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J0yI9YUX41Wx wrote

Reply to comment by Rambler in What are your thoughts on "free speech"? by Rambler

So you said:

I'd just as happily allow an antifa forum just as I would a proudboys forum. They both deserve a safe platform for discussion as far as I'm concerned.

And then this "ziq" fellow, an admin, said:

(nazis) deserve a safe platform

banned

So you literally were banned for saying that the Proud Boys have free speech. That's telling. Usually people like that make excuses and blame it on your "hateful conduct" in your back-and-forth argument with emma. I'll give ziq credit: he came right out and said it's for believing that his political enemies had rights.

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Rambler OP wrote

Yeah, I was a bit taken back by it. I thought I was being cordial enough with emma, especially since her and I had communicated offsite before and she was polite and helpful.

I still stand by what I said though. I don't have to agree with someone to understand that they have rights that are important.

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J0yI9YUX41Wx wrote

cordial enough

Eh, I didn't read it that way at all. Tone is very easy to misinterpret over written communicaiton. So you may have typed what you typed with a friendly and warm state of mind, but your words could easily me interpreted (in my opinion) as someone who is annoyed. Nothing you said was really unhinged or awful, but I don't think the majority of users would read your posts as cordial.

I still stand by what I said though.

That's why I'm here. If you don't like something online, go somewhere else. Free speech, contrary to the back assword understanding of the concept as described in their /w/freespeech page, is an essential tool for the underdogs to ensure the establishment doesn't become corrupt, out of touch, and predatory.

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Rambler OP wrote

After review, you're right. I was definitely annoyed.

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J0yI9YUX41Wx wrote

And that kind of introspection and honesty puts you light years ahead of the authoritarian Leftist horde. :)

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