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Prism

(5,815 posts)
27. Not in a public space
Fri Nov 13, 2015, 01:38 PM
Nov 2015

in an academic environment that is specifically there for the exchange of ideas and speech.

No. And they certainly shouldn't have the power to ban journalists from that public space in the name of safety.

Wanna rent a rec room somewhere? Go nuts. Don't want to be challenged in the public square? No. Not in a free democracy. Not now, not ever.

Why is it, in democratic societies, the people always wailing about safety are immediately the first people we should be suspicious of? Whether it's the right-wing with their Patriot Acts or the left-wing with their desire for compulsive ideological uniformity. It's such a scary go to concept for authoritarians. "We're reducing freedoms for safety!" Liberals should be a billion fucking times smarter than this. It's like we didn't watch this shit with Republicans from 2001-2008.

As for Republican talking point, that is actually in the news. The professor who threatened a journalist (of color, I might add)? That was what her work was based on. Hilariously ridiculous and unworthy pop culture projects.

Unfortunately, the Balkanization of DU is not a good thing. longship Nov 2015 #1
I don't think DU is Balkanized. kwassa Nov 2015 #4
Please! longship Nov 2015 #5
DU turns into pre-school every primary season. kwassa Nov 2015 #36
Walled off groups are, by definition, Balkanization. longship Nov 2015 #41
Worse than the Balkans, some groups are walled fortresses from which attacks are launched on others. leveymg Nov 2015 #43
I agree with you wholeheartedly. longship Nov 2015 #44
+100 notadmblnd Nov 2015 #51
Oh, it is more than Balkanized. HuckleB Nov 2015 #26
If applied consistently within your context, you imply the Dewey decimal system is balkanized. LanternWaste Nov 2015 #7
Huh? longship Nov 2015 #10
Comparing DU groups to the Dewey Decimal system? cwydro Nov 2015 #11
Conservative viewpoints are common on DU... Fumesucker Nov 2015 #2
A "safe space" on an online forum romanic Nov 2015 #3
The internet bleeds into real life more and more The2ndWheel Nov 2015 #6
I didn't think of that. romanic Nov 2015 #15
So, subject at hand is College Campus are DANGEROUS! Um, why would you go there for a "Safe Space" snooper2 Nov 2015 #17
Your version of safe space is actually an Orwellian inversion of the concept Prism Nov 2015 #8
This could be its own OP. Great post. tritsofme Nov 2015 #12
+ 10^6 lumberjack_jeff Nov 2015 #13
My same thoughts more eloquently stated. Thank you! Throd Nov 2015 #14
Hot damn. romanic Nov 2015 #16
SJW? ismnotwasm Nov 2015 #18
Fortunately, you just illustrated the difference Prism Nov 2015 #24
No, my shock was seeing a term coined by MRA's used in this context ismnotwasm Nov 2015 #34
Except, of course.... opiate69 Nov 2015 #45
It wasn't coined by the MRA's Prism Nov 2015 #53
So there shouldn't be a space where people of color can talk? Goblinmonger Nov 2015 #20
Not in a public space Prism Nov 2015 #27
DU and an academic environment are completely different. Goblinmonger Nov 2015 #35
Yeah, I'm not sure what your argument is Prism Nov 2015 #40
There can be private spaces within a public space. kwassa Nov 2015 #48
Speaking Only RobinA Nov 2015 #28
If it's not your jam, then that's fine. Goblinmonger Nov 2015 #32
I Wish I Could Be RobinA Nov 2015 #23
+1,000,000 ... 000 HuckleB Nov 2015 #29
That's some good posting Bonx Nov 2015 #37
^^^^^+1^^^^^ NaturalHigh Nov 2015 #38
No. you are wrong, and wildly over the top, IMHO. kwassa Nov 2015 #42
Thank you so much for your wise words. n/t tabasco Nov 2015 #47
Precisely. beevul Nov 2015 #49
"Safe place?" The Gungeon group? BWAHAHA! Eleanors38 Nov 2015 #9
safe spaces DustyJoe Nov 2015 #19
Most of the safe havens on DU are about protecting from those of privilege. Goblinmonger Nov 2015 #21
Everyone has some type of privilege. romanic Nov 2015 #25
For the most part, of course they do. Goblinmonger Nov 2015 #30
Yes, everyone is privileged in some way. Act_of_Reparation Nov 2015 #46
My safe-haven group is the Photo Group Blue_In_AK Nov 2015 #55
That's exactly how I imagine DWS FlatBaroque Nov 2015 #22
You've never been to the Sports Group, have you? bluedigger Nov 2015 #31
Censorship groups are destructive of the broader DU community. earthside Nov 2015 #33
there is a difference between safe spaces and demigoddess Nov 2015 #39
DU isn't a public university campus pintobean Nov 2015 #50
You say that, but... Android3.14 Nov 2015 #52
that goes on all over DU demigoddess Nov 2015 #54
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