This Whole Discussion Around Free Speech and Milo Yiannopoulos is Causing a Rift on the Left

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24. I disagree

1. Milo's influence and his previous pull on Twitter in his ability to get his followers to doxx people like Leslie Jones is proof that he is a powerful speaker.

2. It's universal, but the question is what is being said and what message is being pushed.

3. This is the one thing where I'd agree with you. Most of these right-wingers stop short of calling for violence...they do everything but that. To be fair, the article is in reference to Donald Trump's dangerous speech...not Milo's.

4. Easy, there is historical context that shows that hate speech is favorable to leading to violence

5. This is a weak example as well. I wouldn't say Milo is the "sole source of information" for his audience. However this is a major problem with confirmation bias on the Right. We see it in how they shut out and ignore evidence that they don't agree with. So while Milo isn't the sole source of info on targeted groups, he exists within a right-wing bubble where this type of rhetoric is routinely circulated...often times with little to no pushback.

You don't see it because you don't want to see it. Just know that at a Milo event in Minnesota, one of his supporters shot an anti-racist activist. So the notion that his followers can't be led to commit violent acts is ignoring the history of this type of speech.