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Re:A letter to our daughter by orangecat on Tuesday December 01, 2015 @09:20PM (#10660459)
It's really hard to find fault in that.

Not that hard. Social justice advocates increasingly view support of free speech as equivalent to defense of racism/sexism/homophobia/etc.

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Re:A letter to our daughter by tlrobinson on Tuesday December 01, 2015 @11:46PM (#10661027)
Which is a little insane given marginalized/minority groups are typically the ones who need freedom of speech the most.
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Re:A letter to our daughter by EGreg on Wednesday December 02, 2015 @12:36AM (#10661198)
Yeah, some offshoots of social justice have metastized into fascism. Who gets to decide what censorship will take place in the name of this justice?
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