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Reddit is a private corporation, these supposed core tenants of western liberalism do not mean they need to provide a forum for racists. Don’t confuse their lo

• JoeAltmaier 9y ago
  Of course not. And its arguable that Reddit is more like a crowded theatre and not a public place; thus hollering 'fire!' or trolling racistly not acceptable/safe. But its also true we should hold even private organizations to some standard, and supporting free speech in principle is a core American value. In the end I guess I'm on the side of "too little friction there; too likely to incide a riot" for these public forums. I come down on the side of some kind of moderator.
• AlexB138 9y ago
  > Reddit is a private corporation, these supposed core tenants of western liberalism do not mean they need to provide a forum for racists. It seems like you're arguing with cliches that I'm not putting forward. They're a private corporation, and I'm saying I support their decision to not go further down the road of speech censorship. I'm not saying they're not capable of more censorship, I'm saying I support the choice they've made. I fail to see the point of your use of the word "supposed" there. Free speech is unequivocally a core tenant of western Liberalism. It's fine if you don't believe in Liberalism, it seems quite popular not to currently, but attempting to redefine it is a bit Orwellian.