Right-wing media blazes with stories about a politically correct and Marxist takeover of institutions that is stifling free speech social pressure applied by leftist leftist snowflakes.
No one is safe from the Great Cancellation. Innocent people everywhere are at risk of losing their careers due to digital mobs publicly shaming anyone who dare say even benign things about race, gender, or sexuality.
That narrative is mostly projection, a tired ruse meant to deflect attention from the structures - in the form of laws and rules - that under-cooked conservatives use to defend themselves against valid challenges to their chauvinism.
If the clever folks on the right truly want heterodox environments and “viewpoint diversity” as they say they do, then they should speak up when legislators pass gag orders that prevent classroom teachers and private businesses from leading discussions about tough topics in a way that fits their local needs.
The video above offers illuminating testimony from free-speech experts and students. I encourage you to watch it and form your own opinions about where the real threat to free speech lives.
Primary Source: Free Speech Under Attack