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I don't see how supporting freedom of speech can be a "weapon against outgroups". Perhaps he refers to incidents where censorship was sold under the wrong label

• ThrowawayR2 5y ago
  The support of freedom of speech by conservatives is both selective, largely limited to issues they feel oppressed on, and temporary, likely to be dropped as soon as they have the upper hand. Liberalism has freedom of speech as a core principle but liberals are now treated as hostile not only by conservatives but also the illiberal left.
  • ContrarianBrit 5y ago
    Agreed - traditional liberalism is being squeezed and it's a tremendous challenge for liberal democracy.