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I find the logic that freedom of speech only applies to journalism you agree with baffling. It's straight out of the 21st century authoritarians playbook - nob
by nikcub 10y ago
I find the logic that freedom of speech only applies to journalism you agree with baffling.
It's straight out of the 21st century authoritarians playbook - nobody is dumb enough to admit that their actions are against the principles of freedom, but people are dumb enough to agree with those same actions when you simply redefine who those principles apply to.
It's the new-newspeak, see how Putin has as much power as any Soviet leader but with the veneer of democracy, popular support and individual freedom.
- robbiemitchell 10y agoJust to be clear, the freedom of speech is not absolute. It _is_ possible to violate someone else's First Amendment rights while exercising your own, to the point where a judge or jury must decide who is at fault (if anyone) and why. The limits to free speech have been shaped over time by laws and by precedent. In this case, a jury found that Gawker went too far.