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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[–]Chipit[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

OK, is free speech a left-wing value? I have been assured repeatedly and vehemently that it is not.

Former ACLU legal director and Berkeley law professor John A. Powell recently told a reporter from the New Yorker that absolutist free speech rules in the United States fail to weigh the value of speech against the harms that speech can cause, and argued that we ought to regulate speech that can cause P.T.S.D. and "stereotype threat."

Is Reddit pro-free speech? Why or why not?

[–]Quixoticfutz 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

As in exclusively a left wing value? I'd hope not.

Not really, which is why I'm here. Considering the latest bans I don't think there's even a need to explain why since it's obvious.

[–]Chipit[S] 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

You're not here for freedom of speech. You're here for your own speech. There's a huge difference in values.

[–]Quixoticfutz 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Not even close