In 2017 I didn't see JK Rowling, Noam Chomsky, and the rest of The Letter's signatories defending this man for being persecuted for speech the far left found offensive. We told you defending his speech was defending your own. Now a scant three years later and the mob has arrived for you.

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[–]Nelumbo 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

There was no letter and I never claimed there was.

Wtf? I'm talking about this letter https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53330105 you know, the one you're butthurt about in the title? Link to a statement by one of the people who signed it, such as Chomsky, condemning Dankula, since you're saying everyone was doing so.

none of those were successful censorship campaigns.

This is moving the goalposts. Also superhero Jesus was a successful censorship campaign.

How does Doom inspiring the Columbine shooting have anything to do with censorship and cancel culture?

I doubt Doom inspired Columbine, that's just what Jack Thompson thinks. To answer your question, Thompson has rejected arguments that video games like Doom are protected by freedom of expression, saying, "Murder simulators are not constitutionally protected speech. They're not even speech. They're dangerous physical appliances that teach a kid how to kill efficiently and to love it".

The right to be offensive is fundamental to free speech.

In an earlier post here you condoned the censorship of superhero Jesus because you found it disrespectful.

[–]Chipit[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Then link to signatories of the letter condemning him.

There was no letter condemning Dankula. You're making things up. There was, however, a big cheer when he was convicted. The general sense was that a good deed had been done. The warnings that he was a canary in a coal mine, and that their own speech was next, were given the middle finger.

Thompson has rejected arguments that video games like Doom are protected by freedom of expression

Thompson is a universally reviled figure. Pretending he somehow represents anyone in 2020 is ridiculous, but you knew that already. Right?

In an earlier post here you condoned the censorship of superhero Jesus because you found it disrespectful.

Wow, you new Saidit users have the worst reading comprehension ever. Are you deliberately misreading arguments so that you can appear to win, or are you really having that much difficulty understanding when other people speak? I'm honestly curious at this point. It keeps happening.

I said it was disrespect, which it was. I did not condone the censorship. I pointed out that nobody would dare to similarly disrespect Islam.

[–]Nelumbo 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

There was no letter condemning Dankula.

I didn't say so, I said the people who signed this letter in 2020 did not condemn him when he was being persecuted, so they are not hypocrites.

Thompson is a universally reviled figure.

yeah cuz he's a shitty right winger who doesn't believe in free speech

are you really having that much difficulty understanding when other people speak?

I'm not the one who was called an inbred shill by someone else in this thread lol

I did not condone the censorship.

You said it wasn't censorship.