The story I want to reference today was published by The Blaze on March 11th. The article is titled Editor of Prestigious Medical Journal Fired for Denying that Structural Racism Exists in Medicine. Why I’m writing on this article today is because I am appalled at the behaviors of the individuals on the political left. That these individuals are not open to dissenting opinions other than their own and are willing to forcibly make people retire (or get them fired) than have an honest discussion about a topic. Taking all of my political beliefs and opinions out of this diary and just ruminating on the simple nature of this article; there is no such thing as freedom of speech, freedom of thought, or free will in the majority of this country anymore. It’s either you comply or get steamrolled by the mob.
Edward H. Livingston, MD
The activists that called for Dr. Livingston’s resignation weren’t concerned with just his podcast. They wanted their onlookers to boycott the entirety of the Journal of the American Medical Association, for one comment on one podcast. That is unfathomable to me, you can’t even hold yourself accountable for your own actions, you must be representative of the entirety of your organization or company. This logic only applies though if you speak in opposition to the mob. Your expertise or background in a certain field will not protect you and even your employers are willing to hang you out to dry just to save face. Dr. Livingston said and I quote “I think taking racism out of the conversation will help. Many of us are offended by the concept that we are racist” (Livingston 3rd Paragraph).
These people believe that Dr. Livingston couldn’t have thought independently for himself and had a unique opinion. It has to be encapsulating of the whole American Medical Association and be boycotted and canceled for harboring a free thinker. This is truly a systemically unjust act and is one of many in a long list of egregious crimes against humanity.
I have included a portal to the Twitter thread below (just click the image below), as well as the link to the news story (under Works Cited), so a more diversified lens can be used when analyzing this story.
Works Cited
https://www.theblaze.com/news/jama-editor-structural-racism-fired