Let Trump Speak

Published in Svenska Dagbladet
(Sweden) on 14 March 2016
by Aleksandra Boscanin (link to originallink to original)
Translated from by Daniel Buller. Edited by Victoria Branca.
On Friday, hundreds of protesters made their way to the Donald Trump campaign rally in Chicago. In the end, the loud chanting from protesters resulted in Trump canceling his speech. It is not the first time the famous candidate has had to endure this treatment.

Those who, in the name of democracy, want to stop others from speaking don’t understand what democracy means. Freedom of speech is not there to protect opinions shared by the majority but to ensure that even views seen as politically incorrect can be voiced.

Even controversial people who are seen as undemocratic need to be allowed to speak. This does not mean that you have to listen. There is, however, a large difference between not listening and actively trying to sabotage. Such methods are likely to strengthen populist powers, something we have also experienced at home.


I fredags tog sig hundratals demonstranter in på Donald Trumps kampanjmöte i Chicago och ägnade sig åt högljudda protestrop – vilket resulterade i att Trump fick ställa in sitt tal. Det är inte första gången den omtalade kandidaten blivit utsatt för detta.

De som i demokratins namn vill hindra andra från att tala har inte förstått vad demokrati innebär. Yttrandefrihet finns inte för att skydda åsikter som delas av gemene man, utan för att även åsikter som anses politiskt inkorrekta ska få yttras.

Även kontroversiella personer som anses odemokratiska måste få komma till tals. Det betyder inte att man är tvingad att lyssna. Det är dock skillnad på att inte lyssna och att aktivt försöka sabotera. Sådana metoder tenderar att spela populistiska krafter i händerna – något vi fått erfara även på hemmaplan.
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