Quoting Ben Shapiro on College Campus Could Lead to “Sanctions”

“During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act,” George Orwell is said to have said. Revolutionary acts are punished by the powers that be. Consequently, on college campuses, you will be punished not only for saying that 2 + 2 = 4, but even for acknowledging that someone else said it:

Quoting other people may be deemed a violation of campus policy at Maryland’s Hood College.

The private liberal arts school, historically affiliated with the theologically liberal United Church of Christ, is investigating whether to hand down “sanctions” against the College Republicans for a glass-case display in the student center, The Frederick News-Post reports.

This is diplay a thought crime:

Leftist militants can’t dispute that Shapiro’s observations are accurate. So they call his remarks “hate speech,” declare themselves to feel “unsafe,” and get like-minded educrats to come down on you like a ton of bricks to make anyone who might agree with him shut up.

There is no need to wonder what will happen to liberty when the liberal ruling class that runs academia consolidates control over the rest of society. This will be the Soviet Union 2.0 not only economically, but intellectually as well.

On tips from Jester and Torcer.