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Felienne @Felienne
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I refused to debate a right wing activist and you will not believe what happened next.... (Or actually you will probably believe it since bigots usually win, but how is a bit interesting. So here is the story). I was invited for a panel @tudelft about education.
I accepted, since the topic is innovation in education, so yeah, that sounds great. After I accepted, they told me the other panelist is a known free speech activist that has, among other things, shared the podium with Jordan Peterson. So I retract...
O am ok with this really, I am ok with not being on the panel if he is. I in no way said that he had to go or anything. I even removed the event from my calendar. But then am amazing thing happened, the organization backed me and said that they would cancel him!
I was like, wow this is too good to be true (spoiler alert: it was) But first the rest of the story. They contact me in a great way, explaining they will tell him my vision, but that it was their decision to cancel him, not mine and they stand behind me. So I am like yeah <3
Apparently, the guy in question demanded a written statement and threatened to go on Twitter and the uni newspaper with this and not a day later..... I am canceled for the panel. According to the person in charged, everyone just flipped when he started threatening.
So yeah, threats work, amazing. I explained my position again and this person said "well I do not know what this person does in their free time" So I told them, but guess what: they do not care at all how this person has, in the past,
answered questions about education with rants about religion (which is also easy to find if you google for this person). In general I do not believe in leaving politics at home (see felienne.com/archives/4828) but if you have a track record of Islamophobia in interviews on education
you are still more than welcome in @tudelta debates about education. Also people's beliefs and protection of colleagues and students go as far as threats by right wing activists. Cool, really good to know, thanks all involved for shattering my illusion of protection @tudelft.
Like I am so tempted to post screenshots of what @tudelft think is okay and "personal opinion", but hey I have an award to collect -> oeconsortium.org/projects/open-…
Ok adding this after a reply to someone. This person has, on the record in a written interview answered 'how is education doing?' with 'religion (Islam) ruined our education with their backwards ideas'. But this debate is about education not politics so why do you not debate him?
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