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>free speech is the ability to spam racial slurs everywhere, just like it's your ability to be an obtuse cunt everywhere, just like it's the ability for gay and trans people to express themselves everywhere. there is no conditional free speech; it's either free, or it's restricted. just like there is no "private" or "lawful access" encryption backdoors — either it is encrypted and private, or it is effectively not encrypted nor private. either you can get an abortion, or you don't have reproductive rights. either you can own guns freely, or congress has enacted laws to restrict the right to bear arms. while not everything is black and white, when it comes to rights you either have rights all the time, in every situation, or you have privileges (such as driving licenses) that can be revoked for the 'public good', and he who defines that 'public good' defines your 'rights'. the justification used for this censorship will be the same justification used to censor pornography, free expression for gays etc, controversial books, anti-christian rhetoric — the works. some conservative will turn around and use your justification for censoring things you don't like to censor things that you approve of. deep down, you know this to be true, and the truth is more powerful than your desire to own the chuds.
