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Originally Posted by 13ball
Yes--but where exactly are liberals advocating for laws that suppress free speech? Any examples at all?
you have participated in the gender studies thread and still have this question? they are absolutely going after free speech and composing laws to enforce compelled speech. they are protesting and advocating people be fired and punished for not following their speech rules.
they aren't peacefully protesting opposing voices on campuses. they are disrupting any speech they don't like, and shutting others down with riots. this was the next logical step after they successfully created safe spaces. it keeps getting more and more intrusive
your defending this behavior is bizarre, even if you share the same political views. step 1 in all of this is to spend a few minutes figuring out the value and importance of free speech. not just the easy to digest parts, but also the not so comfortable aspects. if you think deeply enough, you will realize that the importance of free speech is far more valuable than the opposing political views. the hitchens video is good. sam harris has many. a starting point should be that free speech is far more important and needs to be protected. once that is established, then you can go ahead and have political debate. apologizing for or sympathizing with attacks on free speech is ignorance in a dangerous way
safe spaces is a start down the path of rejecting free speech. so are "micro aggressions". then you disrupt opposing speakers so they can't be heard after you have tried to get their event cancelled. then you resort to violent protests to shut down opposing views being expressed. then you legally pursue punishment to those who don't speak in the manner you want (bill c-16). this happened. its a progression and it was predictable. this is a growing mob that has completely lost the plot. the irony is that they consider themselves the champions of morality while attack free speech which is far more important than any other political issues they are passionate about. its morally ******ed people wanting to lead the progress in morality.