Patreon Bars Anti-Feminist for Racist Speech, Inciting Revolt

Re:Patreon Bars Anti-Feminist for Racist Speech, Inciting Re... by epicureanideal on Wednesday December 26, 2018 @07:11PM (#18766063)

Who knows though if it's left up at the request of law enforcement as a sort of "fascist bug zapper" where they get attracted to the electric light and then zapped. A few isolated examples of free speech being possible by highly undesirable groups doesn't necessarily mean what it looks like.

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Re:Patreon Bars Anti-Feminist for Racist Speech, Inciting Re... by joe_the_user on Wednesday December 26, 2018 @08:40PM (#18766539)

I don't see a problem with law enforcement keeping their eyes on individuals who talk openly about committing heinous acts of violence, considering in the case of the current alt-right, this talk has boiled over to into vicious act of terror and murder (Portland, Charlottesville, etc).

That free speech allows people who advocate crimes to be watched hardly by itself is hardly argument that this isn't really free speech.

I mean, to some extent, I think it's OK fascist have some venue for their expression. That having such a venue should benefit them rather than being an opportunity for them to hoist themselves on the own petard really doesn't seem like something they can demand.

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Re:Patreon Bars Anti-Feminist for Racist Speech, Inciting Re... by epicureanideal on Wednesday December 26, 2018 @09:18PM (#18766750)

I also don't have any problem with it. That wasn't my point. My point was, isolated instances of unacceptable opinions still having a platform isn't enough to prove that all unpopular opinions still have platforms available.

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