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aristarchus [soylentnews.org] writes:

Interesting bit in the NY Times Opinion page: opinions by actual UVa students on recent events on and near their campus. [nytimes.com] Opinions from "many sides". Most interesting, given recent discussions on SoylentNews, is the opinion of Opinion editor of the student newspaper:

Brendan Novak

Major undeclared, ’20

I’m the opinion editor of The Cavalier Daily, the student newspaper. Several weeks I ago I wrote a column arguing that the alt-right rally that took place over the weekend should be allowed to go on.

The way I see it, white supremacists — despite their irrefutably toxic ideology — are entitled to the same constitutional liberties as anyone else. I figured, maybe naïvely, that allowing the alt-right to assemble in public, under the scrutiny of daylight, would galvanize public opinion against their hateful beliefs. It would reveal the rotting foundation on which their ideology rests.

I feel foolish about that.

I am not going to comment on this, but only recommend the Fine Article. College students seem to be able to write! And there are lots of photos.

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