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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Free speech my ass.

That's not what free speech is. Freedom of speech prevents the government stopping you speaking, not private organizations.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Ahh yes free speech invented by the American constitution. I forgot that its not a philosophical ideal how stupid of me to assume that.

Stfu

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

And yet, nobody who trumpets this as an issue really thinks hard about it as a philosophy. They just say stupid things like I am an absolutist, all speech should be free.

Then they turn around and complain about being defrauded lol.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

prevents the government

That's the american legal version. If you think about the philosophical concept, it's waaaayyyy more broad than this.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

There is no interpretation of "freedom of speech" that forces a 3rd party to amplify your voice.