Dawkins Gets 'No Platformed'

[pErvinalia]

Richard Dawkins’ Open Letter to the People Who Canceled His Event
July 21, 2017 by Hemant Mehta 169 Comments
Earlier today, I posted about how Richard Dawkins was going to appear in Berkeley, California next month to give a talk about his new book Science in the Soul. But the sponsor of that event, progressive radio station KPFA, canceled the event.
They told people who had bought tickets that the decision was made after they found out Dawkins “had offended and hurt — in his tweets and other comments on Islam, so many people.” They added: “KPFA does not endorse hurtful speech. While KPFA emphatically supports serious free speech, we do not support abusive speech. We apologize for not having had broader knowledge of Dawkins views much earlier.”

Continued (for his letter) at http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyat ... his-event/

[laklak]

You go Ricky!

I know he can be a bit of a twat, but I still love the guy.

[cronus]

You go Ricky!

I know he can be a bit of a twat, but I still love the guy.

He destroyed the best forum for progressive secular ideas on the web and set the clock back on progressive rationalism by thirty years out of fear and loathing, that it was becoming too big. Now he can't find a venue on account of resurgent secular woo'ism....seems like karma police caught up with him?

[laklak]

Traitor! Ratz is the best forum for progressive secular ideas. Plus we have cheese and bacon.

[PsychoSerenity]

Add Dawkins to the list of snowflakes that get all upset when they get turned down for a gig like they have a right to be the centre of attention.

[Hermit]

Add Dawkins to the list of snowflakes that get all upset when they get turned down for a gig like they have a right to be the centre of attention.

The organisers should have cancelled the prof's appearance on the grounds that he is an insufferable ponce. The reason they did give makes me feel sympathetic toward him. Islamophobia, my foot. Every fucking word of criticism he uttered about Islamism, Islam and Muslims is true.

[Tero]

Atheism? That quaint topic from the pre Trump era. Trump would not get atheism. He wants to be god.

[Sean Hayden]

He's sounding like your god Tero. Trump, Trump, Trump, it's worse than listening to a buddy go through a breakup.

[PsychoSerenity]

Add Dawkins to the list of snowflakes that get all upset when they get turned down for a gig like they have a right to be the centre of attention.

The organisers should have cancelled the prof's appearance on the grounds that he is an insufferable ponce.

No-one would have defended him on that count.

[Tero]

He's sounding like your god Tero. Trump, Trump, Trump, it's worse than listening to a buddy go through a breakup.

I could just call him Satan if that would help you.

[pErvinalia]

He's sounding like your god Tero. Trump, Trump, Trump, it's worse than listening to a buddy go through a breakup.

[Forty Two]

Add Dawkins to the list of snowflakes that get all upset when they get turned down for a gig like they have a right to be the centre of attention.

As an atheist, though, he should be pretty high on the Progressive Stack. His whiteness and hetero-ness probably cost him big-time, though, and knocked him down a caste or two.

[Forty Two]

Add Dawkins to the list of snowflakes that get all upset when they get turned down for a gig like they have a right to be the centre of attention.

The organisers should have cancelled the prof's appearance on the grounds that he is an insufferable ponce. The reason they did give makes me feel sympathetic toward him. Islamophobia, my foot. Every fucking word of criticism he uttered about Islamism, Islam and Muslims is true.

It may be true, but it's politically incorrect.

[Forty Two]

He's sounding like your god Tero. Trump, Trump, Trump, it's worse than listening to a buddy go through a breakup.

He's trying to fix his boyfriend.

[Forty Two]

Add Dawkins to the list of snowflakes that get all upset when they get turned down for a gig like they have a right to be the centre of attention.

The organisers should have cancelled the prof's appearance on the grounds that he is an insufferable ponce.

No-one would have defended him on that count.

If being an insufferable ponce would be an infraction evenhandedly punished in this manner, we'd have precious few Progressive SJW folks broadcast on radio. I'd consider taking that deal.