Comment Re:Could the summary possibly be more slanted? (Score 1) 530
It's this exact attitude that has caused the USoA to become the political cesspool we are right now. Political debates are nothing but ad hominem attacks disguised as political talking points.
Take the Fordham case for example. If they host Ann Coulter it opens them up to ad hominem attacks from people who would rather dismiss them by saying "they're the same as that racist, sexist *-ist" than actually take the time to come up with a rational response to debate her points. The result: the institution capitulates to the threat and she is, in effect, censored from campus.
Murdoch may be a shady character whose only ambition in life is to see how big of a bank account he can rack up, but that doesn't discount the issue his company (WSJ) is presenting. We need to learn to separate the person (Murdoch, Coulter, etc.) from the issue.
No wonder we have bullying issues in school....
Take the Fordham case for example. If they host Ann Coulter it opens them up to ad hominem attacks from people who would rather dismiss them by saying "they're the same as that racist, sexist *-ist" than actually take the time to come up with a rational response to debate her points. The result: the institution capitulates to the threat and she is, in effect, censored from campus.
Murdoch may be a shady character whose only ambition in life is to see how big of a bank account he can rack up, but that doesn't discount the issue his company (WSJ) is presenting. We need to learn to separate the person (Murdoch, Coulter, etc.) from the issue.
No wonder we have bullying issues in school....