Amy Chua
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No, nobody, no, no. That's not the kind of stuff they apologize for. They apologize to, you know, for Native American land confiscation. And it doesn't matter to you that you'll never get that closure? No, you know, I think bitterness and I found that I can't write, I can't do things, you know. I just like, just let it go, just let it go and try something else, do something fun.
Sometimes I just get so, you know, so angry and so, feelings so unjust that I get kind of cringed crippled and then I can't teach well. So I just, I kind of block it all out.
Sometimes I just get so, you know, so angry and so, feelings so unjust that I get kind of cringed crippled and then I can't teach well. So I just, I kind of block it all out.
Sometimes I just get so, you know, so angry and so, feelings so unjust that I get kind of cringed crippled and then I can't teach well. So I just, I kind of block it all out.
You know, for me, what worries me is not that some people have those positions. People can't have any positions. like to free speech. So this is actually, I remember about five years ago in a big criminal law class, a student stood up and said, this is not my class, but I heard about this, abolish prisons, defund the police. And tons of students came to me afterwards.
You know, for me, what worries me is not that some people have those positions. People can't have any positions. like to free speech. So this is actually, I remember about five years ago in a big criminal law class, a student stood up and said, this is not my class, but I heard about this, abolish prisons, defund the police. And tons of students came to me afterwards.
You know, for me, what worries me is not that some people have those positions. People can't have any positions. like to free speech. So this is actually, I remember about five years ago in a big criminal law class, a student stood up and said, this is not my class, but I heard about this, abolish prisons, defund the police. And tons of students came to me afterwards.
It was like a 100-person class and said, this was so ridiculous. Oh my god, or whatever. And I was like, did anybody say anything? Did you say something? And they're like, no, nobody said anything. And I said, they're brave. They're vets. They served in Afghanistan. These are amazing people. Why did nobody say anything? And I was so struck. They were like, oh, it's not worth it.
It was like a 100-person class and said, this was so ridiculous. Oh my god, or whatever. And I was like, did anybody say anything? Did you say something? And they're like, no, nobody said anything. And I said, they're brave. They're vets. They served in Afghanistan. These are amazing people. Why did nobody say anything? And I was so struck. They were like, oh, it's not worth it.
It was like a 100-person class and said, this was so ridiculous. Oh my god, or whatever. And I was like, did anybody say anything? Did you say something? And they're like, no, nobody said anything. And I said, they're brave. They're vets. They served in Afghanistan. These are amazing people. Why did nobody say anything? And I was so struck. They were like, oh, it's not worth it.
They were like, it's just not worth it, like, you know, to be canceled or whatever. And believe it or not, it has a lot to do with dating. Say more. Well, I mean, you know, you're young, you were starting off, you want to have parties, whatever, and you're going to come out and be the person that is whatever, you know. And so it's not that there are these extreme views.
They were like, it's just not worth it, like, you know, to be canceled or whatever. And believe it or not, it has a lot to do with dating. Say more. Well, I mean, you know, you're young, you were starting off, you want to have parties, whatever, and you're going to come out and be the person that is whatever, you know. And so it's not that there are these extreme views.
They were like, it's just not worth it, like, you know, to be canceled or whatever. And believe it or not, it has a lot to do with dating. Say more. Well, I mean, you know, you're young, you were starting off, you want to have parties, whatever, and you're going to come out and be the person that is whatever, you know. And so it's not that there are these extreme views.
There have always been extreme views. So I am hoping that the free speech will correct that, right? But how does free speech correct an ideology that a person holds and then goes on to aโ Well, first of all, I believe that in that room, in this particular case, I asked people, I was like, how many people do you think agree?
There have always been extreme views. So I am hoping that the free speech will correct that, right? But how does free speech correct an ideology that a person holds and then goes on to aโ Well, first of all, I believe that in that room, in this particular case, I asked people, I was like, how many people do you think agree?
There have always been extreme views. So I am hoping that the free speech will correct that, right? But how does free speech correct an ideology that a person holds and then goes on to aโ Well, first of all, I believe that in that room, in this particular case, I asked people, I was like, how many people do you think agree?
Given that there are 100 people in this room, one person said this and the other 99, nobody even pushed back a little bit or said, you know, I think people said, oh, probably there were like 10 people in that room that actually had that position.
Given that there are 100 people in this room, one person said this and the other 99, nobody even pushed back a little bit or said, you know, I think people said, oh, probably there were like 10 people in that room that actually had that position.
Given that there are 100 people in this room, one person said this and the other 99, nobody even pushed back a little bit or said, you know, I think people said, oh, probably there were like 10 people in that room that actually had that position.
The other, so, you know, I think that if you can generate debate and have, and also maybe, I also think it's less cool now to have some of those positions.