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Let's not forget Erika Christakis who was bullied into not teaching at Yale after she suggested that colleges be about free speech and debate rather than censorship.

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/11/the-new...

There's tons of stories like this one.

What John misses is that this isn't a university problem. It's a society problem.

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Perhaps the focus on university is somewhat a good thing, as oftentimes that's where some change can originate from. A lot people's views are often formed in their university years.

I really want you to convince me of this right now :)

I'm not a psychologist or sociologist, but there's a lot of evidence this forms earlier, via peer group, media, and parenting.

Unfortunately universities are capitalist organizations with all the accompanying weaknesses. We'll only see action from them if the probable return of action is positive.

> Unfortunately universities are capitalist organizations

Most traditional universities are either state institutions or private charity nonprofits, neither of which are "capitalist organizations" in any normal sense of the word.

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