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Where are all free speech absolutists hiding? Those who were up in arms over the firing of James Damore. What's the difference here I wonder...
by bjourne 3y ago
Where are all free speech absolutists hiding? Those who were up in arms over the firing of James Damore. What's the difference here I wonder...
- r3trohack3r 3y agoIf you lump everyone who checks a box into a group, and apply a bunch of labels to that group by default, you’re going to find it hard to see the diversity and nuance of people. It’s also a pretty unkind thing to do in general. As for whether this take is true, I’d check to see if FIRE already has this case on their radar. It’s my understanding that, as a free speech absolutionist organization, they frequently represent cases like these.
- nkurz 3y agoI don't follow. Is your belief that "free speech absolutists" wouldn't support this reporter because he's a disabled union member Arab-American Marine veteran? Do you have any evidence for that? To my eye, the majority of the comments here side with the reporter, and quite possibly some of them are from "free speech absolutists". One would hardly qualify as an absolutist if one believed that freedom of speech depends on the the speaker. I'd guess that the majority of people here aren't absolutists, though, just people who understand that there are tradeoffs but still place a high value on freedom of speech.