“Free speech is I get to say whatever I want, and you have to sit there and listen to me!!”
That’s not free speech, that’s a hostage situation.
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muntedcrocodile@lemm.ee 2 weeks agoAhh yes cos the American government invented free speech. Someone should really come up with a philosophical idea based on it hey?
sigmaklimgrindset@sopuli.xyz 2 weeks ago
AbsolutelyNotAVelociraptor@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
No, that xkcd is relevant because that’s exactly what free speech means. Your government won’t arrest you for saying stuff, but for the same reason you are free to speak, we are free to act within law against you.
And there is no law forbiding people from boycotting or unhosting or simply not listening to what you say.
You are free to speak, we are free to listen.