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This is not true. Liberals tend to be calling out powerful people who harbor hateful ideas. It seems like it can be a bit heavy handed at times, but it's genera
by P_I_Staker 2y ago
This is not true. Liberals tend to be calling out powerful people who harbor hateful ideas. It seems like it can be a bit heavy handed at times, but it's generally awareness and boycott actions.
Meanwhile the right was and continues to be book burners, just like their Nazi counterparts. Remember the censorship debates of 1980-2000 (although this was partly bipartisan)? It continues to this day.
It's the right that I've seen consistently try to corrupt institutions and restrict free speech using the government. They're the ones developing lists of "undesirables". The left just says that it's okay to be gay, and gives out free condoms.
There's a little bit from all sides now. Also, harboring some progressive ideals, doesn't make you free from bigotry in all regards. That said, the right pretending that free speech is now a right wing virtue is absurd. It's just as ridiculous to pretend it's "even".
- skhunted 2y agoOne person’s hate is another person’s calling out of powerful people. Those in the 80s on campuses who espoused anti-American sentiments said things that were “hurtful” to those on the right. Today, on college campuses, if you say there may be a genetic component to intelligence and that not everyone is capable of learning any given topic you will be silenced. Even just asking this question will garner retribution. Just about everyone tries to regulate speech. I co-opt a saying from the pro-choice movement: The only moral free speech is speech that I personally don’t mind hearing.
- hurrdurr57 2y agoYou sound a tad biased my friend.
- P_I_Staker 2y agoits ted. Ted Biased, secretary agent