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Re:Dr. Seuss books deemed offensive will be delisted from eBay by AshWolfy on Friday March 05, 2021 @05:54PM (#26363290)
Being able to speak without interference from the government. I also think there is a spirit of free speech where the consequences for your speech should not exceed the speech itself, though that is obviously less precise and kinda up to individual judgement
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Re:Dr. Seuss books deemed offensive will be delisted from eBay by loveistheanswer on Friday March 05, 2021 @10:31PM (#26364937)
>Being able to speak without interference from the government.

Why should freedom of speech apply only to authorities from the public sector?

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Re:Dr. Seuss books deemed offensive will be delisted from eBay by AshWolfy on Saturday March 06, 2021 @10:09PM (#26372779)
Because freedom of association cuts both ways.

I also dont like the power that massive corporations have over our lives, but the solution isnt some absurd regulation, its to break them up

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Re:Dr. Seuss books deemed offensive will be delisted from eBay by loveistheanswer on Sunday March 07, 2021 @09:19PM (#26381754)
>Because freedom of association cuts both ways.

What is freedom of association, isn't that different from freedom of speech?

>I also dont like the power that massive corporations have over our lives, but the solution isnt some absurd regulation, its to break them up

I think you're probably right about that. Maybe another option could be to create a publicly funded, rather than corporate advertising funded, "town square" social media platform as a viable alternative, where all lawful speech could be voiced and protected?

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