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| University profs complain of McCarthyism. As usual. |
| 2001-10-30 |
"If the climate of worry about the terrorist attacks means there can be no controversy on campus, it is a very unhealthy thing," said Ruth Flower, director of public policy for the American Association of University Professors. "There are some things here that harken back to McCarthyism. But this is different, because it is not the government telling the public what it can and cannot say. This is more a matter of public sentiment dictating behavior." Reasonable people can disagree. That is controversy. When reasonable people agree, as most do at the moment, there is no controversy. Controversy for its own sake is just stupid. This is the same bunch who devised the "speech codes" to combat "hateful and divisive" speech. They say that if you think you're sane but that everyone around you is nutz, you might be wrong. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |