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Re:PayPal ends business dealings with Alex Jones's Infowars by sheepmullet on Friday September 21, 2018 @08:58PM (#18043866)
> Like, I don't see a lot of outrage from free speech types when liberal professors get fired for saying stupid shit

Is it the same thing?

A better example would be if power companies and phone companies started disconnecting liberal professors for saying stupid shit.

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Re:PayPal ends business dealings with Alex Jones's Infowars by noelsusman on Friday September 21, 2018 @09:32PM (#18043967)
I wasn't trying to make an analogy to this specific situation. You're right that it's not the same. I was just pointing out things I've noticed about the broader free speech discussion.
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