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THe irony is that for decades, republicans have pushed for the privatization of public resources and spaces, for reasons of control and profit. In public spaces
by Finnucane 4y ago
THe irony is that for decades, republicans have pushed for the privatization of public resources and spaces, for reasons of control and profit. In public spaces, you have rights of access and expression, and in private spaces, those rights can be curtailed. But online, this hasn't worked out quite as advantageously as they'd hoped, so now they're big mad.
- krapp 4y agoYour rights of access and expression can be and often are curtailed in public spaces as well. Laws, regulations and ordinances don't cease to exist in "public."
- Finnucane 4y agoYes, there's laws. Sure. Public spaces aren't anarchic free-fire zones. But there's still a difference between a real public square and a privately-owned space,