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I think it would be the “cultural value” piece

• skorpeon87 4y ago
  There's probably not much point explaining the cultural value of free speech to somebody who thinks free speech is so awful they can't even bring themselves to mention it without using a minced oath, as though they fear even the term itself.
  • anigbrowl 4y ago
    'freeze peach' is a dig at the blatant disingenuity of some self-styled 'free speech absolutists' who are actually dedicated trolls out to upset people. Since you're new here this trope might not be familiar to you.
    • skorpeon87 4y ago
      I'm very familiar with it. It's a minced oath used by those who disrespect free speech so intensely they suspend any pretense of decorum and resort to childish wordplay. It's the same as FOSS activists who insist on writing "M$" instead of Microsoft.
      • anigbrowl 4y ago
        Restating your earlier opinion in more forceful terms is less than persuasive, but you're welcome to keep at it.
        • skorpeon87 4y ago
          And your position is... "this is an obscure HN meme" (it isn't.) And "therefore you're wrong". Very persuasive.
          • anigbrowl 4y ago
            I didn't say it was a HN meme. I think you could benefit from reading the HN guidelines if you want to have a good time here. They're in a link at the bottom of the page.