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Originally Posted by Brillopad

THat’s not forcing, that’s encouraging. Hardly the same as creating laws that try to change thought processes by threats of criminal punishment. They are a world apart on both the effectiveness and morality charts.

Again, though, even the article you posted clearly states that these laws do NOT exist and are NOT being implemented. The issue is that this higher-up academic is being dishonest about the bill in order to intimidate his colleague and to try to stifle her teaching style that he doesn't agree with.

Which is a huge problem, yes, but a very different problem that goes on all the time. People try to scare people into (and out of) all sorts of things by lying about what is and isn't legal, and (very sadly) there are a lot of these people in high or middle positions within academics. Like to throw their weight around and do NOT like to be questioned, and will happily be dishonest in order to bully other staff and students into silence. These people don't belong in Universities, at all, but it's a problem everywhere.