I don't think most people on
college campuses agree that we should
shut down other people. The issue that
we're facing is, or the question we all
have to grapple with is, are we going to
allow them to to get away with it? Are we
going to allow this vocal minority to
sort of set a standard for the whole
country? Or are we going to stand up to them? And and on all
the free speech events we've had, I've
been delighted to see how many students
come out, and it's usually filled with
the students who really care about
grappling with ideas. But what they
need to do is they have to be
willing to stand up. They have to be
willing to say, "I disagree with this." They
have to be willing to say, "This idea that
you are no more than your race, sex, etc.
etc. is utter nonsense. We're all
individuals. I'm not part of your tribe.
I'm a thinking being. Don't purport to
speak for me. I will speak for myself and
I goddamnit have a right to speak for
myself." So that's, I mean, that is what
people have to be willing to do.
