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Could you give an example of increasing authoritarianism from progressivism?
by Henchman21 2y ago
Could you give an example of increasing authoritarianism from progressivism?
- portaouflop 2y agoThis was a thing in the 2010s when “cancel culture” and other SJW shenanigans were prevalent. As far as I can tell the culture war is over since end of the pandemic - now the class war has begun, it’s going to be interesting
- HideousKojima 2y agoLandlords in NYC can be fined up to $250,000 for misgendering tenants, i.e. compelled speech: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/transgender-pronouns-fine-nyc/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/transgender-pronouns-fine-... And Canada has similar (and far more widespread and severe) laws punishing people for expressing wrongthink about trans issues.
- SyzygyRhythm 2y agoTim Walz claimed there is "no guarantee to free speech on misinformation or hate speech, and especially around our democracy." That's false--the First Amendment has no such carveouts for those things. So it's concerning that Walz would think otherwise. Hillary Clinton has made similar comments, saying "But I also think there are Americans who are engaged in this kind of propaganda, and whether they should be civilly, or even in some cases criminally, charged is something that would be a better deterrence, because the Russians are unlikely, except in a very few cases, to ever stand trial in the United States." But again, there is no First Amendment carveout for propaganda, Russian or otherwise. There are some limits to protected speech, but they're rare and mostly limited to direct incitement of a crime or other threat.