As antisemitism continues to rear its ugly head in the aftermath of the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack in Israel and the Jewish State's resolve to destroy the terrorist organization as a result, the issue of constitutionally-guaranteed free speech vs. calling for genocide against Jews has erupted on several college campuses.
On Wednesday, the geniuses of "The View" took up the debate — and it went exactly as you'd expect.
The debate between the hosts centered on Tuesday's congressional hearing in which the presidents of Harvard, MIT, and the University of Pennsylvania were questioned about calls for the genocide of Jews on their respective campuses. As reported by The Times of Israel, the administrators “refused to explicitly say that calls for genocide of Jewish people violate campus rules on harassment."
In reference to New York Republican Rep. Elise Stefanic's grilling of the administrators, race-hustling, antisemitic host Sunny Hostin naturally went with the free speech argument.
I think this — what Elise Stefanik, the congresswoman, was talking about, and what the entire hearing was about — should have been about free speech. And free speech — and although many may feel uncomfortable about it — the most hateful and heinous speech is the most protected speech.
How convenient. One wonders if Hostin would take the same position if, say a white nationalist called for the lynching of Black Americans.
Pretend-Republican Alysa Farrah Griffin called out Hostin, actually getting it right for a change.
This is about the codes of conduct, though. You’re talking about the law.
"Can I finish about the law, please?” Hostin sniped. “The codes of conduct must adhere to the law.”
"But it goes further than the law to protect students," Griffin responded.
Anti-Semitic Sunny Hostin DEFENDS harassing Jewish students on college campuses and the calls for genocide against Jews. She says colleges are the "perfect place" for that kind of action.
— Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) December 6, 2023
She whines that calling her out is "inflammatory." pic.twitter.com/8iHIJHr2yj
Hostin stood her ground:
No, it really can’t go against the Constitution of the United States. When we’re talking about this one-on-one type of thing, yes, that is when that conduct leads to harassment and could be actionable by the university, and that’s exactly what Harvard —
Griffin cut her off.
But, as it said, if you have to commit genocide to be able to condemn genocidal language, like, that’s a dangerous slippery slope.
Correct. As the skirmish continued back and forth, Hostin served up this beauty. (emphasis, mine)
The law protects that kind of language and in my opinion, in my opinion, college is the perfect place to have these sorts of uncomfortable conversations, even the —
"Jewish students don’t feel comfortable on college campuses!" Griffin fired back, correctly observing:
If I said this about any other community on earth other than Jews, I would be canceled 10 times till Sunday!
And that's the salient point, isn't it?
The Bottom Line
The issue of constitutionally guaranteed free speech — in all circumstances — can be debated until the proverbial cows come home. But in practicality, particularly from a politically predisposed perspective, bias reigns supreme. I'd be willing to bet that Sunny Hostin would have a "slightly" different view of the white nationalist scenario I suggested, earlier.
Why is that?
Because Sunny Hostin is a racist, antisemitic woman, devoid of principles and unable to see her unbridled bigotry.
Moreover, you can bet that when a leftist wraps the U.S. Constitution around himself or herself, he or she is fully aware that his or her hypocrisy is showing.
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