A PhD student at one of the very top programs (who asked to not be named, for reasons that will become apparent) writes:
Thank you for your blog coverage of the recent open letters on Kathleen Stock's work. You have noted an asymmetry in the relative seniority and prestige of the signatories. I write to note another asymmetry. Signatures from graduate students in philosophy abound below the anti-Stock letter, but are hard to find below the academic freedom letter. I and other graduate students in my program feel we cannot publicly support the latter without risking future professional consequences. Graduate students are hardly weighty voices here, of course, but it is nonetheless indicative of the state of the discipline that its junior members perceive support for a sober and mainstream philosophical position like that expressed in the academic freedom letter as a liability.
This is unfortunate if understandable. It's important to remember that the Twitter Red Guard is loud but unrepresentative.
UPDATE: Chris "I make things up" Bertram is at it again. His response to the preceding:
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