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ChicoSuave ,

“Freedom of speech,” said Jessica. “Didn’t everyone fight for our freedoms for free speech so we could do what we want here?"

Also breaking news: Jessica is a bitch

No, freedom of speech doesn’t mean “do what you want” it means the government can’t tell you to shut up because it doesn’t like you. Freedom of speech stops at the government: this shit head was undermining the very foundation of what America stands for by scaring anyone who doesn’t look like the gunman.

If he wants to deny rights to others, let’s deny him those same rights.

Emmy4630 ,

My favorite way to put it is freedom of speech is not freedom from consequences.

Poggervania ,
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It seems weird that a good chunk of Americans don’t seem to know how some of the rights work.

Freedom of speech and freedom of religion are there to basically protect you from the government from going “hey, you can’t say that” or “hey, you can’t believe in that”. It doesn’t absolve people of facing the consequences of their choices, including spewing hate speech if they’re that kind of person. If I said “Hitler was right”, only the government can’t do anything outside of what they can already do with hate speech - but that doesn’t mean I won’t rightfully get a few teeth loose or getting shunned by people around me for saying dumb shit like that.

Strangely, I found this to be evident about some federal laws we take for granted, like minimum wage. People legit think minimum wage is meant for people starting out and not giving out money to them (which makes no sense to me) and argue when they find out the original reason it was even made was so the nuclear family could afford a home, food, and goods and services for themselves and was calculated as how they can do that with one person working a job.

magnetosphere ,
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Oh, they know, or they choose to remain willfully ignorant. Besides, “Freedom of Speech” is a simple, powerful phrase, but they’re very quick to abandon it when that same power is used by their ideological enemies.

VaultBoyNewVegas ,

Nevermind the fact that the dude isn’t saying anything. It would be expression if anything and what he’s expressing is support for white supremacy. I wonder if Jessica supports white supremacy 🤔

mrcleanup ,

Legally speaking “speech” includes more types of communication than just verbal. It isn’t a stretch to use the word speech in this context.

CouncilOfFriends ,

I’m sure if the shirt said “death to all white people” Jessica would quickly find a different position

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