Main Ideas of Baldwin, Brown, Mill, and Tinberg
Baldwin
Brown
Mill
Tinberg
Academic Freedom vs. Free Speech
Hate Speech & When Does It Impact Another's Freedom
What is acceptable to be taught in a classroom?
Current political discussions involving CRT and "Don't Say Gay" bills are bad
When is it acceptable to limit speech?
What spaces is certain speech acceptable in an academic setting?
The extreme right is using these discussions to exert their will on classrooms.
Conversations involving impacting another's freedoms only involving those of "maturity"
Justifications of Colonialism
"This doctrine does not apply to [...] those backward states of society in which the race itself may be considered as in its nonage"
Injustice Through Inaction
An individual is responsible for both their action and inaction, but it's harder to hold someone accountable for inaction.
The idea that you have to consider other people's actions or inaction and why they made those choices (metacognition)
Thinking About Thinking
You need both metacognition and cognition to produce good writing
The idea that education is what made Baldwin not view the white people as devils
Education
Baldwin engages in metacognition and cognition throughout the entire text
Religion
Baldwin in this section discusses with a Muslim leader, and with his connection to Christianity in the past, says "I am nothing."
He highlights the similarities to Christianity by noticing that a lot of what he's hearing feels the same, even if it's not the exact same content.
He discusses fear when thinking about the beliefs he is hearing. This connects to the first part of the book where he discusses how Christianity is a religion of fear, not compassion
A nazi leader donated to the cause and said, on race, we are in agreement