This letter is an appeal to Harvard workers to take a stand against the McCarthyite campaign targeting students who expressed their opposition to Israel's attack on Gaza.
Freedom of speech is not freedom from consequences. If these students and this letter author believe in their cause, they should have the courage of their convictions. They should put their names out and be proud of their ideals. They should be willing to accept the consequences that that speech brings.
They aren’t being attacked for what they said, they are being slandered as terrorists sympathizers by a media and public that has not interest in critical thinking.
I 100% agree with you.
Freedom of speech is not freedom from consequences. If these students and this letter author believe in their cause, they should have the courage of their convictions. They should put their names out and be proud of their ideals. They should be willing to accept the consequences that that speech brings.
They aren’t being attacked for what they said, they are being slandered as terrorists sympathizers by a media and public that has not interest in critical thinking.