Anonymous Trolls
One of the surprising not surprising things I’ve experienced since calling out bias against Christians at state universities is that those who want to attack me hide behind anonymous (usually brand new) accounts. I know the internet is full of such trolls. That isn’t what surprises me. What surprises me is that these cowards claim to be either professors or know how to defend professors. They want your tax money to teach your children but they won’t be honest about what they believe.
If they can’t be honest about who they are then I don’t engage with them. They need to own their arguments. If they want to engage in the public square and they believe their cause is just and true then they should be eager to attach their name to it. But they won’t.
This one went on to tell me I’m thin skinned! Imagine insulting any other religion and then telling that person they are thin skinned if they call you out.
Bye bye RD.
"Keyboard Warriors" as I like to call them are emboldened by anonymity for sure. Keep up the good posts, Dr. Anderson. And keep cross promoting your substack - I found you through a spot you did on the radio!
You've certainly set yourself up nicely. On the one hand, you won't answer substantive criticisms if they're anonymous. On the other hand, if someone does speak publicly, you report them to your friends in politics and the media. You spent last summer in a very public campaign with Arizona legislators trying to get your colleagues fired for exercising their free speech. Since then you constantly snitch-tag politicians and media influencers on twitter, including actors like Charlie Kirk whose purpose is to intimidate and harass college professors. You suggested that ASU should discipline your colleague for a social media post that you claim mocks (your understanding of) Christianity, and you think politicians should concern themselves with the (non-required) recommended reading list of a program at your institution. In short, you have no respect either for free speech or for academic freedom, and so you shouldn't be surprised when no one wants to talk to you. That's all from me.