The Liberated Citizen

Free Speech and Harvard


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The right to free speech does not allow someone to incite violence through "fighting words" that present a clear and present danger. Some people seem to believe that calling for genocide is protected speech and people should be able to say these things. It is clear to me that calling for the genocide of Jews is obviously anti-Semitism and with the uptick in anti-Semitism attacks against Jews, those calls for genocide present a clear and present danger especially on college campuses across America where there seems to be a lot of pro-Palestinian support and even foreigners who are students who are participating in protests and chants with these very same sentiments, calling for the genocide of Jews through calling for and supporting intifada and globalizing the intifada. What is strange to me is that these college campuses have far more stringent standards of conduct especially when it comes to non-discrimination and anti-bullying policies, yet don't seem to be willing to enforce consequences for clear violations of their school policies or even willing to state that there any violations to speak of and cite free speech. In this episode, we will start with facts and explore this topic to understand free speech and current events at a hearing in Congress where the President of Harvard holds the position that these pro-Palestinian protests and chants can't be considered free speech violations and punishable. Join me as we dive in to see the comments first hand and find the point where liberty and free speech end and prohibited "fighting words" begin.

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The Liberated CitizenBy Greg Stroud