US-style free speech controversies arrive in Germany

Invitation of two far-right speakers to the University of Siegen has prompted protests and counter-claims of censorship

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December 18, 2018

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#1 Submitted by NJF on December 18, 2018 - 6:49pm

https://areomagazine.com/2018/12/08/the-lost-art-of-civil-discourse/

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