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If your organization is dedicated to supporting free speech, but openly admits that it hates large swaths of speech, it's already failed.
by pianom4n 5y ago
If your organization is dedicated to supporting free speech, but openly admits that it hates large swaths of speech, it's already failed.
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 5y agoHow so? It is completely coherent to believe in and defend the right to say things you find deplorable.
- pianom4n 5y agoAs an individual, absolutely. As an organization with a purpose (among others) to defend all legal speech, no. Their credibility is completely undermined. As a very bad analogy, let's pretend the ACLU also explicitly expressed the belief that all drug use is bad and immoral (even legal drugs). Do you think they could credibly claim to equally defend people's rights in drug cases? Do you think they could avoid internal bias when choosing which cases to defend?
- krastanov 5y agoYes. The answer is trivial if you look up their history and it goes against your claims. Here is one recent extreme example https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/aclu-em-defends-kkks-right-free-speech https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/aclu-em-defends-kkks-rig...