The current definition of free speech may be changed to omit “hate talk.”
The Left has remained true to the campaign phrase that anything that they disagree with is a” danger to democracy” ever since January 6, 2021.
The alleged educated class is n’t afraid to teach us peons about these” threats,” while also advocating changes to established civic structures and mores.
The United States ‘ approach to free speech and expression is probably the biggest shift liberals want. They despise the safeguards that our nation offers.
Leftists would be happy to ban “hate conversation” like other nations do, but they would never realize that their own conversation might be the one that will fall short. ( That, or they’re arrogant enough to think such will never happen. )
For example, Syracuse student paper opinion columnist Max Lancer— who’s naturally no fake, he’s a triple main in chemistry, biochemistry and math — shows in his latest columns not only a disdain for simple civics, but a despotic desire to silence his intellectual opposition.
Earlier this month Lancer told us , Elon Musk is “democracy’s greatest threat” because the billionaire’s social media platform X ( formerly Twitter ) is “actively polarizing the nation” and “provides ]him ] with an unprecedented level of influence over what people see, hear and believe”.
The fact that Musk reinstated addresses from people like Nick Fuentes and — gasp! — Donald Trump has “emboldened extremists ]and ] only heightens the presence of misinformation and bigotry”, he says.
By giving these figures a system, Musk is certainly fostering free talk — he is exacerbating extremism. Although the right to free speech is crucial to a democratic system, especially in light of the upcoming presidential election, there must be some restraint in the area of hate speech, deception, and more.
The speech Musk allows to live on his system is n’t just controversial. It’s harmful. By restoring their exposure to a platform as effective as X, Musk is creating a space where misconceptions, love and division develop. This is not an abstract problem. It poses a serious and immediate threat to democratic society’s balance.
Less: ‘ OK, boomer’? Pay the bills, support a family, then we’ll discuss
Of course, the real problem here is Musk’s political affiliations. It’s safe to say that Lancer has little to do with billionaire Jeff Bezos ( landlord of The Washington Post ), as well as with Google and other tech companies, just to name a few.
Have you been reminded that before Musk, the “moderation” and “disinformation”-fighting work of Twitter and others in Big Tech resulted in the repression of the Hunter Biden laptop tale, the uselessness of the COVID “vaccine” … and much more?
The quad major has a solution for that: Colleges and universities should constantly challenge the court’s determination that hate speech on college campuses is not just dangerous — it is a clear threat to the academic mission. Luckily, the US judicial system has so far continued to disagree with the Lancer view of free speech versus hate speech.
Academia, Lancer says, should fight for a “reinterpretation of the law” because while free speech should be “encouraged”, it should n’t be “at the expense of inclusivity”  , (emphasis added ).
Unfortunately, a University of Wisconsin-Madison survey shows almost two-thirds of college students agree with him. And nearly one-third of people think that stopping hate speech is justifiable.
And does anyone believe a “reinterpretation” of the First Amendment will, in any way, benefit conservatives?
Remember the U.S. student government’s vice president who resigned because the university refused to “take a stand and prohibit hate speech”? The alleged purveyor of said hate speech: Matt Walsh, who spoke about taking on transgender ideology.
In that regard, a group of parents recently received the call from the police and were expelled from their children’s school activities because they wore wristbands with the letter” XX” to silently protest biological men playing against their daughters at sporting events.
Even urging students to abstain from diversity trainings is considered hate speech for these aspiring tyrants. The editors of the Duke University student paper, for example, wanted hate speech “regulations” after a student pointed out that George Floyd was a drug user.
Virgin Islands Delegate Stacey Plaskett recently, and likely unintentionally, gave a preview of what we’re in for should Lancer and those like him ever acquire real power:
Stacey Plaskett: The purpose of the DOJ and FBI is to” serve as a check against white nationalism, great replacement theorists, Christian nationalists, white fragility, fascists, and the twice impeached convicted felon, former president and would-be dictator Donald Trump”. pic. twitter.com/AYAZtch01v
— Townhall.com ( @townhallcom ) September 25, 2024
The purpose of the DOJ and FBI, Plaskett said, is to” serve as a check against white nationalism, great replacement theorists, Christian nationalists, white fragility, fascists, and the twice impeached convicted felon, former president and would-be dictator Donald Trump”.
There you go.
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