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"Free Speech Absolutism" is just another conservative boondoggle that they can endlessly talk about to attract voters. Of course actually trying to put it in p
by p1necone 4y ago
"Free Speech Absolutism" is just another conservative boondoggle that they can endlessly talk about to attract voters.
Of course actually trying to put it in practice immediately falls apart, but that's not the point.
Nobody on the malicious side of the "malicious or stupid?" scale actually wants everyone to have unfettered freedom of speech (see: republican outrage at LGBTQ rights, people teaching/learning about systemic racism ('CRT'), drag queen story time, republican school districts banning books for some recent examples). They just want to be able to cry "muh free speech" to silence criticism of anything they say.
- ShredKazoo 4y ago>people teaching/learning about systemic racism ('CRT') This is less of a free speech issue, and more of a "what should government employees be paid to do" issue. It's the difference between a gutter punk wearing a swastika, and a cop on duty wearing a swastika. The constitution prohibits the government from making a law regarding the gutter punk. But while the cop is on duty, they're an employee of the state, and it's perfectly reasonable for voters to say "we don't want to pay government employees to do that".
- brookst 4y agoIt’s a fair point. Systemic racism by police is a real thing, and the culture of silence and borderline extortionate tactics employed by police unions make it hard to change. Voters can say we don’t want to pay for that kind of institutional bad behavior. . . But all too often what we want doesn’t matter.
- sacrosancty 4y ago
- pjc50 4y agoYeah, cops on duty wear the Punisher symbol and carry challenge coins to signify their membership of fascist organisations instead.
- asiangirl2445 4y ago[dead]
- theteapot 4y ago"Free Speech Absolutism" is just another liberal boondoggle that they can endlessly smear their opponents with to attract voters.
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- IntelMiner 4y agoDamn you really "owned the libs" with that 180
- theteapot 4y agoCheers. I'll sleep well tonight.
- theteapot 4y agoYou assume I'm a conservative trying to "own" someone the second I say something you don't like. I was just trying to demonstrate how vacuous, lazy and generic the original statement was that it can be easily turned on its head while maintaining the same level of impact and truth.
- IntelMiner 4y agoExcept it requires an implicit assumption that "both sides" are equally flawed
- theteapot 4y agoYeah ...