Saturday, July 15, 2023

When Free Speech Becomes a Total Myth, Donors Are Likely to Pull Their Large Planned Gifts

 

ASU has to its dismay discovered that attempts to censor conservative free speech
A financial lesson adverse consequences  the censorship efforts will teach
Tom Lewis as real estate mogul who has donated millions to ASU over decades
And has funded a development center in his name was outraged over faculty attempts to conservative speakers blockade
The director of his development center in the Barrett Honors College had organized a speaking event
Of three noted speakers Dennis Prager, Charlie Kirk, and Robert Kiyosaki to the campus to be sent
27 faculty members of Barrett signed a petition demanding that these “purveyors of hate”
Be denied admission to appear and speak, locked out from entering the auditorium’s gate
The event was held and to many of those attending’s surprise
The violence on college campuses that erupt on conservative speakers did not arise
The director after the event for having the temerity of arranging it was soon fired
Lewis’ patience for the war on free speech on college campuses must have then expired
His $400,000 planned donation he pulled back
A vivid lesson when colleges praise free speech but in reality with conservative speech they will it thwack

© 7/15/2023 Michael P. Ridley aka The Alaskanpoet

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