> Would you agree, then, that Internet access is now a basic human right? I would neither disagree nor agree. Different theories of what a right is exist, and

> Would you agree, then, that Internet access is now a basic human right? I would neither disagree nor agree. Different theories of what a right is exist, and I don't believe it's a settled question enough to even claim that a $newer_thing is a right. > If I don't stand up for the freedom of expression for the lowliest of views, then I didn't stand for it at all. I understand this viewpoint. This is the "free speech maximalist" position. I disagree with it. I think there are bounds "beyond the usual pale" where no private institution should be asked to or forced to host it. It may be that the proper solution is for the US government, as the duly appointed host of the Public Space by long-standing tradition, to create a Public Forum for such things.