<p>dave72 - I only know what I read in the papers (in this case the Oberlin papers). In an article covering Tony Kushner’s 2005 Convocation address.</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.oberlin.edu/stupub/ocreview/2005/4/15/news/article3.html[/url]”>http://www.oberlin.edu/stupub/ocreview/2005/4/15/news/article3.html</a></p>
<p>"For the question-and-answer installment, one student asked how members of the Oberlin community, as progressive people, could look at conservatives without dehumanizing them. Was there any way to discuss the behavior and temperaments of Republicans using adjectives other than stupid? </p>
<p>Its a filthy habit I just cant stop because Im so angry all the time, said Kushner of his own tendency to write Republicans off using such words. We do live in times that are polarized not because were calling each other names but because we want radically different things. Were in a war right now, and the stakes have never been higher. </p>
<p>Right now, I think its okay to scream fire in a crowded room, Kushner said, because we need to do it. "</p>
<p>dave72 - Maybe your friends at Oberlin take considerable pride in reasoned, civil debate, but there is obviously a body of students who don’t and an administration which invites speakers on campus who actively encourage them not to.</p>