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Letters
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Press (For) Freedoms • Sleepy Security • Denier-Denier • Viva Santa! • The Author Strikes Back • Artful About Arthur • Pointing Out the Obvious To Tallis? • Epistolary Enhancements • Far Right? Very Wrong
Press (For) Freedoms
Dear Editor: I found Professor Schönecker’s article in Issue 135 defending academic freedom interesting, but I believe that he has neglected to take something important into account. We must bear in mind that many opponents of free speech don’t share the same liberal values, preferring a more markedly left-wing approach. This approach includes the idea that ‘freedom of speech’ is a means for an established, dominant, privileged class to maintain hegemonic power over minority groups. (I should point out that not all on the left think this). Those who hold this belief oppose freedom of speech by claiming it’s not possible: rather, speech is always subject to the interests of the dominant class.
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