re: This is how Libs see Free Speech today

I"m a conservative. That is the definition of free speech. The first frame says it all, and nothing else is relevant.

Using violence and intimidation is wrong though. Totally agree. However, this board tends to equate all liberals with fringe groups that perpetuate violence. I live in a very liberal city and most people don't do that shite.

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However, this board tends to equate all liberals with fringe groups

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True, but just as far right wing bigots like Richard Spencer have come out of hiding so to speak in the last 18 months or so, the same is true of militant leftists who neither respect the rule of law nor even understand how antithetical their behavior is to the ideology they profess to support.

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Why do you even have to peacefully protest someone speaking?

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I'm not a protestor so you're not really asking the right person but I think it's just about getting out there and having your voice heard as well to express whatever objections someone has with whoever is speaking. Absolutely nothing wrong with that.

yeah the population of Berkley is like 112k

there wasn't 60k+ people out there wed night

I think what has happened with twitter and Reddit is not only distasteful but also pretty dumb. I didn't even know who the hell Milo was until Twitter shut down his account. All that did was give him noteriety he hadn't had before and on top of that he can say he's "banned by Twitter". It makes him look cool to people.

All of that having been said, it's not actually a violation of his free speech because Twitter is a private entity who has a right to decide who and what they want on their platform.

I would disagree with the events being cancelled statement. Many have been dropped for fear of public safety because of the threat of violence from leftest groups. That violates the right of assembly and free speech. This is especially true at public universities. This is not a private institution where discrimination based on a distinct corporate values is both acceptable and expected.

Tax payer funds come with strings attached. Accept it or don't accept the money. Also, people are not being "forced" to listen to anything. Simply dont attend the event. That is also your right.

I think a lot of self-righteousness and naivety amongst youth is at the root of the problem

This desire to fight for some noble cause like civil rights or glorified vietnam protests (even if they have to create the boogeyman themselves, seeing as how they have no actual concept of or relation to these periods in time) so they can say look at me, look what i am willing to do, look how loving and caring and magnanimous I am. Then post it on facebook and twitter for admiration for such a noble fight

It is why I am never sure if they actually don't truly believe what they claim to but want to and have a desire to have others think they do or, because they have no concept of actual mass civil rights and human rights violations in this country in their lifetime, their naivety allows them to actually believe it

but do they believe in the new causes or simply embrace them because they know they have to in order not to stagnate and become defunct