xkcd: Free Speech
Posted by jpluimers on 2018/10/29
[WayBack] xkcd: Free Speech is worth repeating every now and then:
Title text: I can’t remember where I heard this, but someone once said that defending a position by citing free speech is sort of the ultimate concession; you’re saying that the most compelling thing you can say for your position is that it’s not literally illegal to express.
Transcript
- Cueball: Public Service Announcement: The Right to Free Speech means the government can’t arrest you for what you say.
- Cueball: It doesn’t mean that anyone else has to listen to your bullshit, or host you while you share it.
- Cueball: The 1st Amendment doesn’t shield you from criticism or consequences.
- Cueball: If you’re yelled at, boycotted, have your show canceled, or get banned from an Internet community, your free speech rights aren’t being violated.
- Cueball: It’s just that the people listening think you’re an asshole,
- [A picture of a partially open door is displayed.]
- Cueball: And they’re showing you the door.
Be sure to read [WayBack] 1357: Free Speech – explain xkcd too.
–jeroen
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