By Vin Armani
In this video, Vin Armani breaks down two recent stories that show not-so-subtle threats to free speech. An event called “Stifling Free Speech on College Campuses” featuring Dr. Jordan Peterson was canceled because of violent threats made on Facebook. Next, the New York Times runs an editorial telling the ACLU that all speech should not be treated equal.
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Finally Vin, I agree with you on something. That something is the right to free speech even if that viewpoint is not true or lacking in factual evidence. Interesting on the example you gave at the end of your video, that is, flat earthers vs those whom believe in earth as a globe. One can point to all types of evidence(real, true or not) to support their claim.
It was said, that ” if we don’t allow free speech to those that even despise us then we don’t believe in it at all.”
These children have grown up knowing if they throw temper tantrums they will get their way.
Now they are attempting this immature tactic in adult life.
This is exactly what we are seeing. Misfits throwing temper tantrums.
Allowing hate speech which promotes discrimination and persecution of others is the enemy of free speech. Hate speech (which is not the same as offensive speech) is the justification and thus prelude to hate crimes. All genocides, including the Holocaust, were first motivated by hate speech, whether in Nazi Germany, Ukraine, America, or Rwanda.
Hate speech is the true destruction of a free society. Ask the Germans, who now have banned hate speech and pubic display of Nazi symbols. Tolerance of intolerance is complicity in destroying human rights.
This is not about speech you do not like; it is about verbal behavior that acts as collective libel to crush the rights of miilions, not just individuals. Why should individual libel be a crime but collective libel (as in racism, sexism, agism, etc) be tolerated? The First Amendment is not a suicide pact and can only function to serve freedom if speech which incites the destruction of the rights of others is treated as a poison. Have we not learned from the many genocides of the 20th Century what the consequences of tolerating hate speech is? It is not freedom but mass murder.
Fighting Facism with Facism!
We have always known where the NYT side has always been. They have been with the lib/dems. Look how they fawned over the clintons and obama. . I found it disgusting. Do I read their paper or website-hell no– I”m not going to support them in any way .!! They tell half truths.
IF FREE SPEECH IS TAKEN AWAY THEY HAVE DOOMED THEMSELVES FOR THEY WILL BE REMOVED IF NOT BY VOTE THEN BY FORCE
Sir Kevin, I surely hope you are right in your opinion.
They’ll soon have to follow the guardian’s lead and make a application
to be an charitable org.
Mebbe carlos will donate a little more than he already has.
LMFAO
You know something I came to realize what is really silly? Back in the day, Ayn Rand somehow convinced us that we could somehow preserve (or attain) NAP-liberty by appealing to a man’s reason. Like I said: silly. Even using a simple argument beginning with “We each own our own lives” is a waste of time. These are viscious, violent control-freaks and parasites we are dealing with. They don’t want to hear about reason; they don’t want to hear about Christ, either. All they respect is your will to engage them in war. This is what “evolution” teaches… survival of the fittest. Pure violence (and deception, if need be) to attain whatever you want. “The price of liberty is ETERNAL VIGILANCE.” Face it. No one is going to GIVE you liberty…. and they will surely give you death. Liberty must be TAKEN…. by force if need be. A WELL REGULATED MILITIA, being necessary for the security of a free state….. Deputiz’m Plan, please….