Post 9iQevC3LKiIXOWlS7M by jack@pl.lust.works
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(DIR) Post #9iQekvj9B2F7riQLL6 by sophia@glitterkitten.co.uk
2019-05-03T09:15:39Z
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"Bad acts are done by bad people, not bad words. You either believe in unrestricted free speech or you don't believe in free speech"Fuck free speech then I guess š
(DIR) Post #9iQevC3LKiIXOWlS7M by jack@pl.lust.works
2019-05-03T09:25:57.858107Z
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@sophia thereās no such thing as āunrestricted speechā in the US. Free speech has to remain within the confines of the law. Saying you will kill someone, then killing someone. Well. Bad idea. Itās called intent. And itās what gets you life without parole.
(DIR) Post #9iQf0pZJqGFHOlPPua by lertsenem@mastodon.lertsenem.com
2019-05-03T09:22:04Z
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@sophia That has to be the worst defense of free speech I ever read. Who's the idiot who should have rather used his freedom to shut the fuck up?
(DIR) Post #9iQf0pr2mMQKHjhZXU by sophia@glitterkitten.co.uk
2019-05-03T09:23:14Z
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@lertsenem someone in reply to a 'nazis should fuck off' post š
(DIR) Post #9iQf8msrhvoRO9LUK8 by sophia@glitterkitten.co.uk
2019-05-03T09:18:43Z
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To effectively say bad words don't harm, bad people do, you suggest words have no power or influence over people. Politics is a lie, no hate speech has ever been in an encouraging factor in violence or genocideHow the fuck do these cunts think we ended up with fuckin nazis everywhere
(DIR) Post #9iQf8n86nG0Q9QTf5E by FimbulFlower@niu.moe
2019-05-03T09:19:38Z
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@sophia guess these guys have never read a book
(DIR) Post #9iQf8nKW37vkluHZQG by sophia@glitterkitten.co.uk
2019-05-03T09:20:37Z
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@FimbulFlower books are for socialists and everyone knows they're violent and shouldn't be trusted
(DIR) Post #9iQfksJ3zkdLD6lFRo by jack@pl.lust.works
2019-05-03T09:35:18.297376Z
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@sophia if a manās words are a breeding ground for violence, that is illegal here. This is why they still larger stay in their corner and running out country into the ground. Goddamn I hate Nazis. I hate that fascism is still a fucking anything. I mean, why did we spend so many lives and decades hunting these people? To get rid of them.
(DIR) Post #9iSgPkDFNgIGITRrd2 by stolas@pleroma.site
2019-05-03T19:33:50.322861Z
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@sophia Sometimes I feel like the abstract concept of Free Speech has turned into a monster.
(DIR) Post #9iSgPkVgH92TDe4aMS by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2019-05-03T19:53:03Z
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@stolas freedom of speech is just as essential democratic freedom and until recently, a mostly uncontroversial one. It's been demonized so I guess that counts as being turned into a monster.@sophia
(DIR) Post #9iSgPkwGgIJ2Y6Vono by sophia@glitterkitten.co.uk
2019-05-03T20:14:49Z
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@strypey @stolas Until recently it wasn't being used to give a pass to hate speech and fascism. It also wasn't being used to mean freedom from criticism or a right to be heard or given a platform.It's become controversial because its use has become controversial and stretched beyond recognition.We don't have it in my country, we have freedom of expression. It is not absolute,and to argue as such is absurd, but still we hear the same arguments.
(DIR) Post #9iSgPlKjDLs7lxxLvc by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2019-05-04T08:41:27Z
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@sophia @stolas fighting fascism, and authoritarianism of any kind, is indeed important work. One of the most essential tools in that work is freedom from government restrictions on speech. In a digital environment, "government" includes *anyone* who has formal powers to remove your speech from public view. Restrictions on #CivilLiberties are inevitably used by authorities against the radical left. Claiming they're intended for white supremacists et al is just window dressing.