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Re:Facebook Bans Louis Farrakhan, Milo Yiannopoulos, InfoWar... by KozmoNau7 on Friday May 03, 2019 @02:18AM (#19816005)
The far right are only pro-free speech for as long as it benefits them. Historically, whenever they or similar authoritarians have taken power, basic right such as free speech and the right to assemble are the very first things to be restricted.

They are hypocrites in the extreme. They only want free speech for themselves, and no one else.

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Re:Facebook Bans Louis Farrakhan, Milo Yiannopoulos, InfoWar... by maximus1983 on Friday May 03, 2019 @06:14AM (#19817024)
Far right is a dog whistle. It doesn’t really mean anything. E.g criticise the immigration policy, you will be labelled far right by some of the rags that are still somehow trading.

As for whether free speech benefits those in the far right. Sure maybe it does but it also benefits everybody.

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