Free speech must be guarded with absolute passion: Subramanian(elpasotimes.com)
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Free speech must be guarded with absolute passion: Subramanian
https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/opinion/2018/12/03/free-speech-must-guarded-passion-ramnath-subramanian/2197859002/
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Actually a decent editorial, not the anti "cancel culture" illogic one might expect, or the "Twitter is a publisher, we must force them to publish certain political figures" or even the NYT editorial board stance that their crypto-fascist opinion writers should suffer precisely nothing for writing lazy, offensive, monarchist tripe.
It's a reminder that the details we argue over in the USA aren't even available to argue over elsewhere.
Though, we need to be willing to be cut up by the double edge of our blade.
Though, we need to be willing to be cut up by the double edge of our blade.
But not an indicator to let up.
We must protect freedom at all costs. Especially ideological freedom.
We must protect freedom at all costs. Especially ideological freedom.
As long as acting on the ideology can be separated from the ideology. It's fine to let the KKK or American Nazi party march and get spat on. Tulsa massacres, Chicago's apartheid, or Levitican/Shariah behavior are not OK.
But only some kinds, right? I mean, protect the neo Nazi's right to speak, but get rid of the ability of SJWs to call out the neo Nazis because that's cancel culture and CRT.
Shunning, excommunication, exile have been around as long as we know of. But the SJWs will sometimes go far over the top, and they've earned their ridicule.
Got it! Staunch protection of neo Nazi and Qanon and police state speech and ideas, suppression of SJW and any kind of reparation or systemic problems! That's free speech for all something to be proud of!
Bit disingenuous to credential Tommy Robinson as a “citizen journalist”, given he’s notoriously the face of a far-right organisation and is a convicted, violent criminal.
That doesn’t mean he should have his speech curtailed, but does warrant an accurate portrayal if you’re using him as an example in an op-ed…
That doesn’t mean he should have his speech curtailed, but does warrant an accurate portrayal if you’re using him as an example in an op-ed…
Basically… take what you're reading here with a pinch of salt.