Goodbye Freedom of Speech

[davinxtk]

I'm sorry I'm not contributing much to this, but I've got books, tuition, and homework coming out of my eyeballs all of a sudden. I barely have enough time to keep up with the conversation, but I like where it's going.

Originally Posted by KevinTheOmnivore

I agree that there is clearly a (dare I say) coordinated attempt by the Right-Wing talking heads to play this up, blow it up, and harp on it.
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But these pundits, the Sean Hannitys, the Brit Humes, and the Joe Scarboroughs, ARE in fact focusing a LOT of attention on this. I don't think it's about money ... it serves an ideological purpose for him. That's why these guys are focusing on this Churchill guy. It's not about him per se, but rather, it's about the "liberal campus elites" who hate America, and the south, and are the antithesis of "Joe Six-pack."

Kevin, you just handed me my argument. This is a culture war, and the more the public is able to call him a traitor, the closer we are to his name topping a big black list. Or worse, he could end up like Sami Al-Arian, rotting in a prison for expressing his opinions.

"Goodbye Freedom of Speech, Hello New McCarthyism" wasn't me saying "HEY GUYS NEW RED SCARE IN DA HOUSE WUT WUT," and I'll admit it was a sensationalist thing to say -- but no more sensationalist than accusing this guy of treason.
This is where it begins, this is where we set the precedent that it's A-OKAY to fire people as sympathizers.

It merely states that Congress (i.e. "the state") will not prevent citizens from exercising their freedom.

The NCAC has even picked this one up, linky.
We're not talking about UCB staff pushing for his dismissal or protesting his lectures. We're talking about Governor George Pataki (NY, of course) and Governor Bill Owens (Colorado). Which one of them is the next McCarthy?

He knows that he's pissing people off and he resigned as chairman of ethnic studies.

"I don't think it is appropriate that under these conditions, that I represent my department," said Churchill, who added that he has recently received numerous "credible" death threats.

So he doesn't represent his department anymore. Why does his opinion get to end his career just because it's "traiterous?" And why the fuck is this happening at the demand of Governors and radio hosts?