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Re:The ACLU Has Lost Its Way by paisawalla on Tuesday May 10, 2022 @10:25PM (#31335176)
One of their most visible (on Twitter) attorneys is a transgender person who openly called for "stopping the circulation" of a book discussing critically the transgender phenomenon [0]. This is the same org that once fought for a neo-Nazi organization's right to hold a march. From "I may not agree with your opinion, but I'll defend your right to say it," to "we must prevent opposing views from being heard" in under a decade.

0: https://www.iwf.org/2020/11/16/some-in-aclu-have-new-cause-b...

Re:The ACLU Has Lost Its Way by verall on Wednesday May 11, 2022 @12:03AM (#31335716)
"$AUTHOR has actual courage" - Ben Shapiro - the back of that book

Something something paradox of tolerance

Re:The ACLU Has Lost Its Way by Siira on Wednesday May 11, 2022 @01:54PM (#31343481)
Paradox of tolerance is A) not obviously true, B) only applies to extreme acts, otherwise you have zero tolerance.