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He also partook in protests in Columbia University last year, so in that sense he's a little more than person writing on the internet.
by kreetx 1y ago
He also partook in protests in Columbia University last year, so in that sense he's a little more than person writing on the internet.
- whatshisface 1y agoFreedom of assembly.
- kreetx 1y agoSure, but with societal unrest don't you think there is a limit on how many foreigners you want in the country to be tilting the scales?
- djur 1y agoNo. Freedom of expression is a human right, not a privilege of citizenship.
- kreetx 1y agoAnd he can continue to express himself, or can't he?
- sorcerer-mar 1y agoSure, just like an American snatched off the street and sent to prison can still express himself in prison.
- kreetx 1y agoHe is in nowhere like prison.
- sorcerer-mar 1y agoSo? Your logic applies to prison just the same, obviously.
- kreetx 1y agoBeing in prison and being free in your home country sound pretty different to me, in terms of free speech, or free anything really.
- sorcerer-mar 1y agoThey're no different on the dimension that you identified as relevant: is he able to express himself or not? I mean, you could put someone in solitary confinement and he'd be "able to express himself." It's almost as if your heuristic is a bad one, which is why it is not the one established in the US Constitution or 250 years of case law.
- kreetx 1y agoIf you don't think there is a difference in being free and being in jail, then yeah, I guess we won't find much common ground.
- WarOnPrivacy 1y ago> He also partook in protests in Columbia University last year, You keep restating this like it means something important. What is the important thing it indicates?
- kreetx 1y agoHe is disturbing normal order.
- thrance 1y agoHow horrible, how unacceptable. He probably even advocates for ending the genocide in Gaza. Good thing we have freedom in this country, to send the boots after those pesky peaceful protesters.
- kreetx 1y agoYes, but you are currently arguing because the person on your side of the argument. For me, the question is more of whether you should allow people enter the country who cause civil unrest. It doesn't sound reasonable to allow a free-for-all entry to anyone, both to me subjectively, but I would also assume to all people for whom the US is their home country.
- sorcerer-mar 1y ago> It doesn't sound reasonable to allow a free-for-all entry to anyone You're being willfully obtuse if you think people are arguing for "a free-for-all entry to anyone."
- kreetx 1y agoIf you can't deny entry, isn't it a free-for-all?
- sorcerer-mar 1y ago