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> 1. Boycotts - OK we should be forced to purchase things (like Goya, or ads on Tucker Carlson's show) that don't share our values? No, that's crazy... No you
by amadeuspagel 6y ago
> 1. Boycotts - OK we should be forced to purchase things (like Goya, or ads on Tucker Carlson's show) that don't share our values? No, that's crazy...
No you should not be forced to purchase anything, but you should not use your economic power to punish speech.
> 2. Organizational politics - The Pinker thing[1], and the issue with the Poetry society, has more to do with the internals of some organization. Should we restrict those advocating for changes to organizations they belong to?
Organizations should serve their purpose, rather then being used to punish dissenting voices.
> 3. Firing - Either organizations are able to have 'speech' or they're not... And without cultural norms, we're not going to from on high create top-down standards around which values are 'correct' or not.
Firing people is speech now? There are substantial restrictions on firing people, most importantly civil rights law. I guess this is also an attack on freedom of speech in your view?