Post AcR7GuqDRQcpAP8vx2 by chapulin_enojado@c.im
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(DIR) Post #AcR63qRqMbnvp5wkpE by stux@mstdn.social
2023-12-03T15:07:33Z
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So called "free speech absolutist" are all for free speech except if it's about or against themI call them "hypocrite absolutist"Free speech is just a bs excuse to insult others or much worseIf you can't talk with decency and respect, perhaps it's better to keep the talkdoor shut 🤷
(DIR) Post #AcR6KgKVEkG7MeXdKK by Rynach@mstdn.io
2023-12-03T15:10:33Z
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@stux "Free speech absolutism" usually functions as a dog-whistle. "Hey, come here, here you can be a racist idiot in peace and harmony!"
(DIR) Post #AcR6NbaNKbVDWIMMhE by stux@mstdn.social
2023-12-03T15:11:05Z
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@Rynach Makes sense!Fits perfect into that category indeed.. yikes!
(DIR) Post #AcR6ccFJ9upnuYfBc8 by stux@mstdn.social
2023-12-03T15:13:44Z
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@byte Good point indeed!They won't be "scared away" easily but ppl who are looking for a better place to begin with are I guess, they need protection and not those shitheads indeed :nkoHammer:
(DIR) Post #AcR6vnwfsv0ThN66me by trebach@functional.cafe
2023-12-03T15:17:19Z
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@stux There was a song about this 35 years ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEBp9ulELLA
(DIR) Post #AcR6zav2G6KQSL8cM4 by stux@mstdn.social
2023-12-03T15:17:58Z
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@trebach ohhhh great band!
(DIR) Post #AcR7GuqDRQcpAP8vx2 by chapulin_enojado@c.im
2023-12-03T15:21:09Z
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@stux It reminds me of a phrase from my childhood: "En boca cerrada, no entran moscas," or, flies don't enter a closed mouth.And later, I learned of this one from Abraham Lincoln: "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and to remove all doubt."
(DIR) Post #AcRAOrrOhxcC6JBAmW by FallsMom@mastodon.coffee
2023-12-03T15:56:08Z
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@stux Millions of Americans don't realize that they don't need to open their talkdoor on every single comment or topic.:blobcatangry:
(DIR) Post #AcRBF0qoWh8l2ilrE0 by Methylcobalamin@mastodon.social
2023-12-03T16:05:09Z
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@stux It sounds good....until you plug in specific examples.
(DIR) Post #AcRE3SZ3xfcRNnePC4 by nitrogenez@social.linux.pizza
2023-12-03T16:37:11Z
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@stux i am a "dgaf absolutist", i dont give a fuck about absolutely anything.
(DIR) Post #AcRHoBnqOjtys2XRyq by arnan@mas.to
2023-12-03T17:19:10Z
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@stux But free speech also includes the bad stuff…
(DIR) Post #AcRJ57jSsyKP7g83c0 by jargoggles@mstdn.social
2023-12-03T17:33:30Z
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@stux It's maddening when fascists co-opt language and render it useless."Fake news" was originally about right-wing sites literally making stories up and passing them off as real. Now we roll our eyes whenever someone says it, because that phrase has been utterly ruined.Now we cringe when people talk about "free speech," because they're doing an annoyingly good job at turning it into a dog whistle for "hate speech."I'm honestly not sure what we can do other than be aware of it.
(DIR) Post #AcRP29DfV1n0ajDjai by jaycee@toot.community
2023-12-03T18:40:09Z
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@stux freedom of speech doesn’t come with freedom of consequence! Let them speak and destroy themselves…….
(DIR) Post #AcRhkmFrWhK5Zeg3vM by gloriarheagrante@federated.press
2023-12-03T22:09:51Z
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@stux Further, there's a difference between #freespeech and #hatespeech just as there's a BIG difference between #disinformation and #malinformation. ℹ️ The #HateSpeech vs. #FreeSpeech Twitter/𝕏 post on 09.17.2023 disappeared in minutes from @elonmusk's thread. But interestingly, Google Search chooses to keep the old image post on this topic.
(DIR) Post #AcRih2d8ni8B9pLegC by SearingTruth@infosec.exchange
2023-12-03T22:20:28Z
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@stux "I did not like them. I did not like what they said. I did not like the way they said it.But I let them speak anyway, and offered protection against those who would have them silenced."SearingTruth