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You say it's a straw man, but for example literally two top-level comments down from yours (as of right now at least) is this [1]: > If you're not a courageous
by jakelazaroff 8y ago
You say it's a straw man, but for example literally two top-level comments down from yours (as of right now at least) is this [1]:
> If you're not a courageous and principled defender of free speech, you should get out of the cloud business.
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18318895 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18318895
- partiallypro 8y agoWhere does that mention the 1st Amendment or a guarantee of the 1st Amendment when it doesn't relate to government? It doesn't. When people say "free speech" don't assume they are only talking about the 1st Amendment. Free speech is a civic ideal, not just a government one.