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Freedom of expression does not entitle you to freedom from consequences of your expressions. My freedom to dress as I want does not mean it is reasonable to de
by Certhas 11y ago
Freedom of expression does not entitle you to freedom from consequences of your expressions.
My freedom to dress as I want does not mean it is reasonable to demand to be treated equally when I am wearing a garbage bag to a meeting.
My freedom to not shower does not mean it is reasonable to demand to be treated equally when I stink up the place. Instead it is entirely reasonable to ask me to leave.
If a community manager asks people who express toxic opinions to leave, that is entirely reasonable. It's their job in fact. And make no mistake, the opinions of others you have linked to as being "suppressed" are toxic, so much so that in many countries [1] they would be considered illegal.
[1] And I am talking about countries that rank significantly higher than the US on the press freedom index:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Press_Freedom_Index#Rankings_and_scores_by_country https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Press_Freedom_Index#Rankings_a...
And outscore the US on the freedom house report on both civil liberties and political rights:
https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2015/germany#.VY0yjOefOx0 https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2015/germany#....
https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2015/united-states#.VY0yvuefOx0 https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2015/united-st...
So please save your "Europeans don't care about freedom of expression" tropes.