Are Pro-Hamas Statements a Fireable Offense?
with John McWhorter
John and I have inveighed against cancel culture many, many times in this space. Nobody should lose their job or face harassment over a slip of the tongue, an inartfully phrased statement, or an unpopular political belief. But should we extend the same tolerance toward people who profess support for Hamas in the wake of the October 7 attacks? John and I debate the question.
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As I said ealier if I was an employer with Jewish workers, I would not hire that person. Those who not only profess support for Hamas but also approve the killing of Jews because they are Jews are only a half step beyond yelling fire in a crowded auditorium. I for one will take that half step and not give them the chance to yell fire. I do not accept the rational that their exuberance is just juvenile imaturity. Maybe they need to understand words have consequenses.
I support free speech and oppose cancel culture, but are there some views that go too far? I get the slippery slope idea, but Hamas is a terrorist organization that just murdered Jews just for being Jews and said they want to do it again. Someone who says they support that shouldn’t be a teacher to people of any age.