I commented earlier (November 2, 2022) on this article detailing overt cancellation, censorship, and stifling of free discussion and debate. I have experienced this in the American College of Surgeons, in which I have been, and remain, a Fellow in good standing. The ACS purportedly represents 84,000 surgeons in the US and its stated miss…
I commented earlier (November 2, 2022) on this article detailing overt cancellation, censorship, and stifling of free discussion and debate. I have experienced this in the American College of Surgeons, in which I have been, and remain, a Fellow in good standing. The ACS purportedly represents 84,000 surgeons in the US and its stated mission is to serve all with skill and trust. This mission has been abandoned as the ACS is now one of the latest converts to the social justice movement, DEI, and critical race theory. I was banned for life from participating in online discussions on the ACS forums for objecting to the adoption of DEI/CRT in the ACS. The reasons given were fabricated and I have never been shown what comments led to my ban. Whatever your position on any of those issues, the silencing of voices of dissent without justification beyond the fact that they are dissenting has no place in a professional organization. If you value free speech and open, transparent discussion and debate on topics of consequence, please read and sign my petition. If you are an MD or MD, FACS, please sign as such. Share this as widely as you can. The link is
I commented earlier (November 2, 2022) on this article detailing overt cancellation, censorship, and stifling of free discussion and debate. I have experienced this in the American College of Surgeons, in which I have been, and remain, a Fellow in good standing. The ACS purportedly represents 84,000 surgeons in the US and its stated mission is to serve all with skill and trust. This mission has been abandoned as the ACS is now one of the latest converts to the social justice movement, DEI, and critical race theory. I was banned for life from participating in online discussions on the ACS forums for objecting to the adoption of DEI/CRT in the ACS. The reasons given were fabricated and I have never been shown what comments led to my ban. Whatever your position on any of those issues, the silencing of voices of dissent without justification beyond the fact that they are dissenting has no place in a professional organization. If you value free speech and open, transparent discussion and debate on topics of consequence, please read and sign my petition. If you are an MD or MD, FACS, please sign as such. Share this as widely as you can. The link is
https://www.change.org/ACS-petition-reinstate-Bosshardt