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I think at this point we need to stop talking about free speech and start talking about "free speech that is not clearly false and does not harrass or attempt t
by throwaway0x2 6y ago
I think at this point we need to stop talking about free speech and start talking about "free speech that is not clearly false and does not harrass or attempt to incite violence."
We've never had unfettered right to free speech in America - as everyone knows, you can't shout fire in a crowded theater. The idea that you should be able to freely spread harmful lies (Blacks don't commit a disproportionate amount of crimes against Asians, nuclear energy is dangerous, etc.) is what's the problem.
The left takes the phrase "free speech" and purposely misuses it (I mean the smart ones do, since they understand that all speech is not free, free speech comes from the government and not corporations, etc. - the dumb ones just take cues from the misleading use of the phrase by the smart ones). When they can't spread lies or cause harm or say whatever they want on Tumblr/Twitter/etc., they cry free speech, even though they know the speech they're referring to isn't Constitutionally protected.
It's the same thing that they do with Black Lives Matter/Stop Asian Hate. They willfully misinterpret BLM to mean "Blacks are under attack by Whites" where it clearly means "defund the police, white people are to blame for everything, math is racist, nuclear families are racist, etc."
It's just tough when a huge part of the country has no compunctions against dishonesty, delusionally disregarding facts, etc. if it helps them get or maintain power.
- anoncake 6y ago> The left takes the phrase "free speech" and purposely misuses it (I mean the smart ones do, since they understand that all speech is not free, free speech comes from the government and not corporations, etc. No, the smart ones understand that freedom of speech and the first amendment to the constitution of the USA are two different things.