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> the various tribal positions regarding which side has/has not or should/should not have unfettered access to free speech. What are these? I hear some people
by pessimizer 2y ago
> the various tribal positions regarding which side has/has not or should/should not have unfettered access to free speech.
What are these? I hear some people arguing for free speech (aside from libel and immediate incitement to violence), some people arguing that speech should be abridged whenever they or somebody they support are offended, and the remainder paying people to argue that people shouldn't be able to say some particular arbitrary thing that will affect their personal financial interests negatively.
There is a problem with "free speech" people moving into the second category as soon as they get offended, but that's just hypocrisy. George Takei is right-wing on virtually every issue other than being Japanese-American and being gay. That's just how people are. The things that affect them are the real problem.