It’s Time to Reaffirm Our First Amendment Right to Boycott

Re:It’s Time to Reaffirm Our First Amendment Right to Boycott by hyp0cr1tzz on Saturday November 26, 2022 @10:56PM (#33760167)

"Free speech is just about government, private companies like Twitter can censor you"

"Actually free speech means you can lose government contracts or you job as a government employee too"

You know, at least I think China is a bit more honest about how they approach this question.

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Re:It’s Time to Reaffirm Our First Amendment Right to Boycott by luckylion on Sunday November 27, 2022 @05:48AM (#33762006)

I'm not a fan of private companies or governments limiting speech, but there's a difference between the government saying "you're not allowed to say that" and the government saying "you're not allowed to say that if you want to be associated with the government".

It could totally be a slippery slope towards the government amassing more power and then granting contracts only to those who parrot the party line, but I believe the solution to that is to reduce government size and power.

And also, I don't find your position so controversial that you'd need a throwaway account.

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