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Cliff Mass: Is Freedom of Speech at Risk at the University of Washington?
https://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2023/01/is-freedom-of-speech-at-risk-at.htmlFreedom of speech is the essential foundation for a democratic society. It is also a requirement for a functioning university. Freedom of expression is particularly protected by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution for public entities such as universities.
Disturbingly, a number of groups have noted serious problems regarding freedom of speech at the University of Washington. Groups both inside and outside the institution.
The Report of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE)
FIRE is a highly respected non-partisan group dedicated to protecting freedom of speech at U.S. colleges and universities. Recently, it released a detailed report on freedom of speech at over 200 American colleges/universities, based on input from tens of thousands of students and faculty, as well as the review of materials from each institution.
The University of Washington was the lowest-rated of any public university in the nation.
Let me repeat: the UW was at the bottom of a long list of major public universities/colleges regarding freedom of speech. In fact, the UW was rated as "code red" for "clearly and substantially restricting freedom of speech."
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If you're just here to speak freely you won't last long. We'll be giving some time outs. No notice you'll just be gone
A lot of students don't even want to post at UW. Clean it up or we will
President Kim Grinolds
I can’t take people seriously who favored a carbon tax to discourage fossil fuel use in 2016. They know too little about climate science and the great benefits of CO2 enrichment: Better C3 plant growth and moderating the climate, mainly for colder nations, mainly in the colder months of the year. And women wear fewer clothes to beat the heat.
On the other hand, it’s hard to believe that such a leftist biased belief as Cliff Mass had in 2016, would be criticized for not being leftist enough. It seems like that University of Washington was already a lost cause in 2016. It was not really a university, it was a leftist indoctrination center.
An incredible number of masks on students walking around
But I can’t tell. Which is a tell.