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"Free speech" is too narrow a label. We are witnessing the sabotage of the core principle of a free society--rationalized as self-defense 1/
This has resulted from a coup on the left. The moderates, who have been adrift for decades, have been overwhelmed by the lunatic fringe. 2/
Most support for this madness comes from liberals so terrified of association with anything on the right, that they're easily manipulated 3/
Short term, it's a big win for the right--most especially the reactionary fringe. Longer term, it's a major loss for reason on both sides 4/
The adult-left must put down this appalling insurgency. The world simply can not afford an American descent into illiberal tyranny. 5/
For this to succeed, those doing battle to restore the left need to be granted some leeway. We are fighting uphill, under a microscope. 6/
This means the mainstream left must abandon its snap judgements, litmus tests and presumption of guilt by association. 7/
Dogma on both sides is compromised. Anyone portraying the answer as obvious is delusional. Time for a partnership of honest brokers. End/
