"Many people living in the West tell me they want to defend our liberties but cannot do so publicly because they could suffer professional or social consequences. Therein lies the problem. Did the young Allied soldiers landing on the shores of Normandy in WWII ask for (or expect) a guarantee of their safety? ...Millions of individuals have sacrificed their lives so that your children and mine could live in free societies. And yet, most people today are unwilling to speak their minds lest they be unfriended by an acquaintance on Facebook. ... There is no way to participate in the grand battle of ideas for the soul of the West without facing any threats."
This is deeply tragic.
“There are a lot of organizations fighting eloquently for racial justice and immigrant rights,” Mr. Glasser said. “But there’s only one A.C.L.U. that is a content-neutral defender of free speech. I fear we’re in danger of losing that.”
What an extraordinary woman and conversation. Everyone needs to watch this all the way through, including her experience at Columbia. Our collective complacency in the west around basic enlightenment principles is appalling.
