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Re:How Each Pillar of the First Amendment Is Under Attack by spiderfarmer on Tuesday April 01, 2025 @03:01AM (#43543677)
Taking away the megaphone is simply not incompatible with free speech and there will never exist a single person or institution who will adhere to what you say free speech means.
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Re:How Each Pillar of the First Amendment Is Under Attack by raxxorraxor on Tuesday April 01, 2025 @05:42AM (#43544759)
Depends on the circumstances, it very well can be. Who are you to decide who gets a megaphone or not? But abstractly you cannot really confirm or deny such statements.

But that is besides the point. The criticism of free speech isn't new, the arguments are always the same and usually those that argue for more restriction do end up being wrong. I don't see the path developing differently here.

To ask why Trump can capitalize on these issues, a careful reading might be appropriate as the result wouldn't be too surprising without needing to much predictive capacities.

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Re:How Each Pillar of the First Amendment Is Under Attack by spiderfarmer on Tuesday April 01, 2025 @03:40PM (#43550613)
"It depends" "It can be" "Cannot confirm or deny" "Might be appropriate" "Wouldn't be surprising"

This is tiring. Have a good day.

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