Beltway Confidential

Speech mobs are pitting neighbor against neighbor

By Beverly Hallberg

Published June 4, 2020 4:43pm ET

Add Washington Examiner on Google

Speech mobs are pitting neighbor against neighbor — We’re a nation divided that’s talking at each other and not with each other. The pandemic, coupled with the violent riots, lit on fire what’s been simmering for years — the ideology that speech is dangerous. Instead of productive debate with complexity and nuance, speech mobs have the power to label it violent and shut […]

We’re a nation divided that’s talking at each other and not with each other.

The pandemic, coupled with the violent riots, lit on fire what’s been simmering for years — the ideology that speech is dangerous. Instead of productive debate with complexity and nuance, speech mobs have the power to label it violent and shut it down.

Print subscriber? Click here to login/register your account

Digital subscriber? Click here to login/register your account.

Full midterm coverage.Deeper analysis.

Get unlimited access to Washington Examiner's reporting, expert analysis, and coverage of the midterm elections.

Get Unlimited Access

Cancel anytime.

Tag:

Black Lives Matter COVID-19 George Floyd Protests Riots Social Media