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While I agree that Damore's termination was an attempt to punish him for the views he had, I wouldn't put it anywhere in the same class as we are seeing with Ch
by michannne 7y ago
While I agree that Damore's termination was an attempt to punish him for the views he had, I wouldn't put it anywhere in the same class as we are seeing with Chinese censorship. This is an entire country, a state government, deciding what people of other countries should be allowed to say, it is on par with Muslim views on comedic interpretations of Mohammed, and is likely to entice violence in much the same way.
- celticmusic 7y agoThe poster was asked to give an example of free speech being quieted, and gave an example of exactly that.
- michannne 7y agoDamore was not quieted though. He was punished, but not quieted, as a matter of fact the controversy surrounding his termination bolstered his audience even further, and from the get go, he was never restricted on what he could or could not say by anyone.
- celticmusic 7y agoAnd blizzard/China didn't "quiet" either, they just "punished". Because apparently it's not quieting if you've punished someone for saying something. and now let me go grab my eyeballs off the floor because they just rolled out of my head.
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- balls187 7y agoThe topic thread was in response to the assertion that the "West" engages in suppressing dissent by censoring political speech in a manner that parallels what is happening with China. The example given does not come close to that, but is an example of someone being censored. In the US at least, censorship is typically brought on by pressure from sponsors and advertisers in response to public outcry. In the US, The Freedom of Speech is heavily protected against government interference.