and stones may break my bones but words can hurt forever." It was the most ridiculous thing I had ever heard, and they were serious about it.

[@TheMonk72]

These days it's more like "Sticks and stones may break my bones but your hateful rhetoric is literally killing millions of people."

[@Razear]

The problem with hate speech is that it is subjective so someone has to be responsible for defining it. If you don't like what the speaker has to say, don't deplatform them. Wait until the Q&A at the end to respectfully rebuttal like civilized students. The university's top priority is to seek truth and censorship and silencing does not facilitate that. Any public institution that not does uphold free speech should have their federal funding pulled as Trump has suggested. All schools should employ the Chicago principle to deter student activists from attempting to hijack events with which they disagree.

[@speider]

This is literally a defence for having nazis speak ay campus, though. Which is silly.

[@tristan7216]

If my parents had ever called a university admin to complain that a class or campus event was expressing ideas that were upsetting to me, I would have been mortified. Are students today calling home "mom, there's this demonstration at school next week that's in favor of things I disagree with, make it stop please I feel unsafe 😭😭😭" ??!

[@j.lingle4713]

There’s no such thing as “hate speech” in the USA” - there’s only speech someone - sometimes almost everyone - disagrees with.

[@mikewarren5004]

Much of what is considered hateful / offensive speech is actually intended to be a constructive argument that hypersensitive people simply cannot handle.

[@kerryporter8495]

So called hate speech is free speech in the U.S. Nobody is forcing us to listen, walk away.

[@Jin-Ro]

This is all well and good, you're saying the right things, etc. Can you explain how kids go in, open minded, and come out close minded? What or who in the University system is teaching these kids to become ideological fascists that want to physically attack, gag, destroy anyone with an opinion that doesn't align. From where I'm sitting it looks like Universities need purging of staff that follow fringe ideologies and are succeeding in getting them mainstreamed through the kids.

[@hobbso8508]

They don't come out closed minded, they can just smell your BS a mile away.

[@Jin-Ro]

@@hobbso8508 What, that there are only two genders and not 57?

[@Xemptuous]

These guys are being way too safe, as if they're walking on eggshells. I would straight up say "Seeing Nazis and KKK is fine, just deal with it like a civilized westerner; i.e., with speech, debate, dialogue, discourse, etc.". I would rather these groups be out in public aspousing their views so that most people can see it and show their disgust so that others can see that too. I have seen mobs of americans getting violent with these groups when they're out in public. I am always left wondering, "but what about freedom of speech?" In some ways, I have considered thos a social experiment that tests our nation's true attitude towards the 1st amendment; go out and do some nazi salutes and carry the flag, and see how the mob begins suppressing the minority with illegal assault, battery, and violence. This is exactly why the the 1st amendment was made: to protect all thougbt, especially the minority. Unfortunately, we have been losing our mental shields against things we dislike or find detestable.

[@jamesalexander949]

The younger generation only feels freedom of speech means, freedom to speak freely, if you agree with me. Otherwise, you're a fascist who hates (fill in the blank with a protected group)

[@Real_Question_Marked]

Thank you for uploading these videos. I think it’s more important than ever to have this kind of open discourse regarding sociology rather than the radical liberal stereotype of the humanities.

[@MattFoote]

The interesting thing about "hate speech" is that it presumes that hate is inherently bad, but that is not the case. it is what drives the hate that makes it good or bad. There are things that are objectively evil, and those things should be hated.

[@davidgray1165]

I can’t believe that educators have to explain to college students why freedom of speech is important! When I took 7th grade civics I understood that freedom of speech was vital to a free society. But apparently the college kids need that 7th grade education

[@JohnCunningham-sy5ug]

"Facts don't care about your feelings " children in college need to be exposed to challenging ideas.

[@blahdedah1334]

Why are these kids simultaneously 'needing this explained to them'... while also being older than 9?

[@donpietruk1517]

Check out the book The Coddling of the American Mind. It expires this topic in great depth and explains how we are failing this current generation and the next by not preparing them to deal with adversity.

[@chubbypekingese]

There is no right to be free from being offended…

[@bradbennati2600]

If you allow words to hurt you, you’re weak and you’re not prepared for the real world. In order to be able to have an honest conversation and learn, you have to risk hearing things you aren’t going to like or agree with. If you don’t like what hearing, if you’re so offended, vote with your feat, leave, you don’t to listen. The solution is not to prevent everyone else from hearing a speaker because you’re offended.

[@AlinaTowers]

If you restrict false information, how would politicians have anything to say??

[@jonathandavid9720]

If the campus is indeed the bastion of the marketplace of ideas, let various speakers contribute their beliefs in detail, and the students can process the information and decide for themselves. For example, a debate between two opposing views is one way people really learn views, with the audience hopefully showing the maturity to listen, instead of air-horning the speaker they disapprove of. Free speech is too important, as the lawyer indicated - let the “unpopular” voices speak - and we will have an accurate basis to accept or reject their message and may even learn something that adjusts our position.

[@fubar5554]

I wish I had finished college and even more so wish I had classes like this, but I ended up going down a different path that had its own rewards. One of those rewards was being able to travel to, live in and go to school in a communist country who’s political views I clearly dont see eye-to-eye with being that I was raised in a different system with a different culture and core system of beliefs. What I learned from my experiences is when you talk to these people, show them respect and have open dialogue (with some exceptions) they give you that same respect and interest. I consider some of the people I’ve met overseas to be great friends and even family. If we had more foreign exchange programs through out the world, I feel like we could make this world a smaller place and treat each other more like friends and family, even if some of us might be the drunk uncle at thanksgiving that everyone tolls their eyes at. 😂

[@dawnemile7499]

The speaker who hasn't really thought about his subject is saying that 'hate speech' is expressing a difference of opinion against someone's 'gender identity'. It is not hate speech when someone points out the truth that someone doesn't like.

[@sw8741]

The Prof mentions the Berkeley Free Speech movement in the late 1960's. The Berkeley free speech movement wasn't all about protesting but about being required to take Western Civics as a requirement for graduation. They wanted Western Civics to be replaced with other courses to fulfill their requirements. Today most universities require courses such as ethnic or gender studies to graduate but no classes on Western Civics, History of the West or Western Culture which would explain the Constitution and how American/Western culture was formed. As a consequence, students today think all the Rights they enjoy are normal throughout Human History and judge the past through that lens. The Berkeley Free Speech Movement completely severed students understanding of the past and how we arrived with the notions of Freedom of Conscience, Thought, Speech, Assembly and Association, the foundation of American. Today we have groups demanding the others adhere to their beliefs instead of understanding others do not have to adhere to their beliefs. If students understood the past more there wouldn't be the strife we see today.

[@JK-cd6zr]

That sounds like Third World Liberation Front. The professor was probably referring to Free Speech Movement.

[@VirginiaPrepper]

No such thing as “hate speech” it’s called opinions and everyone is entitled to them.

[@steveh4962]

The 1A is there not to protect popular speech, but instead, unpopular speech. In the marketplace of ideas, the good ones will stand on their own two legs, just as assuredly as the bad ones will fall on their own. I trust marketplace more than the nanny state to decide what I should hear.

[@Cozzyhane]

One of the core fundamental of democracy is having conversation. It is listening to people you disagree with and having conversations. As soon as you try to shut the mouth of people you disagree with it becomes a dictatorship.

[@elchimpo5505]

Gavin McGuiness should have been permitted on a public campus to discuss his ideas or share his humor. His name alone triggers the sensitivities of many. Sad.

[@JohnnyAquaholic]

"Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me."

[@DaBigRMV]

There’s no such thing as hate speech, just speech you hate.

[@bluebellcrushedvelvet]

Until we talk about trump then huh?? Yeah. I thoughts so. 🤣🤣 "Freedom for me, but nit for thee"

[@Joybuzzard]

It's how it's defined that makes it a problem. It's considered 'hate speech' to not pretend that people can change genders, even if you don't actually hate 'transgendered' people but just don't believe their delusions are reality. It's considered 'hate speech' to not pretend that black people are being oppressed or randomly murdered by white people, no matter how many statistics there are clearly showing that the only people oppressing and murdering black people are other black people.

[@BirdDogey1]

Let me translate…sometimes we have to let a Conservative speaker on campus.

[@edwinamendelssohn5129]

How about on staff and regular speakers?

[@First_Emperor]

If you disagreed with someone whose thought you believe is extreme and considered that person is a hater, then, you really are not ready for the real world.

[@marco.transform]

I want to go to Penn state 😅 would love to have this guy as a professor

[@iabhisekdas]

Trust me, only the class and the professor are cool, outside the class people are still not interested in having a conversation on all the topics covered in the class. Some of the students i know personally never engaged in these hot topics for a conversation outside the class.

[@cindland]

It seems like he’s a rare diamond shining in the black coal of society today.

[@cindland]

@@iabhisekdaswe believe it, for sure!

[@RobDaKid87]

He's the exception not the rule. The rule is whatever the left says. Just look at their swim teams.

[@donpietruk1517]

​@@RobDaKid87 That was the Penn swim team or The University of Pennsylvania not Pennsylvania State University known as Penn State, where this class is being conducted.

[@mathewm7136]

Prof. Bro! I am impressed. Perhaps there is a glimmer of hope that the US educational system returns to a more "neutral" standing instead of a "Hate" factory. Have a safe and festive holiday!

[@scottmcshannon6821]

i saw in the news today that harvard has been determined to be the US university with the least amount of free speech.

[@MarkRaphaelson]

These students really don't like to hear that conservative viewpoints should be allowed!

[@mechellestewart8439]

No one has the right to never be offended.

[@afit5341]

All of what this lawyer said can be summed up as: L “We are not your mommy, grow the F up and let others speak, common respect is rewarded, you can’t force acceptance you have to earn it!”

[@donadeavera9608]

Truth

[@TheRealArobTheArab]

The accusation of "hate speech" can be used to suppress ANY speech. You ARE entitled to a safe space--your home, your room, your car--where you can escape dissonant words and ideas. But the University is not such a space. In fact, it's the opposite of that. And neither is any other public space or the world as a whole.

[@soggers546]

The old laugh. The young scream.

[@brendanh8193]

Is that a difference in emotional maturity?

[@danclayburn4221]

I don't beleive for one minute 90% of these kids are really listening.

[@igotnukes6011]

Every non-woke professor in America should be recording every class for either posting or posterity, especially if they are not tenured. It will make it much more difficult for the indoctrination centers to get rid of them.

[@jeffreyscott4997]

Jordon Peterson did just that, and it meant nothing.

[@igotnukes6011]

@@jeffreyscott4997 It's meant nothing except everything that he has accomplished since leaving, including introducing countless people to his message.

[@tajdvl-advocate6113]

A thoughtful exchange of real free speech is necessarily “provocative”. The trick is to control your response to provocative speech and embrace it rather than viscerally shutting it down.

[@take3tylenol]

I would love to see Sam join the crew at Timcast for IRL at some point

[@teekay_1]

You have to recognize that "hate speech" is simply not a thing legally in the US. Speech that makes people uncomfortable is specifically covered by the first amendment. Your feelings are your own problem.

[@JensMorrison]

If a peaceful gathering is attracting violent groups...arrest the violent groups that arrive, instead of punishing the peaceful people.

[@sabastiangabrielle7171]

Choose not to be hurt and you wont be.

[@JohnHankins-n6p]

Anyone complaining about hate speech. Is violating someone's constitutional rights.

[@gabrielwilliams5315]

You said the event on Oct 24th, 2022 was allowed to continue on, but I believe you are refering to the event that was actually scheduled for Oct 25th, 2022 that WAS canceled. It was because of students protesting against something they thought they disagreed with but not because of what they researched independently but based almost 100% on what they had heard about the person scheduled. The university said we support free speach and we are canceling this event at the same time. It can't be both. It's either you(the university) supports free speach or you dont. If free speach is relative than free speach doesnt exist.

[@SoloPilot6]

I have spent most of my adult life being subjected to hate speech, for my religious beliefs, choice of career, the erroneous belief that I'm wealthy (my airplane cost $9,000, people!), for my skin color, for being male, for where I live, for how I vote and for the age group that I fit into. I am 100% OPPOSED to laws, regulations or cancel culture demanding that such speech be censored. It is up to ME to not let these words make me do stupid things. This is how ADULTS live. As Robert Heinlein said, the truth cannot be insult and the rest is unimportant. If you find the truth about you to be offensive, change that truth.

[@donadeavera9608]

I was raised to believe when someone speaks badly of you, it's their problem, not yours. So ignore it and move on.

[@glasshalffull2930]

What would have been nice is a short explanation on why ‘Freedom of Speech ‘ was included in the Bill of Rights and a few historical examples of countries that don’t have freedom of speech.

[@alonzobean1]

Great class, great prof, thoughtful topics. Who's offended and when will he be canceled for trying to expand the thought process?

[@phillpearson7531]

My opinion is that you should be able to say and think anything you want, but you can’t do anything you want.

[@stevenrichards1539]

Not a single university, school, church, business, club, association, or organization has ever allowed freedom of speech: this is why the framers made it the first right.

[@davidherman564]

Speech is speech.

[@benokaston1440]

Free speech should apply the same in all directions, restrictions if any also. Be aware of what you wish it may become reality. In reality free speech on campus is selective

[@donaldwillis2267]

It is allowed as long as you hate the correct people

[@williambramblett6382]

The only speech which needs constitutional protection is that we disagree with, consider hateful, or we simply detest. After all, why would speech we all consider correct, right, and agreeable be protected?

[@sc0ttr0]

No way this guy grades all those papers. College is a scam, grade wise. This class is probably the best part of their education.

[@ashleyking3385]

as soon as people start talking about "misinformation " i get worried. weve never had an issue about getting thoughts and ideas out to the public... getting "the truth" out and now all of a sudden we have many people in power worroed and trying to shut down tjings that THEY THINK is "misinformation ". often we find out later it was truth and not "misinformation " at all. who is deciding whats facts and what is truth? etc

[@gkdaniels1]

Hate speech doesn’t exist. In the United States, we have the right to say what we want, what we feel, and what is the truth. There are instances in which people might be offended by these things, but that doesn’t make it hateful to say, and doesn’t make it illegal to say. Surround yourself by people that agree with you, or get used to the idea that some ideas might offend you, and your life won’t end, even if you disagree.

[@alant8553]

I wonder what the professor thinks about all the ANTI-SEMITIC speech from Penn students currently going on.

[@finaoo1167]

Watch his channel. He's very much opposed to it. He'll maintain that people have the right to express anti-Semitic views, but he'll disagree with those views and call them out.

[@diabloblanca7042]

The of right of free speech is precious and must be protected, for once it is taken from even one person it is lost to all.

[@marcelloamerica9367]

We've become very touchy to say the least. As soon as someone says something the racist, hate, etc. card gets tossed in and all hell breaks loose. We have become too sensitive. As in one of the previous videos, explain your how you feel to the one that is poor, starving and on the verge of death; give it a shot. Explain that to the one that put his life on the line in war times to give you the voice you use to call foul in any conversation; give it a shot. If you think you can than you are not sensitive to them, are you?

[@giberthayworth6059]

This may be the best video put out by this professor

[@lqboren47]

Weird how hate speech being shut down is only one sided.

[@jenniferteff]

Interesting to see this lecture after what happened on US University campuses after Oct 7. Jewish students are both attacked and silenced. Blah blah blah gave way to toxicity and Jew hatred.

[@Frank-nh9fe]

University should be a safe place physically, but not in regards to emotions, feelings, etc. It’s purpose is to challenge in the non- physical realm. If you graduated never feeling upset, ask for a refund…..

[@negevcohen3181]

Amazing contribution thank you for holding at the gates

[@jamesalexander949]

Solution, YOU LET THEM SPEAK. To do otherwise promotes FASCISM. In a FASCIST or totalitarian regime, opposition is not given an open platform

[@asif75935]

Speech you hate is not hate speech.

[@swamibr0]

Speech is not violence. Sorry it’s just not

[@saxaphone9496]

What a great discussion.

[@bearlemley]

“Hate Speech “ only means “I don’t agree or like you”. I hate the term hate speech.

[@UponGiantsShoulders]

Words do not cause behaviors. People suffering from a sense of righteousnous are the ones causing violence and unwanted behavior. It is that sense of righteousnous that we are seeing play out now.

[@allanjohnsen1034]

Thanks for the sensible teachings to the students

[@steve-on3234]

Any type of speech that is just speech is speech.

[@jameslalley3787]

Free speech is 1st Amendment protected! One person’s truth may be another’s hate speech! No politician or professor can regulate or decree what hate speech is anyway! The Bill of Rights protects us all ! Talk is just talk until it is acted upon!

[@goji059]

no such thing as "hate speech" only speech YOU don't like

[@simpleisbetter4132]

It is important for people to understand that thought is not democratic. We have to accept people regardless of our differences because otherwise there is no way to grow or examine our understanding. It will be a very lonely and frustrating life to assume that one individual can hold all the knowledge and complete understanding and must scream out to get everyone else on the "right" way of thinking. We don't need to agree but we don't need to silence anyone either. However there will be times to walk away.

[@petewhitehead742]

If you hate truth and call truth hate speach then you should not be allowed to go to advanced education courses.

[@steve-on3234]

You should’ve invited the professors and administrators from Penn State to this lecture. They could benefit from being educated about free speech just as much as the students - if not more.

[@kevinferrin5695]

If it is not allowed to be said, how can you debate it.

[@tajdvl-advocate6113]

“Leans left”? Seriously? Universities “lean” activist far left.

[@livetotell100]

"Sticks and stones may break my bones, BUT names will NEVER hurt me." What is "Hate Speech?" And who decides it is? I've been called all kind of names over the years. I took it with a grain of salt. Screw them, they don't know me, I'd say. I never thought it was "hate speech." You go to College and University to get an education and become an ADULT. NOT to be coddled. NOW, students, and some faculty members are so fragile that they can't handle anybody disagreeing, challenging their beliefs, or have a different view of the world. Therefore, to them it's "hate speech" I'm not talking about racist remarks. Because we are ALL Americans, and humans. I'm talking about religious and political points of view.

[@fritzco55]

Great conversation.

[@intelliGENeration]

Can I sign up for your class just to challenge? Why do you want “these places to be more diverse”? Why is that aspect uncompromiseable? Do you think that’s offensive to the founders?

[@donadeavera9608]

Yes. I do.

[@brendonchilders3063]

Anyone who wants to stop the exchange of ideas can not validate their own.

[@donnastokes-manning6175]

Too bad this guy can’t be on every campus at once.

[@Dak36]

Professor, there is no need to say repeatedly you know a topic better than anybody else. You are a successful popular teacher. You do not to affirm this with time which could be used on the topic. Thank you.