It really does seem like all the demands for censorship are coming from the left these days.

William Bigelow reports at Breitbart.

Leftist College Students Want Censorship

A new poll shows that a majority of leftist college students oppose censorship in theory – but also support censorship in practice when it boosts their “politically correct” progressive ideology.

First, the platitudes. Ninety-seven percent of leftist students claimed free speech was important and 74 percent claimed that preserving free speech is more important than assuring no-one gets offended, according to the poll, which was commissioned by Young America’s Foundation (YAF).

But next the reality: Fifty-four percent of student leftists believe that the Confederate flag should be banned.

Among all students surveyed, 77 percent favored their schools flying the gay pride flag, but only 41 percent say schools could fly the Confederate flag.

Four out of five students, or 82 percent, say that “diversity of opinion, including hearing an alternative political or cultural perspective, enhances undergraduate education.” But if the students are asked whether diverse conservative opinions are useful in education, supports drops down to 74 percent.

The poll found 64% of students agree that progressives’ PC ideology makes open discussion about issues difficult, and 60 percent agree that their college curricula omit certain issues out of fear of progressives’ backlash and stigma.