Well said. People seem to forget that freedom of speech includes freedom from speech. The instances where the constitution allows the government to compel speec

Well said. People seem to forget that freedom of speech includes freedom from speech. The instances where the constitution allows the government to compel speech are generally pretty limited. There was a major Supreme Court case in the 90s when the City of Boston tried to force the group behind South Boston’s Saint Patrick’s Day parade to allow Gay & Lesbian groups to participate. SCOTUS ruled that the requirement infringed on the group’s right to disseminate it’s own message. A discriminatory and distasteful message to be sure but such is the tradeoff of a robust first amendment - even stupid statements are protected. It was only in the last few years that the parade organization relented and allowed LGBTQ+ participants. Largely because public opinion (and corporate partners/advertisers) forced them to. The parade organization’s message of discrimination and exclusion was eventually drowned out with messages of pride and LGBTQ+ support. So the system may not have worked as quickly as most of us would have liked but it did indeed work. And on the flip side, I’m grateful that I don’t have to see hate groups marching at Pride. If the City of Boston had won their case 25 years ago that’s exactly what would have happened.