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Re:GitHub threatens to shut down a repository for using the ... by brandonmenc on Wednesday July 29, 2015 @02:04AM (#9966583)
> You don't think that people would defend to the death one of the basic principles of human rights?

A progressive making that claim would never take a bullet so that someone could fly the Confederate flag, for example. It's just not going to happen.

They may fight to defend the 1st Amendment, but that's easy because it's a proxy behind which exists all the specific instances of speech they would find horrible along with the speech they hold dear.

People making the claim probably mean the latter, but the wording implies something more specific, presumably for effect.

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Re:GitHub threatens to shut down a repository for using the ... by Zikes on Wednesday July 29, 2015 @02:10AM (#9966611)
Ah, it looks like the train didn't make it very far, did it.
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Re:GitHub threatens to shut down a repository for using the ... by brandonmenc on Wednesday July 29, 2015 @02:15AM (#9966632)
To be fair, I agree with your original comment. I'm just nit picking on that particular phrase, independent of what you wrote. I think your use of the phrase is appropriate.
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