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Watched a speaker get shouted down at my college, then saw the same thing happen online a week later
It was a visiting professor talking about election security at our student union. A group just kept yelling over him until he left. Then I saw a video from a different school where protestors did the exact same thing to a student group tabling. Feels like the playbook for shutting down speech is getting copied everywhere now, you know?
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samk7720d agoMost Upvoted
It's not just a playbook, it's a tactic that works. They've learned that disruption gets more attention than debate ever could.
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bennett.harper20d ago
Yeah because nothing says "winning the argument" like throwing a tantrum when you don't get your way. It's the political version of a toddler screaming in the cereal aisle. They don't want a discussion, they want a spotlight, and any reaction, good or bad, just gives them more camera time. It's a cheap trick that works on people who only read headlines.
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