University Stuns World: Pledges To Support Free Speech, “Censorship Is Not The Answer”

'It is not our responsibility to prevent other people from speaking, it is our responsibility to come up with a better argument' #CardiffAGM
— Gair Rhydd (@gairrhydd) November 24, 2016

Did the politically-correct insanity just reach its tipping point? Just weeks after a notably politically-incorrect Donald Trump was swept to victory in the US election, HeatSt.com’s Kieran Corcoran reports a university has pledged to end its culture of censorship and no-platforming, and has instead pledged to defend free speech.
Cardiff University in Wales has said it will no longer ban events by controversial speakers, declaring ‘censorship is not the answer.’
The decision was made by the Cardiff University Students’ Union at their annual conference last week, where they passed a motion called ‘Challenge, Don’t Censor.’

This post was published at Zero Hedge on Nov 30, 2016.