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> currently accepts antivax What is antivax? Some things which EU governments accept as law is deemed antivax in Canada (recognizing immunity from past infect
by Mikeb85 5y ago
> currently accepts antivax
What is antivax? Some things which EU governments accept as law is deemed antivax in Canada (recognizing immunity from past infections)... M-W dictionary recently updated antivax to include those opposed to vaccine mandates. But now entire governments are dropping vaccine passports and not implementing mandates at all...
So what exactly does antivax mean and why should Substack not allow debate on the matter?
- bambax 5y agoThat's not my point. My point is that Substack pretending to defend "free speech" is deeply misleading, and probably delusional, if they believe it themselves. Substack is not a white knight of liberty, it's the product of a time and a place, and as such is subject to external forces (the customs of said time&place). When those change, so will Substack, theories about "freedom" notwithstanding.
- Mikeb85 5y agoJudging by this whole thread, they are liberal enough (not political liberal, the real meaning) to still be attracting haters who think they're allowing too much. They're definitely pushing what 2022 society thinks is 'too much freedom' although you're also correct in that they're doing it for profit because plenty of people think that the status quo is too restrictive...