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No it does not and it never has. Freedom of speech is a protection from the government, not other citizens. And I suspect the only reason people take this vie
by cogman10 3y ago
No it does not and it never has.
Freedom of speech is a protection from the government, not other citizens.
And I suspect the only reason people take this view is because the speech is something they agree with. Would you, for example, feel like Google was being totalitarian if Hitler Hank hosted a sit in protest against the company for hiring people of color and he was subsequently fired?
- mistermann 3y agoSome people have read this (or know some of the history at least): https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_speech https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_speech Some people mistakenly believe that the first amendment is identical to the above; it is not: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Amendment_to_the_Unite...
- polski-g 3y ago> Freedom of speech is a protection from the government No, that is the First Amendment. Freedom of speech is a much larger concept.
- bjourne 3y agoYes, it does. The right to free speech is not a right if exercising it costs you your livelihood. The idea that freedom of speech only restricts the government's actions is typical American myopia. George Washington didn't copyright freedom of expression and the US constitution is not the end all to human rights.
- cogman10 3y ago> The right to free speech is not a right if exercising it costs you your livelihood. This sort of free speech has never existed and frankly it would be preposterous for it to exist. A company couldn't fire a salesperson that went around telling potential customers "Hey, our product is garbage you should use our competitors"? A state employee couldn't be fired for lying to the races they don't like "You don't qualify for this, sorry". An employee couldn't be fired for sexually harassing coworkers because "Welp, free speech, can't stop Bill from telling Jill how much he wants to have sex with her". If we take this right to its natural conclusion, it would preclude other rights like the freedom of association.