"…Neither is this Thou" (- C. Williams)

Assertion: Polically correct language enforcement suppresses freedom of speech. Freedom of speech (though a messy freedom like most) is vital for a society that depends on the free exchange of ideas. Without this free exchange of ideas, we are more vulnerable to tyranny.

Narration: Donald Trump is in a large venue surrounded by supporters. A man stands wearing a T-shirt announcing “KKK endorses Trump.” (David Duke had recently announced his support of Mr. Trump’s candidacy for president.)

Narration continued: Trump laments that in “the good old days” the man wearing the T-shirt already would have been ejected quickly by law enforcement, but not “in this Politically Correct era.”

Irony: Trump suppressed the statement expressed on the man’s T-shirt and the idea it represented. (I wonder what happens at other candidate’s rally’s that doesn’t get attention in the press.)

Constructive question: How do we create safe space for the free public exchange of controversial ideas on which the continuation of a free society depends?