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In reply to the discussion: Bernie Sanders Defends Ann Coulter [View all]kcr
(15,314 posts)Or keep tabs on them to ensure they aren't spreading the hate and inflict it on others? Of course not. Nor should they. But this isn't about Ann Coulter specifically. This is about the notion that colleges don't have the right to reject speakers. They absolutely do, because hate speech does hurt and even kill. Even if they deem that Ann Coulter doesn't quite rise to that level and changed courses. They have that right. There are speakers much worse than Ann Coulter. Why does Bernie maintain that it's intellectual weakness to stand up to them?
Where Bernie really showed his hand is his comment about the students who objected. Calling them intellectually weak because they booed her. I have to wonder why he didn't have similar judgment for those who booed Hillary? That's telling. In fact, he's shown he's rather fond of it when it's is own supporters behaving similarly. His comment about the supporters who booed at a Hillary supporting child for example? Something to the effect of Dems should learn to harness that enthusiasm! Booing a child is enthusiasm! Not intellectual weakness in that case. Why is that? Why disdain for Ann Coulter booers?