Subject: We need to cancel “cancel culture”

From	Pete Peterson, Pepperdine School of Public Policy <[email protected]>
Subject	We need to cancel “cancel culture”
Date	October 3, 2020 1:06 PM

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Dear fellow conservative,=20

One of the founding principles of our nation is the right to the free expre=
ssion of speech.=20

Unfortunately, the majority of universities across the nation have forgotte=
n that simple fact. Instead, they promote a liberal agenda and seek to supp=
ress to free speech of conservative professors and students alike.=20

If you support the rights of conservative professors and students to speak =
out against radical liberal ideas on college campuses across our nation, pl=
ease sign the National Petition in Support of Conservative Free Speech righ=
t away.

Sign the Petition
=E2=80=9CCancel culture=E2=80=9D =E2=80=94 the dangerous practice driven by=
leftists to =E2=80=9Ccancel=E2=80=9D everything and everyone that doesn=E2=
=80=99t conform to their radical worldview =E2=80=94 has taken its toll on =
college campuses across our nation.=20

While academia is supposed to support free speech and expression, these day=
s a number of academics have made a U-turn on free speech, in favor of supp=
ressing viewpoints they believe should no longer be =E2=80=9Ctolerated.=E2=
=80=9D=20

Many American colleges and universities have helped shut down debate in the=
classroom.=20

They have also chilled research and discouraged professors from presenting =
dissenting ideas to the general public.=20

A blanket of ideological conformity now covers most college campuses, and i=
ts effect on the progress of research, knowledge, and societal advancement =
is disastrous. We must fight back for the good of our students, for the goo=
d of our country, and for the good of our world!

As a conservative academic at Pepperdine School of Public Policy =E2=80=94 =
who works in defense of the basic principles of Western civilization in hig=
her education =E2=80=94 I am a signatory to a new declaration of the import=
ance of robust but civilized debate in our society: the =E2=80=9CPhiladelph=
ia Statement: On Civil Discourse and the Strengthening of Liberal Democracy=
.=E2=80=9D=20

Cosigned by academics, policy-researchers, and faith leaders, this nonprofi=
t declaration warns, =E2=80=9CA society that lacks comity and allows people=
to be shamed or intimidated into self-censorship of their ideas and consid=
ered judgements will not survive for long.=E2=80=9D=20

As you may know, threats to free and civil discourse now mar almost every A=
merican academic institution.=20

Professors with a Christian worldview are ridiculed. Academics with conserv=
ative political opinions are shunned. Even researchers who would buck the c=
onventional wisdom in a range of scientific fields are ostracized!

This is no way to move our society forward. All it serves to do is hold our=
nation -- and all of humanity -- back.

Thankfully, here at the Pepperdine School of Public Policy, our students an=
d professors don=E2=80=99t have to worry about such a climate of fear and i=
ntimidation.

We are one of the few graduate schools in the country that prepare young le=
aders from a decidedly conservative, Christian worldview to enter the spher=
e of public policy, where they will impact millions of lives for a generati=
on to come.

We believe that ideas should stand on their own merits -- not on whether th=
ey conform to the prevailing groupthink -- which is why we train our studen=
ts to test and evaluate every perspective with which they=E2=80=99re confro=
nted. The result is our 1,000+ graduates are more resilient, more well-rou=
nded, and better prepared for the challenges of the real world.

And, most importantly, as a graduate school, nearly every single one of the=
m will be going into politics or government to defend our freedom of speech=
, freedom of thought, freedom of religion, and the other essential libertie=
s we cherish so dearly. They learn insdie and outside of our classrooms to =
think critically about politics and policy.

You see, many conservative colleges prepare undergraduates to enter a range=
of careers. And many graduate schools churn out thousands of liberal minds=
every year. But the Pepperdine School of Public Policy is one of the very =
few graduate schools in America that prepares conservative leaders who will=
defend pro-freedom policy in their communities, our nation, and our world.

But our mission doesn=E2=80=99t end at the edge of our campus. It extends a=
cross all of America -- which is where this important petition comes into p=
lay.

We must end the leftist =E2=80=9Ccancel culture=E2=80=9D and ensure that st=
udents and professors with any and all viewpoints are granted their constit=
utionally guaranteed free speech. For the good of our colleges, our nation,=
and our world, we must protect viewpoint diversity.=20

If you want to fight back against radical, one-world-view speech and stand =
up for free speech on college campuses =E2=80=94 please sign the national p=
etition today.

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Sign the Petition
For America,=20

Pete Peterson=20

Dean and Senior Fellow

Pepperdine School of Public Policy=20

P.O. Box 455, Leesburg, VA 20178

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majority of universities across the nation have forgotten that simple fact=
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h of conservative professors and students alike. </span></strong></p>
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servative professors and students to speak out against radical liberal idea=
s on college campuses across our nation, please sign the National Petition =
in Support of Conservative Free Speech right away.</a></span></strong></p>
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"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;">=E2=80=9CCancel culture=E2=80=9D =E2=80=
=94 the dangerous practice driven by leftists to =E2=80=9Ccancel=E2=80=9D e=
verything and everyone that doesn=E2=80=99t conform to their radical worldv=
iew =E2=80=94 has taken its toll on college campuses across our nation.&nbs=
p;</span></p>
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ord; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; margin: 0;"><br><em><span style=3D"font-siz=
e: 16px; color: #000000;">While academia is supposed to support free speech=
and expression, these days a number of academics have made a U-turn on fre=
e speech, in favor of suppressing viewpoints they believe should no longer =
be =E2=80=9Ctolerated.=E2=80=9D </span></em></p>
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ord; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; margin: 0;"><br><span style=3D"font-size: 1=
6px; color: #000000;">Many American colleges and universities have helped s=
hut down debate in the classroom. </span></p>
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ord; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; margin: 0;"><br><span style=3D"font-size: 1=
6px; color: #000000;">They have also chilled research and discouraged profe=
ssors from presenting dissenting ideas to the general public. </span><=
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ord; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; margin: 0;"><br><strong><span style=3D"font=
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od of our world!</a></span></strong></p>
<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-break: break-w=
ord; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; margin: 0;"><br><span style=3D"font-size: 1=
6px; color: #000000;">As a conservative academic at Pepperdine School of Pu=
blic Policy =E2=80=94 who works in defense of the basic principles of Weste=
rn civilization in higher education =E2=80=94 I am a signatory to a new dec=
laration of the importance of robust but civilized debate in our society: t=
he =E2=80=9CPhiladelphia Statement: On Civil Discourse and the Strengthenin=
g of Liberal Democracy.=E2=80=9D </span></p>
<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-break: break-w=
ord; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; margin: 0;"><br><span style=3D"font-size: 1=
6px; color: #000000;">Cosigned by academics, policy-researchers, and faith =
leaders, this nonprofit declaration warns, =E2=80=9CA society that lacks co=
mity and allows people to be shamed or intimidated into self-censorship of =
their ideas and considered judgements will not survive for long.=E2=80=9D&n=
bsp;</span></p>
<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-break: break-w=
ord; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; margin: 0;"><br><span style=3D"font-size: 1=
6px; color: #000000;">As you may know, threats to free and civil discourse =
now mar almost every American academic institution. </span></p>
<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-break: break-w=
ord; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; margin: 0;"><br><strong><span style=3D"font=
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Christian worldview are ridiculed. Academics with conservative political op=
inions are shunned. Even researchers who would buck the conventional wisdom=
in a range of scientific fields are ostracized!</span></strong></p>
<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-break: break-w=
ord; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; margin: 0;"><br><span style=3D"font-size: 1=
6px; color: #000000;">This is no way to move our society forward. All it se=
rves to do is hold our nation -- and all of humanity -- back.</span></p>
<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-break: break-w=
ord; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; margin: 0;"><br><span style=3D"font-size: 1=
6px; color: #000000;">Thankfully, here at the Pepperdine School of Public P=
olicy, our students and professors don=E2=80=99t have to worry about such a=
climate of fear and intimidation.</span></p>
<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-break: break-w=
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6px; color: #000000;">We are one of the few graduate schools in the country=
that prepare young leaders from a decidedly conservative, Christian worldv=
iew to enter the sphere of public policy, where they will impact millions o=
f lives for a generation to come.</span></p>
<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-break: break-w=
ord; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; margin: 0;"><br><span style=3D"font-size: 1=
6px; color: #000000;">We believe that ideas should stand on their own merit=
s -- not on whether they conform to the prevailing groupthink -- which is w=
hy we train our students to test and evaluate every perspective with which =
they=E2=80=99re confronted. The result is our 1,000+ graduates  are mo=
re resilient, more well-rounded, and better prepared for the challenges of =
the real world.</span></p>
<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-break: break-w=
ord; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; margin: 0;"><br><span style=3D"font-size: 1=
6px; color: #000000;">And, most importantly, as a graduate school, nearly e=
very single one of them will be going into politics or government to defend=
our freedom of speech, freedom of thought, freedom of religion, and the ot=
her essential liberties we cherish so dearly. They learn insdie and outside=
of our classrooms to think critically about politics and policy.</span></p=
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One of the founding principles of our nation is the right to the free expression of speech.

Unfortunately, the majority of universities across the nation have forgotten that simple fact. Instead, they promote a liberal agenda and seek to suppress to free speech of conservative professors and students alike.

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“Cancel culture” — the dangerous practice driven by leftists to “cancel” everything and everyone that doesn’t conform to their radical worldview — has taken its toll on college campuses across our nation.

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Many American colleges and universities have helped shut down debate in the classroom.

They have also chilled research and discouraged professors from presenting dissenting ideas to the general public.

A blanket of ideological conformity now covers most college campuses, and its effect on the progress of research, knowledge, and societal advancement is disastrous. We must fight back for the good of our students, for the good of our country, and for the good of our world!

As a conservative academic at Pepperdine School of Public Policy — who works in defense of the basic principles of Western civilization in higher education — I am a signatory to a new declaration of the importance of robust but civilized debate in our society: the “Philadelphia Statement: On Civil Discourse and the Strengthening of Liberal Democracy.”

Cosigned by academics, policy-researchers, and faith leaders, this nonprofit declaration warns, “A society that lacks comity and allows people to be shamed or intimidated into self-censorship of their ideas and considered judgements will not survive for long.”

As you may know, threats to free and civil discourse now mar almost every American academic institution.

Professors with a Christian worldview are ridiculed. Academics with conservative political opinions are shunned. Even researchers who would buck the conventional wisdom in a range of scientific fields are ostracized!

This is no way to move our society forward. All it serves to do is hold our nation -- and all of humanity -- back.

Thankfully, here at the Pepperdine School of Public Policy, our students and professors don’t have to worry about such a climate of fear and intimidation.

We are one of the few graduate schools in the country that prepare young leaders from a decidedly conservative, Christian worldview to enter the sphere of public policy, where they will impact millions of lives for a generation to come.

We believe that ideas should stand on their own merits -- not on whether they conform to the prevailing groupthink -- which is why we train our students to test and evaluate every perspective with which they’re confronted. The result is our 1,000+ graduates are more resilient, more well-rounded, and better prepared for the challenges of the real world.

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You see, many conservative colleges prepare undergraduates to enter a range of careers. And many graduate schools churn out thousands of liberal minds every year. But the Pepperdine School of Public Policy is one of the very few graduate schools in America that prepares conservative leaders who will defend pro-freedom policy in their communities, our nation, and our world.

But our mission doesn’t end at the edge of our campus. It extends across all of America -- which is where this important petition comes into play.

We must end the leftist “cancel culture” and ensure that students and professors with any and all viewpoints are granted their constitutionally guaranteed free speech. For the good of our colleges, our nation, and our world, we must protect viewpoint diversity.

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