As centers of scientific inquiry, universities are presumably objective. But recent administrative reactions to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict bring this into question. So, how free is our speech?
The financial and political lobby wants to stifle the university in order to silence the voice of the university family, as it is today the only party capable of steadfastness and confrontation in light of the media closure and the blatant bias in covering the events of this war.
The Gaza war will inevitably be an intellectual and philosophical turning point to reconsider many issues, most notably the concept of self-defense, resistance, and international law.
The Gaza War summed up what happened in World War II. The aggressor party claimed that it had suffered for 7 years to prove its existence, including killing, displacement, starvation, torture, captivity, forced displacement, siege, and genocide. Today it is reproducing it in just 60 days with models more barbaric than those. Which he lived through yesterday, leaving more than 19 thousand dead, including children, women and the elderly, under the call of self-defense against a people who wanted to prove their existence by what international law entitles them to resist attacks and settlement.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts! The goal of this post was less about any particular event, and more about how free students & staff are on their own academic campuses when it comes to free speech. I'd be curious if you feel able to vocally express these opinions on your university campus.
It is true that liberty of expression on university campuses now faces harassment and administrative censorship and is directly linked to the interests of the university compared to previous eras. The massive spread of modern social media, as much as it has given a wider scope for expressing opinions as it is the only space and outlet for expression on various issues, on the other hand, we find that it has contributed to the silence of the university community. As for my institution, the exercise of this right is relatively guaranteed for professors and students alike, but within the limits of university walls and as permitted by law. Over the years, we have recorded a decline in activities and events concerned with freedom of expression and participation in it.
The financial and political lobby wants to stifle the university in order to silence the voice of the university family, as it is today the only party capable of steadfastness and confrontation in light of the media closure and the blatant bias in covering the events of this war.
The Gaza war will inevitably be an intellectual and philosophical turning point to reconsider many issues, most notably the concept of self-defense, resistance, and international law.
The Gaza War summed up what happened in World War II. The aggressor party claimed that it had suffered for 7 years to prove its existence, including killing, displacement, starvation, torture, captivity, forced displacement, siege, and genocide. Today it is reproducing it in just 60 days with models more barbaric than those. Which he lived through yesterday, leaving more than 19 thousand dead, including children, women and the elderly, under the call of self-defense against a people who wanted to prove their existence by what international law entitles them to resist attacks and settlement.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts! The goal of this post was less about any particular event, and more about how free students & staff are on their own academic campuses when it comes to free speech. I'd be curious if you feel able to vocally express these opinions on your university campus.
It is true that liberty of expression on university campuses now faces harassment and administrative censorship and is directly linked to the interests of the university compared to previous eras. The massive spread of modern social media, as much as it has given a wider scope for expressing opinions as it is the only space and outlet for expression on various issues, on the other hand, we find that it has contributed to the silence of the university community. As for my institution, the exercise of this right is relatively guaranteed for professors and students alike, but within the limits of university walls and as permitted by law. Over the years, we have recorded a decline in activities and events concerned with freedom of expression and participation in it.