debating societies don't have an obligation to (and shouldn't) seek out and platform literally every point of view, no matter how bonkers, hateful or vile it is

If a group of students decide they don't personally want to sit and listen to Richard Dawkins, they get to do that jfc
Literally everyone accepts there are some people not worth listening to, you're lying if you say you don't.

And deciding not to invite someone is not censoring them. Richard Dawkins has not been silenced (somewhat sadly), he just isn't getting this medal. Discourse will survive
i know everyone who follows me knows this but it boggles my mind that so many still struggle with it
How did the freeze peach people even find this thread, none of them follow me and I didn't tag anything

I know they value ""debate"" above all else but namesearching a famous person so you can have arguments is pretty pathetic
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