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5 Questions for Free Speech Fetishists by Tim Wise
From the very insightful author and speaker, Tim Wise. He makes some very good points, and there's a lot to think about here.
Im not shaming your kink, just curious about some things
Look, I get it.
As a writer and educator who makes my living speaking all over the country (at least virtually these past couple of years), I consider the First Amendment an invaluable instrument.
But that doesnt mean that I dont recognize its limits.
Nor does it mean that there arent legitimate questions about its application or how we balance freedom of speech with other Constitutional protections when they conflict.
And frankly, everyone believes in limits to free speech even crypto-bro libertarians who think Bitcoin will replace currency and Ayn Rand wrote good novels.
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5 Questions for Free Speech Fetishists by Tim Wise (Original Post)
GoneOffShore
Jan 2022
OP
1. If colleges can't be forced to hire bigots for faculty positions, why should they have to allow t
underpants
Jan 2022
#1
"A lie goes around the world five times while truth is lacing up its boots."
GoneOffShore
Jan 2022
#4
underpants
(185,984 posts)1. 1. If colleges can't be forced to hire bigots for faculty positions, why should they have to allow t
1. If colleges cant be forced to hire bigots for faculty positions, why should they have to allow them as guest speakers?
Good read.
GoneOffShore
(17,566 posts)3. One of the best questions in the piece, though they are all good.
I expect the absolutists to arrive shortly.
The Magistrate
(96,043 posts)2. Mr. Wise Makes Excellent Points, Sir
Particularly in regard to lies flying under cover of 'free speech'. In a marketplace of ideas, lies have no more place than counterfeit money in a marketplace of goods and services.
GoneOffShore
(17,566 posts)4. "A lie goes around the world five times while truth is lacing up its boots."