Re:People are leaving Spotify over decision to host Alex Jon...
by DmenshunlAnlsis on Tuesday July 31, 2018 @04:14PM
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In fact it’s antithetical to freedom of expression to require relay, because then you’re just dictating what a private entity can do in regards to their own expression. It comes from the same dark and ignorant place as people who want to see “Intelligent Design” taught alongside evolution. I doubt that the people who espouse this view believe it’s intellectually honest either, they just want their way and will say whatever it takes. Just like Creationists will do and say anything. (And have over 70 years) to get their way, even adopt some of the form of rational debate, without the substance.
You misunderstand the foundational principal; it is your view of private obligation which would (fatally) compromise it.
> And before you say it, yes I know that "Free Speech", vis-a-vis the 1st Amendment, is about what the government can or can't do w/r/t restricting speech.
But you don't seem to understand that that is fundamental to the broader liberal idea of free speech, which has never included an obligation of other private parties to relay your speech. In fact, the central concept of the marketplace of ideas fails if other private actors are obligated to relay your speech rather than needing to be convinced to do so based on its merits.