A No-Offense Society is a No-Knowledge Society | CSU Fort Collins
One claim examined at Colorado State University (CSU) is from Jonathon Rauch’s book, Kindly Inquisitors: “A no-offense society is a no-knowledge society.” While all four participants basically agreed with the claim, they found the statement vague. The group considers if Rauch means offense is required to create knowledge and who is responsible if offense is taken.
At what seems to be the close of the conversation, Peter poses a new question about why left-leaning student groups weren’t willing to partner with his Reverse Q&A tour. (Repeated attempts to partner with left-of-center student groups failed, and this visit to CSU was hosted by Turning Point USA, a conservative student organization.) This leads to an unexpected conversation about the decline of social discourse and the effect of social isolation on young people.
This discussion was filmed at Colorado State University Fort Collins on April 26, 2022.
A claim exclusively about offense..... and not a singular acknowledgement of the gal’s hoodie that says, “I wish everyone would be nice to everyone.” 🤣
Refusing to risk offense will result in lies being accepted because liars won't be challenged. On a personal level, everyone has probably had an encounter with someone who was lying and being manipulative, but when confronted with evidence of his lies and manipulation, the liar doubled down and acted offended and indignant that anyone would dare to challenge his claims or question his honesty or integrity. In society at large, this pattern occurs with groups, institutions, and the leaders of such groups and institutions: they pretend to be gravely offended and (self)righteously indignant to silence and smear their critics.