Commentary: Many of the pro-Hamas protesters on college campuses clearly do not believe in free speech

I believe in free speech.

That means I believe that students (or whoever) should be allowed to peacefully gather in public spaces to hold signs, chant dumb slogans, or otherwise make their beliefs known, even if those beliefs are in support of murderous religious fundamentalist war criminals like Hamas.

I, in return, should be free to peacefully tell these people that they are useful idiots for murderers and cowards and are defending people who hate everything they stand for and who would kill them given half the chance.

One principle that’s a necessary element of free speech is that at the end of this conversation, both sides have to be allowed to walk away while still in disagreement and live their lives

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