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Should The Public Square ever be 'Cool and Rational'? with Dr David Cumin and A/Prof Mike Grimshaw
Manage episode 361058687 series 3316156
"For me this is the recognition of the linking of free speech with the right for civil disobedience because the public square is never cool and rational and only ‘discursive’ – except when constrained and imposed to be so by the privileging and power of ‘the rational’."
This provocative paragraph was written by Canterbury-based sociologist and former Free Speech Union podcast guest Mike Grimshaw. In the original piece, published on plainsight.nz, Mike defended some of the civil disobedience from the counter-protesters witnessed at the aborted Posie Parker appearance at Albert Park. Free Speech Union council member Dr David Cumin chews over some of the challenging arguments with Mike in a deep dive that covers some of the contradictions of free speech and examines the role of Police at Albert Park - and what role they should play in a liberal society fsu.nz/join
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160 episodes
Manage episode 361058687 series 3316156
"For me this is the recognition of the linking of free speech with the right for civil disobedience because the public square is never cool and rational and only ‘discursive’ – except when constrained and imposed to be so by the privileging and power of ‘the rational’."
This provocative paragraph was written by Canterbury-based sociologist and former Free Speech Union podcast guest Mike Grimshaw. In the original piece, published on plainsight.nz, Mike defended some of the civil disobedience from the counter-protesters witnessed at the aborted Posie Parker appearance at Albert Park. Free Speech Union council member Dr David Cumin chews over some of the challenging arguments with Mike in a deep dive that covers some of the contradictions of free speech and examines the role of Police at Albert Park - and what role they should play in a liberal society fsu.nz/join
https://www.fsu.nz/
https://x.com/NZFreeSpeech
https://www.instagram.com/freespeechnz/
https://www.tiktok.com/@freespeechunionnz
160 episodes
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