When Free Speech Becomes A Political Weapon
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2015Published in:
The Chronicle of Higher EducationWhat explains this apparent paradox? In a word, propaganda. The notion of freedom of speech is being co-opted by dominant social groups, distorted to serve their interests, and used to silence those who are oppressed and marginalized. All too often, when people depict others as threats to freedom of speech, what they really mean is," Quiet!”
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