Freedom of speech and the communication discipline: defending the value of low-value speech

Herbeck, Dale A.

doi:10.1080/03634523.2018.1428760

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“…This suggests that part of the polarization process can be explained by the intolerance of those on the political left, particularly when people on the left are concerned that the normalization of radical outgroup ideologies will undermine the future of the liberal perspective. Such an understanding of contemporary political realities has been expressed by Beckett (2017), Herbeck (2018), and Hsueh and colleagues (2015), among others. The current research provides some preliminary empirical confirmation of these contentions.…”

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confidence: 95%

“…Specifically, people on the political left have suggested that no platform should be granted to hateful ideologies (Beckett, 2017), lest society becomes fractured by division and hate (Hsueh et al, 2015). According to Herbeck (2018), this concern has manifested in a climate at academic institutions that is hostile to potential speakers who come from the radical right. One of the expressed concerns is that exposure to beliefs espoused on the radical right contributes to normalization of such radical ideology (Waltman, 2018).…”

Section: Freedom Of Speech and Normalizationmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Perceived normalization of radical ideologies and its effect on political tolerance and support for freedom of speech

Orazani

Wohl

Leidner

2020

Group Processes & Intergroup Relations

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Two studies tested the idea that perceived normalization of radical political ideologies (right and left) reduces support for freedom of speech of the opponents and political tolerance. In Study 1 ( N = 633), Americans were primed with the normalization of the radical right or left. Primed with the normalization of radical outgroup ideologies, both liberals and conservatives were more willing to restrict their opponents’ freedom of speech and were more politically intolerant – effects that were mediated by collective angst. Study 2 ( N = 632) replicated the results of Study 1 and extended them by showing that both conservatives and liberals worried about the image of their party not when they were exposed to the normalization of radical ingroup ideologies, but when they were exposed to the normalization of radical outgroup ideologies. These results suggest that perceived normalization of radical ideologies affects people’s attitudes towards freedom of speech and political (in)tolerance.

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confidence: 95%