• Home
  • About Off The Grid
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
Monday, May 19, 2025
  • How-To
  • Grid Threats
  • Survival
  • Gardening
  • Food
  • Worldview
  • Health
  • Privacy
  • Hunting
  • Defense
  • Financial
  • News
  • Misc
No Result
View All Result
  • How-To
  • Grid Threats
  • Survival
  • Gardening
  • Food
  • Worldview
  • Health
  • Privacy
  • Hunting
  • Defense
  • Financial
  • News
  • Misc
No Result
View All Result
Off The Grid News
Home Current Events

Poll: 53% Of College Students Say ‘Offensive’ Speech Should Be Banned; 19% Support Violence

by Off The Grid News Staff
in Current Events
Print Print
Poll: 53% Of College Students Say ‘Offensive’ Speech Should Be Banned; 19% Support Violence

File photo.

Share on FacebookShare on XShare on TruthEmail Article
Poll: 53% Of College Students Say ‘Offensive’ Speech Should Be Banned; 19% Support Violence
File photo.

A majority of U.S. college students believe it is OK to ban offensive speech and to disrupt speeches with which they disagree.

Those conclusions were among several disturbing findings from a Sept. 18 Brookings Institution survey that shows college students have little or no respect for free speech or the First Amendment.

“A surprisingly large fraction of students believe it is acceptable to act—including resorting to violence—to shut down expression they consider offensive,” study author John Villasenor wrote.

Put God Back Into History And Teach Your Kids What They Won’t Learn Anywhere Else!

Brookings surveyed 1,500 current undergraduate students.

“Freedom of expression is deeply imperiled on U.S. campuses,” Villasenor observed. “In fact, despite protestations to the contrary (often with statements like ‘we fully support the First Amendment, but…’), freedom of expression is clearly not, in practice, available on many campuses, including many public campuses that have First Amendment obligations.”

Among the findings:

  • 19 percent of undergraduate students believe it is OK to use violence to keep a controversial speaker off campus.
  • 51 percent of students say it is OK to disrupt a speech with which they disagree. Sixty-two percent of campus Democrats believe it is fine to disrupt a speech.
  • 62 percent of students say groups should be legally required to include speakers with opposing views at their events.
  • 53 percent of students believe authorities should prohibit speech on campus that is considered offensive or biased.
  • Only 47 percent of undergraduates say campus administrators should create an open learning environment that allows all points of view.

“Among many current college students there is a significant divergence between the actual and perceived scope of First Amendment freedoms,” Villasenor wrote. “More specifically, with respect to the questions explored above, many students have an overly narrow view of the extent of freedom of expression.”

Brookings polled students in 49 states and the District of Columbia.

What is your reaction? Share it in the section below:

ShareTweetShareSend

Related Posts

How U.S. Tariffs Reshape China’s Top 20 Raw Supplement Imports

How U.S. Tariffs Reshape China’s Top 20 Raw Supplement Imports

by Bill Heid

The U.S.-China trade war has escalated to a critical phase in 2025, with tariffs on Chinese imports reaching unprecedented levels,...

Doomsday Dominoes: What Happens When Nukes Are Launched In India Or Pakistan

Doomsday Dominoes: What Happens When Nukes Are Launched In India Or Pakistan

by Bill Heid

Health, Environmental, and Economic Impacts of a Nuclear War Between India and Pakistan The specter of nuclear conflict remains one...

The Long…  Bloody History of India and Pakistan’s Endless Conflict

The Long… Bloody History of India and Pakistan’s Endless Conflict

by Bill Heid

A Nation Born in Bloodshed The roots of the ongoing hostility between India and Pakistan officially stretch back to 1947,...

Next Post
What ‘The Beverly Hillbillies’ Can Teach Us About Survival

What ‘The Beverly Hillbillies’ Can Teach Us About Survival

Please login to join discussion

YOU MAY ALSO LIKE

8 Unique Christians Gifts For The Gardener Who Has Everything

8 Unique Christmas Gifts For The Gardener Who Has Everything

The Hidden Religious War

The Hidden Religious War

Food Plots for Fall and Winter Deer

Food Plots for Fall and Winter Deer

TRENDING STORIES

  • bubonic plague

    Is Another Bubonic Plague Pandemic On The Horizon?

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Waco Fertilizer Plant Explosion & A Look Back On The “Waco Massacre”

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Make Yourself 3 Times More Likely To Survive A Heart Attack

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • AI Surveillance Of Shoppers: Walmart’s Newest Tool To Grab Your Data

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • ‘Apocalyptic’ Microchip Implants Are Here – And Being Inserted Into People’s Hands

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0

Subscribe to our Insider Newsletter

Huge discounts on off-the-grid gear and life saving supplements.






‘Off The Grid News’ is an independent, weekly email newsletter and website that is crammed full of practical information on living and surviving off the grid. Advice you’ll never hear from the mainstream media.

  • How-To
  • Grid Threats
  • Extreme Survival
  • Survival Gardening
  • Off-Grid Foods
  • Worldview
  • Natural Health
  • Survival Hunting
  • Privacy
  • Financial
  • Current Events
  • Self Defense
  • Home Defense
  • Pain-Free Living
  • Miscellaneous
  • Off Grid Videos

© Copyright 2025 Off The Grid News.  All Rights Reserved.

No Result
View All Result
  • How-To
  • Grid Threats
  • Survival
  • Gardening
  • Food
  • Worldview
  • Health
  • Privacy
  • Hunting
  • Defense
  • Financial
  • News
  • Misc
  • Videos

© Copyright 2025 Off The Grid News.  All Rights Reserved.