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What is racism?

At the University of Cincinnati, it can be defined as disagreeing with the policies of those who happen to be African American.

Totalitarianism and dishonest, cynical race-baiting.  It’s the new black!

A reminder, however:

The right to speak “uncivilly” is well established. As the Supreme Court of the United States held in Texas v. Johnson, “If there is a bedrock principle underlying the First Amendment, it is that the government may not prohibit the expression of an idea simply because society finds the idea itself offensive or disagreeable.”  491 U.S. 397, 414 (1989). With regard specifically to the university setting, moreover, the Court has stated that “the mere dissemination of ideas—no matter how offensive to good taste—on a state university campus may not be shut off in the name alone of ‘conventions of decency.’” Papish v. Board of Curators of the University of Missouri. 410 U.S. 667, 670 (1973) (internal citations omitted).

Of course, that ruling is like, 40-years-old — and we as a society have grown since ‘Nam and expect our Living Constitution to keep up with our new idea of tolerance, which involves creating a climate in which taking offense is grounds to shut down the behavior of others.

That is, tolerance has become a self-righteous cry of “we are intolerant of intolerance”! — which is just a camouflaged way of saying we, the self-proclaimed good, will determine what speech is legitimate and what speech is not.  So suck it, wingnuts!

6 Replies to “What is racism?”

  1. Shermlaw says:

    Another example of tyranny: The use of lawfare. Make the aggrieved sue you. If you lose, make the next person sue you. Eventually, people give up and will just comply. The rule of law is dead.

  2. palaeomerus says:

    We are intolerant to intolerance! Unless that intolerance is actually willing to step up and beat the piss right our of us. Or can make a call and get us fired. Or is a muslim. Then not so much. We heroically terrorize the wimpy low hanging fruit though in the name of ending terror. Because Alinsky.

  3. Squid says:

    We should send ’em Darleen’s “Statue of Liberty” cartoon. Poor dears would probably faint away!

  4. happyfeet says:

    apparently this Ron Jackson is a shitty administrator what can’t balance a budget any better than Food Stamp

    they had to hire a consultant to help him not be such a fuck-up, but people still think he sucks ass even with the consultant’s help

    I’m staying out of it

  5. Patrick Chester says:

    That is, tolerance has become a self-righteous cry of “we are intolerant of intolerance”! — which is just a camouflaged way of saying we, the self-proclaimed good, will determine what speech is legitimate and what speech is not. So suck it, wingnuts!

    More like they’re being intolerant and try to “justify” it by claiming their targets are intolerant too, so they can embrace their intolerance instead of seeking to avoid/moderate such flaws. See also: “Bigoted against bigotry.”

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