Re:Our fundamental right to shame and shun the New York Times
by lliamander on Tuesday March 22, 2022 @11:57PM
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Of course political violence is not a new thing. And given your choice of examples, I feel compelled to remind you that it is certainly not just a right-wing phenomenon.
I am simply stating the ideal, and how the present state of affairs differs from that ideal. I would also add that we are the downslope from a relatively high-water mark period of free speech, and I see no value in regressing in the manner we have.
Re:Our fundamental right to shame and shun the New York Times
by RangerScience on Wednesday March 23, 2022 @12:52PM
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> we are the downslope from a relatively high-water
Thing is, I'm not sure that's true. When do you think that high-water mark was?
But this isn't a new thing, not even a little bit. The House Unamerican Committee, and anti-abolitionists (as in slavery) are both examples of exactly this from history. Arguably, worse and more extreme because of all the, you know, death and murder.