Intolerance of Diversity Quotes
In September of 2005 a Danish Newspaper published some political cartoons showing the hypocrisy of some Muslims who use Islam to justify murder of innocents and terrorism. Months later, in January of 2006 many in the Middle East protested vehemently and Muslim fatal riots broke out because the Prophet Muhammad's visage was depicted against Islamic tradition. Many Muslim nations started a boycott against Denmark. Many Muslim leaders claimed that insulting religion was an “abuse” of freedom of speech including those from nations which regularly publish material that is virulent against Christians and Jews.
This quotation is important because in the early 21st century a few conservatives accused American universities of discriminating against conservatives and people with conservative views. They found a few egregious instances and generalized from those, however universities are among the most tolerant environments in American life. Previous surveys showed that the discrimination was minimal like this one, but the survey included liberal professors who might have been insensitive to the effect. But this study, surveyed only the professors who described themselves as Republicans.
