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[–] 16 points 20 hours ago (8 children)

"Free speech absolutists" except when their feelings get hurt...

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  • [–] 1 point 9 hours ago (3 children)

    The mods.... Literally half the comments here got censored and banned

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  • [–] 1 point 9 hours ago (2 children)

    Because they were using the r-slur? That only makes sense. It's against the community rules, is it not? The mods here never claimed to be free speech absolutists.

    If you think the problem here is that people aren't allowed to use the r-slur, you completely missed the point of the article.

    The hypocrisy is the main issue. This admin cries about how people can't say the r-slur anymore, and then they get butthurt and threaten abuses of power when it's used against them.

    Weaponizing the FBI against some jerks on the internet is a huge part of the problem too. Enforcing conduct and language standards falls on content moderation teams, not federal law enforcement. That doesn't mean the whole internet should be the wild west. Unless you're okay with nazis spouting hate? Because that's what you'll get with free speech absolutism.

    So honestly I really don't get you're point. Should the mods not remove comments that use slurs, and ban repeat offenders?

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  • [–] 0 points 8 hours ago (1 child)

    Literally the same as the post, r slur used and no more free speech.

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  • [–] 1 point 19 minutes ago*

    I suggest using the power of your free speech to walk up in person too anyone of color and using any of those words to their face and see how your "free speech" goes.

    Furthermore, a little reasearch on what "free speech" means and doesn't mean might be in order.

    What I find interesting is that so many people seem to want to stand up on the side of bigotry and demand their "right" to be a bigot and use bigoted language. I'm not sure that's really a great look.

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