Dissent Is Now Marked As Hate -- And High Treason -- In The Social Justice Movement
Conor Friedersdorf writes in The Atlantic of a kid, born of Kenyan parents, who is dismayed by the way dissent is shut down through (as I see it) basically tiny little witch trials of anyone who dares express an opinion unapproved by the "social justice" movement:

Mahad Olad, a high school student, used to be active in "the local social-justice scene" around Minneapolis, Minnesota, attending meetings and leading demonstrations for feminist, LGBT, and anti-racism groups. Then he became disillusioned.

..."I genuinely cared about these causes--still do," he wrote, referencing everything from anti-racism to LGBT rights to reproductive health. "I believed I was doing something noble. At the same time," he added, "a large part of me was not quite in agreement with some of the views and concepts espoused by social-justice groups. Their pro-censorship tendencies, fixation with intersectionality, and constant uproar over seemingly trivial and innocuous matters like 'cultural appropriation' and 'microaggressions' went against my civil-libertarian sensibilities."

He wonders how a kid with beliefs like his will fare in higher education.

"When I go off to college next year, I honestly don't know where I'm going to fit in... The only political/social group accepting of my views are normally libertarians," he wrote. "For the most part, these campus activism groups have my sympathies. I just wish that they didn't have such a hostile attitude towards free speech and didn't dismiss opposing viewpoints based on the person's identity."

...If social-justice activists on college campuses were committed to respectfully considering the perspectives of individuals from historically marginalized groups, as almost all claim to be, a black immigrant from a relatively poor country would have no reason to worry about being accepted into their communities to fight racism and advance gender equality, even in spite of the well-trod disagreements that have long divided civil libertarians from parts of the social-justice community.

Unfortunately, I think that Mahad Olad is correct to be concerned, and that too many left-wing student groups treat no one as badly as students of color or women who consider themselves to be classical liberals, libertarians, or conservatives, or who merely disagree with the actions of progressive protesters on campus.

They're seen as special kinds of traitors.

Jonathan Haidt writes about this in a paywall-protected post. But here's a bit from it:

My new essay on the norm of intimidation on campus. Behind paywall, but here's quote #1:https://t.co/TCGnGf09CC pic.twitter.com/FO0WRtnpgi

— Jonathan Haidt (@JonHaidt) April 26, 2017