Journal article

When Free Speech Becomes A Political Weapon

Year:

2015

Published in:

The Chronicle of Higher Education
propaganda
freedom
speech
marginalized
silence

What 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!”