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Yes I agree let him speak there.

It's like the reverse incidents where students at some universities demand controversial speakers not be allowed to speak at their university as if censoring a speech is a victory.

Let people speak and if what they say is wrong then debate it to show what's wrong don't hide it or hide from it.

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Not providing a platform for someone else's speech is not the same as censoring someone else's speech. All the more so if one's tuition is partially paying for that speech and there are many other roughly equivalently effective venues for the speaker.

I wish to give a talk about how space aliens built the Brooklyn Bridge using telekinetic herring, and give the talk in your kitchen. If you neither grant permission nor tell me where you live then obviously you have something to hide and wish to censure my speech.

I would love to hear it.

If you don't give me the $2,000 in travel fees to reach you then you are suppressing the free speech rights of both me and my herring.

You need to wait a bit, just bought a honey bee. Will sell honey and raking in the millions. This is my eco-friendly MVP. If that does not work we pivot with your herring. And make fish. While listening to your free speech and all.

I think herring is a fish.

Yes, herring is the honey bee of the seas. That's why they are so useful when building a bridge.

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