Holocaust Denial From U.S. Professors: Academic Freedom?
Professor Kaukab Siddique of Lincoln University thinks the Jews have "taken over America" by "devious and immoral means."
What are the limits to academic discourse? Are lies and calumnies from academics protected speech outside the classroom, as well as inside? Does “protected” mean immune from criticism or from direct consequences? Are there distinctions between statements made within one’s “field of expertise” and those made outside? When do such distinctions become hairsplitting rationalizations or mere defensiveness, as opposed to valuable exercises in reasoning and in defense of a noble enterprise?
Consider the case of Kaukab Siddique, professor of literature and communications at Lincoln University near Philadelphia. In a now widely broadcast video he stated to an approving crowd protesting near the White House:
http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/holocaust-denial-from-u-s-professors-academic-freedom/
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There doubtless are anti-semites among professors in many, if not all, universities. When these professors openly reveal their irrational antagonisms toward Jews they should be challenged by their fellow instructors. In the past, Jew-hating professors have been discharged from their universities at the request of their university colleagues.
We would need a good definition of a couple terms to be straight about this. Is it Holocaust "denial" to question any significant element of the orthodox history of the Holocaust? Why?
Is it "anti-Semitic" to question any significant elemnt of that history? Why?