Comment on 'The Rock' explains why he's not endorsing Biden this time, how he feels about 'woke culture'
wintermute_oregon@lemm.ee 5 months agoNot a single free speech absolutist defends Palestinian support as free speech
Who in America is getting thrown in jail for supporting Palestians?
PeepinGoodArgs@reddthat.com 5 months ago
Are you implying that only speech that results in someone being thrown in jail should be defended or something?
I don’t get how that question makes a lick o’ sense, especially since free speech absolutists defend harmful, hateful rhetoric that also doesn’t get anyone thrown in jail, just pisses a lot of people off. It’s not like people go to jail for misgendering trans people or staging an insurrection.
wintermute_oregon@lemm.ee 5 months ago
Then I don’t understand your point. If nobody is punished for their speech then they have free speech.
PeepinGoodArgs@reddthat.com 5 months ago
That’s a great point! Riddle me this: What are supposed free speech absolutists defending then??
wintermute_oregon@lemm.ee 5 months ago
I don’t I’ve ever talked about them.
Zeppo@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
The question was defending their right to express the opinion, not government persecution. Also, good job of ignoring 90% of the original comment.