Re:MIT Faculty Votes for Statement on Freedom of Expression ...
by wolverine876 on Tuesday December 27, 2022 @02:34AM
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It seems odd to oppression by religious conservatives in Pakistan to the American left.
> it boggles me that this is not a corner stone of the American Left
It is. Freedom of speech is not simple: When the powerful continually intimidate and harass the vulnerable into silence, the vulnerable do not have freedom of speech.
People like Musk advocate not freedom, but anarchy. Anarchy gives more power to the powerful, as protections of the vulnerable and their speech are removed. Look at Musk threatening people with online mobs, which are actively riled up and encouraged with these so-called votes, including calling people pedophiles.
Freedom of speech must be more than ten wolves and a sheep debating what's for dinner.
> it boggles me that this is not a corner stone of the American Left
It is. Freedom of speech is not simple: When the powerful continually intimidate and harass the vulnerable into silence, the vulnerable do not have freedom of speech.
People like Musk advocate not freedom, but anarchy. Anarchy gives more power to the powerful, as protections of the vulnerable and their speech are removed. Look at Musk threatening people with online mobs, which are actively riled up and encouraged with these so-called votes, including calling people pedophiles.
Freedom of speech must be more than ten wolves and a sheep debating what's for dinner.