Students Protest Against Free Speech: Jonathan Ayling on Victoria Uni Debates

Victoria University are protesting a free speech debate, saying that amongst the people they don't believe should have free speech is the CEO of the Free Speech Union - Jonathan Ayling. He joins Andrew Urquhart on the show to talk of the irony.
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[@drunkswimming8376]

The weakness students these days is off the charts - good luck navigating life after uni

[@MrBoloYeung]

He makes sense to me. Media portrayed him as some dangerous bigot that would continually spray hate speech. Unfortunately, a lot of universities are the same

[@grahamjones5969]

Students need a safe space above all else….if it wasn’t so serious it would be laughable

[@berniefynn6623]

LIES CANNOT BE QUESTIONED, STUDENTS MUST BE REAL THICK TO JUST SIT AND ACCEPT WHAT THEY ARE TOLD .IF THE TUTORS DENY STUDENTS TO QUESTION, THEY MUST BE LYING

[@stevehughes1510]

The people involved at Vic Uni are short sighted and thick, lacking balanced information. Go Jonathan.

[@geoffstokes]

The tail is wagging the dog at the University

[@rigley8830]

Congratulations Jonathan on having the balls to stand up for free speech, division in this country is rife because no-one can have a different opinion.

[@stephenlennon7369]

I posted a comment on this channel and it got deleted! the irony of this host sprouting "Free Speech" and My comment was based on historic facts 😅

[@SpecialKVintage]

Maybe take 5 minutes to google the Free Speech Union (which is not a union), or Free Speech Alliance, The NZ Initiative, UK or Australia - add Tax Payers' Union (which is not a union) to your search and then see if you're still interested in listening to anything these people have to say. If anything, it helps put things into perspective.

[@JohanThiart]

I do not always agree with Jonathan’s position on freedom of expression but I do agree with his views on free speech.
Maybe, it is nuance, but intimidating others in public cannot constitute freedom of expression, and that is what the association of gang patches does for many in our society.

[@Laodage23]

I had to think about this one as well. The practical difficulty is exactly what is intimidating and who draws the line of what is a gang and what is intimidating. Unintended consequences are the problem, e.g. Easy to ban gang patches and then find Tamaki's "man up" crew are also banned.

[@JohanThiart]

@@Laodage23 you are so right.
It is just not straight forward.
Absolutism is such a challenge…. But if Tamaki’s man is a danger to individuals and society then maybe he should be removed from the streets.
More police, better and consistent law enforcement …… buy a gun? What to do?
Give up?
Protect free speech. One needs a gun to protect anything!
Strange, but an interventionist God seems to be our only hope. Now I remember, we tried that…..

[@gregg7617]

😂🤣😂👍

[@stephenlennon7369]

The problem with Johnathan & his ilk is that he keeps referencing old negative troupes about Maori that get rehashed regularly by the chior who support these bigoted messenging

[@naturesoundsnz]

examples please.

[@gregg7617]

No free speech
No Democracy !!😂🤣😂🖕

[@andyox-gr9gy]

Where are the other comments y t