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Sure, some speech isn’t protected. You can’t threaten the President for example. But the fact is, the question of whether speech is or is not allowed is far to
by janalsncm 3y ago
Sure, some speech isn’t protected. You can’t threaten the President for example.
But the fact is, the question of whether speech is or is not allowed is far too often a matter of commercial viability rather than objective political value. Look no further than Kanye West being “cancelled” only after a long history of racism and idiotic remarks. The profitability of his Yeezy shoes bought him a lot more free speech than you or I would ever be granted.
Couple that with the fact that healthcare is usually at the mercy of your employer, and very few people in the U.S. truly have the liberty to say what they really think. And before you say there’s nothing worth saying which you would be fired for, ask yourself how long you could maintain good graces if you were known to be promoting unionization.
- anon291 3y agoActually, you can threaten the president. Several celebrities posted images of Trump beheaded and were not arrested, and were indeed met with wide acclaim.
- janalsncm 3y agoIt’s a felony in fact. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threatening_the_president_of_the_United_States https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threatening_the_president_of...
- anon291 3y agoDoesn't seem enforced unless there's actual steps taken. I'm just saying what I've seen. I've heard many baseless threats made against various presidents and no one cares.
- janalsncm 3y agoRights aren’t simply the absence of enforcement. The fact that threats against the president aren’t prosecuted doesn’t make those threats protected 1A speech.