r/navy:

u/TheBodyPolitic1

Eh, I thought “clickbait” was writing something extreme to get attention and to get people to go to your link. The Navy did “ban” his talk. They gave Holiday an ultimatum to rewrite his talk leaving certain parts out or have the talk canceled. You should watch the talk. Aside from being quite, and quite educational it is also has content that is quite even keeled in regards to what happened with the Navy. He didn’t use his talk to flame the Navy at all. In fact, I felt a lot of respect for the Navy listening to the talk. Don’t judge a book by its cover. Watch the video then form an opinion.
u/TheBodyPolitic1

I’ve read both the classical Stoic writings ( not all ), a chunk of Holiday’s work, and the work of some other contemporary popular Stoic writers. I don’t think it is that bad. I don’t know what your situation is, but I have read similar criticisms on Reddit before. I’ve noticed that Redditors like to separate themselves from other people by thinking they are into things that require more intelligence or education than others have. My “theory” is that people like Holiday and others who popularize other subjects are often disdained by Redditors because they feel like someone is stealing their thunder. If ordinary people are learning about XYZ, then those Redditors are less special. No disrespect or offense intended.
u/TheBodyPolitic1

The Navy caved to public pressure and versed the book ban https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/navy-reverses-dei-book-ban-after-pentagon-review/story?id=122081512 Per the video, the future leaders of the Navy sworn to protect freedom, now have the freedom to read, think, know what they are defending against.