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Shapiro: So you want your safe space.
I know, I know, you are in your dorm,
you're ensconced there, and you feel so
comfortable with all of your friends
who tell you that you're just a great
person and all your beliefs are exactly right.
The last thing you want is somebody
invading your campus and saying things that
you disagree with, because that's just
tyrannical and awful. You shouldn't have to
feel like you're wrong ever. You should
always feel like you're right. Well,
toughen up, sweetheart. I mean, the bottom line
is that it's time for you to learn that there are
a lot of differing opinions. Discussion is good
for you. It makes your views stronger.
It makes your views more durable.
Maybe your opinion is changed.
Maybe it's not. But in any case, it is that
exchange of ideas that actually makes
an intellectual community worth having.
And if you're not willing to engage in
that intellectual community, you're in
the wrong place. If you want a safe space,
we can find a padded cell for you somewhere.
If you want life to just be a giant teddy bear,
go back to being a child. But if you want
to be an adult in the United States of America,
you're going to have to deal with the fact
that there are people who disagree, and
that's a good thing to discuss.
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