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Old 01-11-2021, 02:33 AM   #57 (permalink)
jwb
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Originally Posted by elphenor View Post
you're right, it's a lot worse

artists could be outta work for insulting the Queen or using vulgar language

the FCC raided Jell-O Biafra for the vulgar cover art on FrankenChrist

people on the left historically fought Real censorship from institutions with Real power

what passes for Free Speech advocacy these days (tolerate my intolerance) is so unbelievable
yawn. who gives a ****? all the battles of the past were more significant than the battles of today because you get diminishing returns since the bigger battles have already been fought.

somehow this is used to rationalize how online mob justice is a good/benign thing? I'm not even saying its a huge issue.... imo this **** gets paid way too much attention from both sides.
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