/492/ The Armed Wing of the Deplatforming Movement ft. Alex Gourevitch
On the right to protest.
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Contributing editor Alex Gourevitch talks to Alex H and George about restrictions on speech and protest at US universities and beyond – particularly with regard to Palestine solidarity demonstrations.
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How have uni administrators not just undermined by seemingly attacked the right to protest?
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Why is Trump going after the universities this way?
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How have progressives undermined the right of protest by talking up the role of 'harm'?
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How have pro-Israel groups been complicit in treating political speech as an attack on identities?
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Why have so many authorities chosen the defence of Israel as their hill to die on?
Links:
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The Right to Be Hostile, Alex Gourevitch, Boston Review