as opposed to those historically open-minded Conservatives?
Yes
People like Ben Shapiro, Dennis Prager, Larry Elder, Charlie Kirk...basically every right-wing commentator with exposure have debates with people they disagree with all the time, and guess what, no other right wingers deride them for giving the left a "platform"
Tell you what: for every zero cases you find of a right-wing group attempting to shut down a leftist speaker, I will find you infinite cases of a leftist group trying to shut down a right-wing speaker. Ready, go:
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yeah Mal, I concede. only Liberals are closed minded while Conservatives are the bastions of free thought and never dismiss ideas without giving them fair consideration. you got me.
And this is why: Mal_Fet posted...
Leftists are historically resistant to having their ideas challenged.
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