Comment on Got a little drunk last week gave money to a cult. Again.

OldSageRick@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• dexa_scantron@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Nothing? The ACLU is great. Not sure what OP means here.

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  • StrongHorseWeakNeigh@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Maybe aclu just auto corrected to ‘a cult’

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• miked@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Nothing. It is was a bad joke.

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  • OldSageRick@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Fair enough

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• Shadow_Glider@piefed.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  They defended the KKK in court as “free speech”

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  • fonix232@fedia.io ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    You can disagree with how one uses the right of free speech, and defend said right, in the same breath.

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  • theunknownmuncher@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    In court, free speech is free speech, and that’s the only position the government should have.

    Out of court, FUCK the KKK and whatever they have to say, I’m not listening.

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    • axexrx@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      “In court, free speech is free speech, and that’s the only position the government should have.”

      In practice this isnt though- every right has to have some limit to prevent abuse. For free speech, there are 2: the fire in a crowded theater scenario, and assault. For instance in my state, assault includes specific threats of violence. (By specific i mean the kkk would unfortunately be free to say ‘we should kill all black people,’ but 'were going tp burn down t

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• Zwiebel@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Can somebody first tell me what aclu is

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  • TheDoozer@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    American Civil Liberties Union, and I’m not sure what they’re on about.

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    • ignotum@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Guessing the annoying orange or someone in his cabinet has called it a cult

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