• FudgyMcTubbs@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    Wrong. Hate speech is deplorable, but it’s not up to the state to decide good or bad speech. How long ago was it that queer advocacy would have been seen as bad speech by the government? I would assume that drag shows were not illegal thanks to the protections afforded it by freedom of speech, during times when the government and the people would have been more than willing to ban them. Would a government attempt to flag atheism as hate speech if enough evangelical protestants held office?Speech is speech (hate, good, bad, whatever) and the government should not be able to limit it whatsoever.

    If you dont like dave, dont spend any money with him or anyone/any business that supports him.

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      3 days ago

      I agree the state should not infringe speech. You are free to blow more word count than is actually in the First Amendment on reminding us that it exists, and you did. I get it.

      But we can hold the belief that the state should stay out of it even while we personally shit on assholes spewing hate and crying “free speech” when they get a reaction to it. They have free speech - they cry about it because they want it to be guaranteed bandwidth / freedom from consequences. Fuck them and fuck that.

      • FudgyMcTubbs@lemmy.world
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        3 days ago

        You are free to blow more word count than is actually in the First Amendment on reminding us that it exists, and you did. I get it.

        Sorry about that. I just assumed you were dumb and irrational because of your take. My bad.