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From my understanding the ACLU used to stand for the civil rights of everybody and even defended KKK members. But now they have taken sides on various social ju
by Fogest 5y ago
From my understanding the ACLU used to stand for the civil rights of everybody and even defended KKK members. But now they have taken sides on various social justice movements and targeted groups that oppose these sides. Instead of fighting for civil rights like they used to, they pick and choose which rights they think are okay to violate if it's for the "right cause". It goes completely against their old motto.
- tylerhou 5y agoExcept that's not exactly true; here is a counterexample. https://lawandcrime.com/first-amendment/aclu-backs-n-j-woman-after-judge-ordered-her-to-remove-f-biden-signs-from-lawn-or-face-fines/ https://lawandcrime.com/first-amendment/aclu-backs-n-j-woman...
- mardifoufs 5y agoState chapters of the ACLU have usually been a lot better, the rot is more at the top and with the stands the leadership takes
- systemvoltage 5y agoGeneral trend has been that they've become more lopsided due to their donor demographics and having to serve them. Providing one counter example doesn't disprove it.
- temp_praneshp 5y agoIs there something I can read that establishes the general trend? I know there was a recent leaked memo, but it seems like a weak way to establish general trend.
- systemvoltage 5y ago'Once a Bastion of Free Speech, the A.C.L.U. Faces an Identity Crisis' https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/06/us/aclu-free-speech.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/06/us/aclu-free-speech.html
- temp_praneshp 5y agoThanks!
- monksy 5y agoWas in 2017, but things probably have changed: https://www.aclu.org/blog/free-speech/how-could-you-represent-someone-milo-yiannopoulos https://www.aclu.org/blog/free-speech/how-could-you-represen...