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megamike ◴[] No.45862207[source]
“the First Amendment is a cheap thing if all it provides is the assurance that one may say what a current majority is willing to hear.” Charles Rembar
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bofadeez ◴[] No.45862380[source]
I think we can all agree on this. It would just be nice if there was consistent enthusiasm for the first amendment when it comes to actual taboo ideas. Are you quoting this when you hear about right wing extremists being canceled or jailed in Europe? In the 1970s, Jewish lawyers at the ACLU defended the American Nazi Party’s right to march in Skokie. Not out of support, but to uphold the principle of free speech for all. What happened to intellectual honesty?
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watwut ◴[] No.45863621[source]
Funny how free speech is always meaaured by "are ypu helping nazi enough" and never be "did you helped those feminists and progressives enough".

If your definition of free speech is "nazi should be allowed to silence thwir critics" then I dont care about your hypocrisy.

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1. bofadeez ◴[] No.45863654[source]
You're confused. Silencing people is the thing 1A protects against.

But yeah a lot of people are against free speech now too. It's just morally and ethically bankrupt, obviously.

But see? You're welcome to have embarrassing opinions that offend people. Say more!