Go Forth and Argue

[BidenPresident]

Some people are inveterate truth seekers. They are almost congenitally willing to risk rejection, ostracism, even hatred for the sake of being right. But most people just want to belong, and the most essential elements of belonging are agreeing and conforming. Would-be belongers engage in what’s known as “preference falsification,” pretending to enjoy things they don’t, or subscribe to ideas they secretly reject. They go along to get along, because the usual emotional companion to intellectual independence isn’t pride or self-confidence. It’s loneliness and sometimes crippling self-doubt.

Is that a price you are willing to pay?

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/02/opinion/free-speech-campus.html

 

[BidenPresident]

"On Friday, I [Bret Stephens] was the invited speaker for the Class Day Ceremony at the University of Chicago, my alma mater. Campus political groups issued a statement of protest and a few students walked out of the ceremony. Here’s the speech I gave.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/02/opinion/free-speech-campus.html

 

[evince]

Can’t read it

 

[Lightbringer]

Some people are inveterate truth seekers. They are almost congenitally willing to risk rejection, ostracism, even hatred for the sake of being right. But most people just want to belong, and the most essential elements of belonging are agreeing and conforming. Would-be belongers engage in what’s known as “preference falsification,” pretending to enjoy things they don’t, or subscribe to ideas they secretly reject. They go along to get along, because the usual emotional companion to intellectual independence isn’t pride or self-confidence. It’s loneliness and sometimes crippling self-doubt.

Is that a price you are willing to pay?

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/02/opinion/free-speech-campus.html

Shut your bitch ass up. You aren't fooling anyone and you're gonna hang.