The way this works is that you either defend Khalil's First Amendment rights, no matter what you think about his specific views, or else you acquiesce to a totalitarian dystopia where the government can disappear people for expressing opinions opposed by the regime. There's really no middle ground.
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Mark Joseph Stern
Good piece on many university presidents' cowardly refusal to speak out against the Trump administration's ghastly, unlawful abduction and detention of Mahmoud Khalil in retaliation against his constitutionally protected speech. No surprise, but a shame nonetheless. slate.com/life/2025/03...
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Either they like what is happening or they don't care because they think it won't happen to them.
I mean: they already did.
The pearl-clutching for campus free speech was only for speech that marginalized others. But when it comes to speech from the marginalized, they don't get the same consideration.
Most Americans read at an 8th grade level and follow *zero* current affair stories.
There won’t be outrage because hardly anyone pays attention. 🤷♂️