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Re:Why conservatives won't save freedom of speech by h2odragon on Sunday March 27, 2022 @12:14PM (#30821425)
I don't see how supporting freedom of speech can be a "weapon against outgroups". Perhaps he refers to incidents where censorship was sold under the wrong label, "War is Peace" bullshit has a long, bipartisan history after all.
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Re:Why conservatives won't save freedom of speech by ThrowawayR2 on Sunday March 27, 2022 @12:24PM (#30821517)
The support of freedom of speech by conservatives is both selective, largely limited to issues they feel oppressed on, and temporary, likely to be dropped as soon as they have the upper hand.

Liberalism has freedom of speech as a core principle but liberals are now treated as hostile not only by conservatives but also the illiberal left.

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Re:Why conservatives won't save freedom of speech by ContrarianBrit on Sunday March 27, 2022 @12:39PM (#30821640)
Agreed - traditional liberalism is being squeezed and it's a tremendous challenge for liberal democracy.
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