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Maybe we can stop pretending "muh free speech" is something more than a right wing talking point, and what these "free speech absolutists" actually want is to p
by licebmi__at__ 4y ago
Maybe we can stop pretending "muh free speech" is something more than a right wing talking point, and what these "free speech absolutists" actually want is to prop up right wing talking points and ban left leaning ones. Just stop the lying about.
- taolegal 4y agoThere's no lying, and that you're suggesting that they're lying reveals your own bias. And it also reveals that you don't support the idea of free speech, since you seem to believe it's only a politically motivated concept.
- deanCommie 4y agoIf you support the idea of free speech, do you support banning CrimethInc? If you do, do you also support banning anti-vaxx misinformation at the height of a societal health crisis? If you do not, do you support calling Musk out on his hypocrisy here? Just clarifying.
- taolegal 4y ago> do you support banning CrimethInc? Not really, but free speech goes hand-in-hand with free association. Musk obviously has the prerogative to ban people. > do you also support banning anti-vaxx misinformation at the height of a societal health crisis? Nope, but again it's their perogative. > do you support calling Musk out on his hypocrisy here? I don't particularly care. At the end of the day, free speech is the foundational freedom in the US. It's the 1st amendment for a reason. There's no use in arguing against it, it's an ultimate virtue whether people support it or not. Clearly a private company do whatever it wants, BUT free speech is an ideal and Twitter should nevertheless try to uphold it, as the de facto public square on the internet.