Great George Will piece

Here it is in full, and here is an excerpt from the piece Conformity for diversity's sake:

Here . . . is how progressivism limits freedom by abolishing the public-private distinction: First, a human right . . . is deemed so personal that government should have no jurisdiction over it. Next, this right breeds another right, to the support or approval of others. Finally, those who disapprove of it must be coerced . . .  Thus do rights shrink to privileges reserved for those with government-approved opinions.

Those on the left are quick to rail against censorship, even when it's really just free-market response, but they are also quick to invoke true censorship - government imposed restriction of free speech - when those with whom they disagree express their position.  


Not all disagreement is equivalent to bullying, nor is it akin to yelling, "Fire!" in a crowded theater.  Sometimes it is the free and loving expression of concern.


One person's right to do as they wish does not trump another's right to so much as express an opinion about it. The idea that it should is taking rapid hold, though, and soon individuals and institutions who promote unpopular societal positions will find themselves increasingly persecuted.