Whom Do You Tolerate?

by David Theo Goldberg
University of California, Irvine

University of California administrators seem to have gathered around a singular verbal response to the variety of �incidents� that has rocked UC campuses in the past month or so.  All such incidents, they say, are expressions of �intolerance and incivility.� President Yudof has issued a statement insisting  that �It is also important that members of the university community conduct themselves with civility and with tolerance for the diverse groups that make up our campuses.� Chair of the Board of Regents, Russell Gould, reiterates the sentiment: �The University of California's commitment to diversity and tolerance for differing points of view is one of the hallmarks of its character.� To paraphrase Gandhi, robust diversity would indeed be a good thing.

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