Free speech | James Kirchick

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Free speech | James Kirchick | TEDxYale

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6 жыл бұрын

Kirchick discusses the value of free speech today through the lens of political events, university environments, and more. James Kirchick is a visiting fellow in the Center on the United States and Europe and Project on International Order and Strategy at the Brookings Institution. Kirchick’s writing has appeared in The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, and many others. A leading voice on American gay politics and international gay rights, he is a recipient of the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association Journalist of the Year Award. He has been a Robert Bosch Foundation Fellow in Berlin, a Hoover Institution Media Fellow and a Phillips Foundation Journalism Fellow, and is a professional member of the PEN American Center and a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

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@sybergato 2 жыл бұрын

There's still free speech at Yale?

@texasforever7887 4 жыл бұрын

Only you can allow words to hurt you. Nobody can force you to listen to or agree with them. It is a free country. You don't have to listen to anyone.

@TakeControl1337 3 жыл бұрын

That was a very well thought out talk, great job!

@anthonydavisjr2429 6 жыл бұрын

Very good speech. Too bad all the Yale students were to busy taking selfies to listen.

@josiahmartinez7968 5 жыл бұрын

You know, that whole Yale thing...

@travisransdell5211 2 жыл бұрын

Which Yale thing? This week? 2 years ago? 4 years ago?

@bryanh2255 2 жыл бұрын

Words only hurt me when I choose to be offended.

@odiedodieuk 10 ай бұрын

It’s not as simple as that but I would l take being offended as emcee being silenced any day

@david-dj8or 4 жыл бұрын

I had worked at a school run by Sisters of Mercy nuns. A cover up needed to take place so the school leaders place a written false report in my file to transfer blame to me. I told other staff the true story and was sacked because what I said would bring the school into disrepute. My union told me that they had the right to sack me for bringing them into disrepute regardless if I was telling the truth, if I had a need to speak or even if it was found that I was telling the truth.

@scottaseigel5715 2 жыл бұрын

I had a similar experience teaching at a “non-denominational” K-12 christian school. Those without powerful connections will always be convenient scapegoat targets for the powerful.

@NSWvet83 3 жыл бұрын

I believe that the university fired that professor. They were allowed to because it's not a public school.

@syvogtres Жыл бұрын

James Kirchick is dangerous.

@alexblaze8878 2 жыл бұрын

Words can only be hurtful if you allow them to be.

@alexblaze8878 Жыл бұрын

@riikerman nope. Verbal insults can only be hurtful if you allow them to be. No one controls your emotions except YOU.

@alexblaze8878 Жыл бұрын

@riikerman If you’re psychologically distressed by other’s free speech, you should seriously consider counseling.

@alexblaze8878 Жыл бұрын

@Rikerman: well then change the channel, log off, walk away. Stop being a victim.

@alexblaze8878 Жыл бұрын

@jjw00dw Or….someone that has a healthy level of emotional intelligence.

@davidhinds9816 4 жыл бұрын

Well spoken well done

@hanj31 3 жыл бұрын

you don't have a right to not be offended.

@scottaseigel5715 2 жыл бұрын

Joshua 한윤호, That’s a confusing (ambiguous) statement. Are you saying: 1) No one has the right to insist on never being offended? Or 2) He has a moral or societal obligation to be offended whether or not he is genuinely offended? I strongly agree with the first interpretation but l I totally reject the second.

@david-dj8or 4 жыл бұрын

Police will give freedom of speech to anonymous informers. Police can then start asking questions at the accused person's work and in other areas of the accused life. And the accused is not even allowed to know what was said about him. And I think that the person reading this now would think that the accused must have done something wrong.

@noomarchmello 4 ай бұрын

Constipation of the face requiring a brain enema checks out though.

@davidzeto2446 2 жыл бұрын

I watched this guy get totally embarrassed by Krystal Ball on an equally embarrassing hack political program. Now that I see there is Yale connection it's clear.

@aliriddick9428 2 жыл бұрын

Yea free speech is conditional in America Criticize Jews LGBTQ or say the N word. yr career is over. Insult islam you're practicing free speech. This is Hypocrisy & Double Standards No. Free speech must ne responsible. & for everyone not the few. Criticism Fine.