Re:Facebook to ban white nationalist content
by kelnos on Wednesday March 27, 2019 @04:18PM
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I want to be sympathetic to this sort of thing in the general sense. I really do.
But... I'm not at all sad that Daily Stormer has trouble staying online.
Free speech means you're allowed to say whatever you want. It doesn't mean that anyone has to give you a platform to say your piece. It doesn't mean that people can't react negatively to what you say. It doesn't mean that there are no consequences to what you say.
Assuming there is reasonable diversity in your options for platforms[0], and yet you still can't find a place for your speech, maybe you're just an irredeemable asshole and should change your views[1].
[0] The current availability of this is certainly debatable.
[1] Maybe you're not and you actually are being unjustly oppressed and censored. But I don't believe that's the case with the Daily Stormer.
But... I'm not at all sad that Daily Stormer has trouble staying online.
Free speech means you're allowed to say whatever you want. It doesn't mean that anyone has to give you a platform to say your piece. It doesn't mean that people can't react negatively to what you say. It doesn't mean that there are no consequences to what you say.
Assuming there is reasonable diversity in your options for platforms[0], and yet you still can't find a place for your speech, maybe you're just an irredeemable asshole and should change your views[1].
[0] The current availability of this is certainly debatable.
[1] Maybe you're not and you actually are being unjustly oppressed and censored. But I don't believe that's the case with the Daily Stormer.