But you wrote above, "As I argue in this essay, I generally admire (1) our free-speech case law, as well as what I'd more broadly call "free-speech culture" and "free-speech values." So I support importing the law, in both letter and spirit, into (2) university policy, as discussed here, and (3) norms and values."
But you wrote above, "As I argue in this essay, I generally admire (1) our free-speech case law, as well as what I'd more broadly call "free-speech culture" and "free-speech values." So I support importing the law, in both letter and spirit, into (2) university policy, as discussed here, and (3) norms and values."
Importing the law into "norms and values" means that people have the right to respond to speech that they find offensive by using all of their rhetorical and organizing skills to "name and shame" people who have made those offensive statements.
What it appears you really want is for people to "turn the other cheek" when offended. While that is a stance, it is not a "free-speech culture" stance. Rather, it is a Christian stance. That stance may very well be more moral then mine, but it is absolutely not a celebration of the power of free-speech.
But you wrote above, "As I argue in this essay, I generally admire (1) our free-speech case law, as well as what I'd more broadly call "free-speech culture" and "free-speech values." So I support importing the law, in both letter and spirit, into (2) university policy, as discussed here, and (3) norms and values."
Importing the law into "norms and values" means that people have the right to respond to speech that they find offensive by using all of their rhetorical and organizing skills to "name and shame" people who have made those offensive statements.
What it appears you really want is for people to "turn the other cheek" when offended. While that is a stance, it is not a "free-speech culture" stance. Rather, it is a Christian stance. That stance may very well be more moral then mine, but it is absolutely not a celebration of the power of free-speech.