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# TITLE: Should universities be allowed to ban speakers with views they dislike? [461ae7fc67732b1421c1dc1d152670fe]
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# PUBLICATION DATE: 2025-10-12
# MODIFICATION DATE: 2025-10-12
# NUMBER ALTERNATIVES: 4
# NUMBER VOTERS: 5
# NUMBER UNIQUE ORDERS: 4
# ALTERNATIVE NAME 1: Statement 1 - Universities should be allowed to ban speakers with views they dislike. If they are prevented from doing so, it gives more credence to the argument that universities are just a left wing echo chamber. The reality is that universities are composed of people from all different political persuasions, and the ability to ban speakers they dislike allows universities to show the strength of the majority views, which in this case is against the alt-right movement.
# ALTERNATIVE NAME 2: Statement 2 - Universities should be able to ban speakers with views they disagree with. Which opinion was in the minority?
# ALTERNATIVE NAME 3: Statement 3 - Universities should be allowed to ban speakers with views they dislike as this would be beneficial for the student body. Universities are the authority on the values of our societies and should be able to control the ideas and opinions that are expressed on their campuses. The views of universities are always 'progressive' and it is important that other points of view are not heard, as this could cause disruption. It is wrong for universities to ban speakers whose views they don't agree with because universities are not the complete authority on the values of our societies, and it is important that other points of view are heard and validated. This is the only way we can live in a democracy. Who is to say the views of universities are 'progressive' , as they always claim? Maybe they are in some cases 'regressive'. People often argue that freedom of speech is more important than anything, and so they argue that people should be allowed to say what they want. This misguided passion for freedom however paradoxically inhibits the Universities freedom to allow what they want. Universities can generally be trusted to have an overwhelming sense of logic, sensibility and proportionality. I would expect a university to disallow a speaker who had moderate opinions or because one person in
# ALTERNATIVE NAME 4: Statement 4 - Universities should not be allowed to ban speakers with views they dislike, because Universities should encourage free speech and are supposed to be places for open enquiry, intellectual curiosity and the free exchange of ideas. Universities are also not the complete authority on the values of our societies, and it is important that other points of view are both heard and validated. This is the only way we can live in a democracy.
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