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Re:Patreon loses lawsuit with Owen Benjamin fans by toomuchtodo on Friday July 31, 2020 @11:45AM (#24009803)
I’m a staunch supporter of absolute free speech (as much as possible, caveat “Fire!” in a crowded theater). Denying the Holocaust doesn’t put anyone in imminent danger. I don’t agree with the speech, but I’ll defend the right to speak it (rights are not for the speech we all agree with, but that which is most contentious).

The existence of auschwitz is undeniable; you can visit it. If someone wants to look like a fool, let them. If you believe the fool, equally a fool. If fools are responsible for the suppression of fundamental rights, the system is broken and an immune response should be expected.

Re:Patreon loses lawsuit with Owen Benjamin fans by ceejayoz on Friday July 31, 2020 @12:11PM (#24010158)
Holocaust deniers have every right to speak their views in the US. They don't have the right to demand a specific platform; just like they can't demand an oped in the New York Times, they can't demand Patreon carry it.

I also subscribe to the concept of the paradox of intolerance (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_of_tolerance) - that having a tolerant society requires intolerance of certain beliefs. There's some good evidence that deplatforming works. (https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/bjbp9d/do-social-media-ba...)

Re:Patreon loses lawsuit with Owen Benjamin fans by InfiniteRand on Saturday August 01, 2020 @01:30AM (#24017910)
To play devil's advocate for a moment, would the Holywood Blacklist in the 50's count as Holywood studios denying a platform to writers associated with an ideology they believed to be dangerous?
Re:Patreon loses lawsuit with Owen Benjamin fans by ceejayoz on Saturday August 01, 2020 @09:15AM (#24020213)
Would it what?

Be legal? I suspect so.