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.

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