‘Inappropriate’ comments about Charlie Kirk shooting lead to university firings
by Richard Luscombe from US news | The Guardian on (#70254)
Free speech advocates accuse Republicans of intimidation tactics' as employees disciplined for sharing their views
The backlash to inappropriate" public comments made in the days following Charlie Kirk's death has sparked a new wave of firings and suspensions, with a number of university employees disciplined for sharing their views.
It comes as some free speech advocates accuse Republicans of intimidation tactics" and creating a culture of fear" over the clampdown and using the response to the tragedy to stoke turmoil and inflame anger directed at their political opponents.
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