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Free speech man insta-fires employee for contradicting him.
by TulliusCicero 4y ago
Free speech man insta-fires employee for contradicting him.
- lazylion2 4y agoHis posts and account are still up. Free speech does not mean freedom from consequences
- implements 4y agoThat’s a bit of a thought terminating clique, imo. If the only consequence for saying something reasonable but contentious is unpopularity then you have free speech, but if you can be punished (banned from a public platform, or fired from a job) then you don’t. Freedom doesn’t mean “the right to” (that’s “liberty”) - freedom has to be “effectively exercisable”, and that requires limitation on any unjust consequences.
- lazylion2 4y agoI would've agreed with you if he was sanctioned by the government. this situation is very different.
- afroboy 4y agoSo a dictator jailing a dissident because what he said in social media is still considered a Free speech act?
- lazylion2 4y agoI disagree with the comparison, a business owner firing a rebellious employee is not the same as a dictator putting someone in jail.